Geography key words

• What is the definition of trade?


  The action of buying and selling goods
• What does the death rate measure?


  The number of deaths per 1000 people
• what is the Human Development Index?


  It is a composite social measure of development for a country. It is calculated by life expectancy, number of years of education, and GNI per head
• What does the infant mortality rate measure?


  The number of deaths of babies under the age of 1 per 1000 live births
• What does the literacy rate indicate?


  The percentage of people who can read and write at a basic level
• What is meant by the development gap?


  The difference in standards of living between the world's richest and poorest countries
• How is Gross National Income (GNI) calculated?


  By adding the total value of goods and services produced and money earned from overseas, divided by the population
• What is colonialism?


  The process by which a country gains political control over another country
• What is the demographic transition model?


  A population model which shows changes over time in the population of a country
• What does migration refer to?


  The movement of people from one place to another
• What does the birth rate measure?


  The number of live births per 1000 people
• What is quality of life?


  The general well-being of a person or society often determined by factors relating to health and happiness