Term | Definition |
Human Development Index | An indicator of the level of development for each country constructed by the United Nations combining income, literacy, education, and life expectancy. On a scale of 0-1 with 1 being the best possible score. |
Sustainable Development | The level of development that can be maintained in a country without depleting resources for future generations. |
Landlocked Country | A state that does not have a direct outlet to the sea. |
Refugee | People who have fled their country because of political persecution and seek asylum in another country. |
Primary Economic Activity | Economic Activity concerned with the direct extraction of raw materials, generally through agriculture, mining, fishing, or forestry. |
Secondary Economic Activity | Economic activities concerned with manufacturing useful products through processing, transforming, and assembling raw materials. |
Tertiary Economic Activity | Economic activities concerned with transportation, communications, and services. |
Quaternary Economic Activity | Economic activities concerned with the collection, processing, and manipulation of information and capital ($). |
Subsistence Agriculture | Method of food production practiced to provide food for direct consumption by the farmer and his family. |
Commercial Agriculture | Method of food production practiced to generate products for sale off of the farm. |
Cottage Industry | Manufacturing based in homes rather than in a factory. |
Commercial Industry | Manufacturing done in factories meant for large-scale distribution. |
Imperialism | Control of territory already occupied and organized by an indigenous group. |
Infrastructure | The underlying framework of services facilitate productive activity. |
Berlin Conference | Meeting at which the major European powers negotiated and formalized claims to territory in Africa. The 1884–1885 conference marked the climax of the European competition for territory in Africa, a process commonly known as the Scramble for Africa. |