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Geography Flash Cards

Here's a really quick way of testing if you've learned the meanings of the key words in this section. Look at the key word on the card and see if you can remember its definition.

If you get stuck, you can be shown the mnemonic to reveal an image that should help you remember.

To check if you're right, or remind you if you've forgotten, press the card to flip it.

Go through the whole list to see how many definitions you can recall. Revisit any that you had difficulty remembering until you're confident you can recall all of them.

Scheme through which producers in low-income countries (LIC's) are given a better price for what they produce. Often these are farm products like cocoa, coffee and cotton. The better price improves income and reduces exploitation
Fairtrade
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The process which has created a more connected/linked world, with increases in the movement of goods (trade) and people (migration and tourism) worldwide
Globalisation
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A reflection of the size and health of a country's economy
Gross National Income (GNI)
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A method of measuring development in which GDP per capita, life expectancy and adult literacy are combined to give an overview index figure
Human Development Index (HDI)
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The relative proportion of the workforce employed in different sectors of the economy
Industrial Structure
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The average number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births per year
Infant Mortality Rate
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Computer, internet mobile phone and satellite systems that speed up communication and the flow of information
Information Technology (IT)
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Basic tools, machines and engineering systems that people in poorer countries can afford to buy or construct from local resources
Intermediate Technology
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Money, goods and services given by the government of one country to another to help the quality of life and economy
International Aid
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The average number of years a person might be expected to live
Life Expectancy
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The percentage of people who have basic reading and writing skills (not maths)
Literacy Rate
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Very small loans which are given to people in low income countries (LICs) to help them start a small business
Microfinance Loan
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Economic and cultural differences between southern England and northern England. There are clear differences in people's health, house prices, earnings and political influence
North-south divide
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The economy of many economically developed countries, where most employment is now in service industries (not factories)
Post-industrial Economy
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The buying and selling of goods and services between countries
Trade
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A company that has operations (factories, offices, research and development, shops) in more than one country
Transnational corporation
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Clusters of businesses with a scientific and technological focus
Science and Business Parks
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The economic activities that are not producing end products. They include selling, hospitality and leisure
Service Industries (tertiary Industries)
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The part of the economy concerned with the extraction of raw materials. It includes fishing, farming and mining
Primary Economy
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Concerned with manufacturing, encompassing industries which produce a finished, usable product or are involved in construction. It includes steel or motor vehicle production
Secondary Economy
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