Geography and Development Concepts

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Infrastructure

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The facilities and services necessary for a community, city, or nation, to function – eg. Buildings, roads, electricity, water supply, airports

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Climate

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Average weather, particularly rainfall and temperature, experienced in a particular area over a lengthy time period

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Human Development Index (HDI)

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A set of statistics used to indicate life expectancy, education, and income for individual countries in order to compare them

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Population density

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A measurement of the number of people per unit area – eg 1 500 people per square kilometre.