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Chapter 9: Vocab
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Development | improvement in the material conditions of people |
| Fair Trade | Products are made and traded according to standards that protect workers and small businesses in LDC's |
| Foreign Direct Investment | investing in another countries economy |
| Gender Empowerment Measure | comparing the ability of women and men to participate in economic and political decision |
| Gender-Related Development Index | compares the level of development of women with that of sexes |
| Gross Domestic Product | value of total output of goods and services provided by a country |
| Human Development Index | indicator of level of development for each country from the united nations combining income, literacy, education, and life expectany |
| Less Developed Country | a country that is a very low rate of developing |
| Literacy Rate | % of a country's people who can read and write |
| More Developed Country | a country that has progressed in developed |
| Primary Sector | direct extraction of materials from Earth in agriculture, fishing, mining, and forestry |
| Productivity | value of a particular product compared to labor needed |
| Secondary Sector | Concerned with manufacturing such as transforming and processing raw materials |
| Structural Adjustment Program | economic policies imposed on LDC's by international agencies encouraging international trade |
| Tertiary Sector | portion of economy associated with transportation and communication |
| Transnational Corporation | selling products in places other than your country |
| Value Added | the gross value of the product minus the cost of materials |