GCSE AQA Economic world keywords (new spec)

Question 1

Very small loans which are given to people in the LICs to help them start a small business.

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Micro finance loans

Question 2

Decline of country's manufacturing base due to exhaustion of raw materials/competition from NEE

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De-industrialisation

Question 3

A company that has operations (factories, offices and shops) in more than one country.

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Trans national corporation

Question 4

The progress of a country in terms of economic growth, the use of technology and human welfare.

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Development

Question 5

The average number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age, per 1000 live births, per year.

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Infant mortality

Question 6

The number of births in a year per 1000 of the total population.

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Birth rate

Question 7

Process creating a more connected world, increasing the movements of goods & people worldwide.

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Globalisation

Question 8

The economic activities such as shops, solicitors, dentists, schools, hospitals restaurants.

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Tertiary industry

Question 9

Proportion of the workforce employed in the primary, secondary, tertiary & quaternary industry.

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Industrial structure

Question 10

Easily learned & maintained technology used in a range of activities serving locals in LICs.

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Intermediate technology

Question 11

Economy of economically developed countries where most employment is now in service industries.

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Post-industrial economy

Question 12

Model showing how population changes over time due to birth & death rates and total population.

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Demographic transition model

Question 13

Money & services given by the government of one country to improve the Q of L of another.

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International aid

Question 14

Measure of economic activity calculated by dividing total income of a country by the population

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Gross national income

Question 15

The average number of years a person might be expected to live.

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Life expectancy

Question 16

Organisation of 28 European countries formed to reduce trade barriers & increase cooperation.

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European union

Question 17

Internet, mobile phone & satellite technology that speed up communication & flow of information

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Information technologies

Question 18

The percentage of people who have basic reading and writing skills.

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Literacy rate

Question 19

The buying and selling of goods and services between countries.

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Trade

Question 20

Economic and cultural differences between Southern England and Northern England.

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North south divide

Question 21

Voluntary association of 53 independent sovereign states, territories of former British Empire.

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Commonwealth

Question 22

Difference in standards of living and wellbeing between the world’s richest & poorest countries

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Development gap

Question 23

The number of deaths in a year per 1000 of the total population.

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Death rate

Question 24

When producers in LICs are given a better price for the goods they produce e.g. cocoa, coffee.

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Fair trade

Question 25

Method of measuring development using GDP per capita, life expectancy and adult literacy.

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Human development index

GCSE AQA Economic world keywords (new spec)

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GCSE AQA Economic world keywords (new spec)

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