Geography AT2 Yr8

• What is a High Income Country (HIC)?

  A well-developed country with good healthcare
• What characterizes a Low Income Country (LIC)?

  A developing country with poor healthcare
• What is a Newly Emerging Economy (NEE)?

  A country that is getting richer quickly
• How is development defined in this context?

  Economic progress and improvements to quality of life
• What are the causes of uneven development?

  1. Colonisation
  2. Poor climate for crop growing
  3. War/conflict
  4. Natural Hazards
  5. Landlocked
  6. Corrupt government
  7. Lack of clean water
  8. Trade blocks
  9. No health or education systems
• What aspects should be considered when measuring development?

  Social, economic, and environmental aspects
• What are some single measures of development?

  Birth rate, death rate, literacy rate
• What is a limitation of single measures of development?

  They do not give the whole picture
• What does the Human Development Index (HDI) measure?

  Life expectancy, education access, and GDP
• What score does the HDI give countries?

  A score out of 1, with 1 being best
• What is globalization?

  How connected the world is through trade
• What are Trans-National Companies (TNCs)?

  Companies that trade all over the world
• Where are most TNC headquarters typically located?

  Europe, USA, Japan, or Australia
• Why do TNCs have factories in LICs?

  Wages are lower, increasing profits