Year 9 Geography Term 1 Revision

Type of country where incomes are low and people often lack access to healthcare, education and often experience poverty. Includes many countries in South America, Africa and South Asia.

• MEDC

• LEDC

A type of country where people have good access to healthcare and education and there is a high life expectancy. Includes most of Europe, Australia and North America.

• LEDC

• MEDC

ICT's stands for:

• Innovative Call Technology

• Internet Communication Technology

• Information Communication Technology

This term means the gap between those who have access to mobile phones and the Internet, and those who do not.

• Poverty

• Digital Divide

• Technology Gap

Having access to the internet and phones provides people with improved:

• security

• communication with others

• access to their money

The term used to describe greater connection between people across the world. Can include trade and travel.

• Globalisation

• Fair trade

• Urbanisation

The term used to describe a company that operates in at least two countries.

• Transnational corporations

• Non-government organisation

The term used to describe the agreement by which the farmer receives a guaranteed and fair price for the product regardless of the price on the world market.

• Free Trade

• Fair Trade

• Globalisation

The term used to describe the monetary value of all goods and services produced within a nation's geographic borders over a set time period.

• Gross Domestic Product

• Goods and Services

• Income

The term used to describe an increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas compared to rural areas.

• Push factor

• Pull factor

• Urbanisation

• Population density