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Flashcards by Alexandra Williams, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Alexandra Williams
almost 6 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| NGO | Non-government organisation |
| NEE | Newley Emerging Economy |
| HIC | High income country (eg. The UK) |
| LIC | Low income country ( Eg. Bangladesh) |
| Economic development | When a country gets richer usually through increased manufacturing and trade |
| Quality of life | Standard of health, comfort and happiness experienced by individuals |
| Primary industry | Extraction of raw materials (E.g. Farming/fishing) |
| Secondary industry | Using raw materials and making something with it. |
| Tertiary industry | Provision of goods and services (E.g. Shop assistant) |
| Quaternary industry | Research and development industry with high skills (E.g. Apple inventor) |
| Infrastructure | The framework of transport and energy networks. |
| Globalisation | A process that has increased connections around the world |
| Manufacturing | The making of products on a larger scale using machinery in factories. |
| TNC | Trans national corporation |
| International aid | Money, goods or services given by the government of one country to another to improve quality of life. |
| Trade | The buying and selling of items with other countries. |
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