Globalisation

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GCSE Human Geography (AQA) FlashCards sobre Globalisation , criado por yusanr98 em 03-04-2014.
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Globalisation The way business, ideas and lifestyles are spreading more and more easily around the world.
Interdependent When countries rely on each other for providing goods and services.
Information and communications technology (ICT) Computers, mobile and other digital media.
Call Centre An office in which large numbers of telephone calls are handled, especially one providing the customer services functions of a large organization.
Deindustrialisation The decline in manufacturing industry and the growth in tertiary and quaternary.
Industrialisation The growth in manufacturing industry and the decline in tertiary and quaternary.
Newly Industrialised Countries (NIC) Countries which have become more important in world trade like Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.
Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Geographical region that is designed to export goods and provide employment.
Export Processing Zones Type of special economic zone where businesses can import raw materials, make them into finished products and then export them without paying any duties or tariffs.
Non- Renewable Energy sources that will run out if we keep using them e.g. oil and gas.
Renewable These energy sources can be used over and over again e.g. wind, waves and solar.
Sustainable Development meeting the needs of people now and in the future, and limiting harm to the environment.
Biogas A gas produced by the breakdown of organic matter, such as manure or sewage, in the absence of oxygen. It can be used as a biofeul.
Marginal Land Land that's not really suitable for farming, but will just about do.
Food Miles Foods that travelled form other countries usually measured in km.
Carbon footprints A measure of our carbon emissions.

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