AP Human Geography Chapter Nine terms

308923099	Development	A process of improvement in the material conditions of people through diffusion of knowledge and technology.
308923100	Gender empowerment Index (GEM)	compares the ability of women and men to participate in economic and political decision making
308923101	Gender-related development index (GDI)	compares the level of development of women and men with that of both
308923102	Human development index (HDI)	Indicator of level of development for each country, constructed by United Nations, combining income, literacy, education, and life expectancy.
308923103	Gross domestic product (GDP)	The value of the total number of goods and services produced in a country in a given time period (normally one year).
308923104	Less developed country (LDC)	Also known as a developing country, a country that is at a relatively early stage in the process of economic development.
308923105	Literacy rate	The percentage of a country's people who can read and write.
308923106	More developed country (MDC)	Also known as a relatively developed country or a developed country, a country that has progressed relatively far along a continuum of development.
308923107	Primary sector	A portion of the economy concerned with the direct extraction of materials from Earths Surface generally through agriculture, although sometimes by mining,fishing, and forestry
308923108	Productivity	The value of a particular product compared to the amount of labor needed to make it.
308923109	Secondary sector	The portion of the economy concerned with manufacturing useful products through processing, transforming, and assembling raw materials.
308923110	Structural adjustment program	Economic policies imposed on LDCs by international agencies to create conditions encouraging international trade.
308923111	Tertiary sector	Involves the provision of goods and services to people in exchange for payment.
308923112	Value added	the gross value of the product minus the costs of raw materials and energy.