A developing country‚ also called a less-developed country (LDC)‚[1] is a nation with a low living standard‚ underdeveloped industrial base‚ and low Human Development Index (HDI) relative to other countries.[2][3] There is no universal‚ agreed-upon criteria for what makes a country developing versus developed and which countries fit these two categories‚ although there are general reference points such as the size of a nation’s GDP compared to other nations. Countries with more advanced economies
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| |7.2 The impact that tourism has had on people and their environment | |7.2 The impact that tourism has had on people and their environment in a| |in an MEDC Ayia Napa‚ Cyprus | |LEDC. | | | |Zanzibar‚ East Africa
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question: no. Though‚ it is necessary to moderate what we have just said. These four categories are intertwined and can have effects on one another; so what is measured by economic indexes will also reflect the other concepts of the word development. I) MEDC More Economically Developed Countries These countries usually possess a high GNP/GDP: United States: 24‚700 per capita (ranked 2nd) Luxembourg: 22‚600 per capita (ranked 5th) France: 18‚200 per capita (ranked 14th) SOURCE: 1995 CIA WORLD
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2011 Ireland’s real GDP is expected to fall by more than 10%. Explain what is meant by this‚ and examine the extent to which measure of national income are an accurate reflection of living standards in more economically developed countries (MEDCs). Being an MEDC‚ Ireland is one of the few economically developed countries being tipped to fall in real GDP from 2009 to 2011. To reiterate‚ Ireland have not been making positive progress in terms of their economic growth‚ so their real GDP is indicating
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had strong farming subsidies (difficult for LEDCs to export). - Japan and remainig G7 had discussions over tariffs. In 1995 GATT was fucked and replaced by the WTO(World Trade Organization) WTP serves interests of developing countries in four ways (reasons why LEDCs became members): 1-facilitates trade reforms
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high levels of human development. Economic‚ social and health are all counted. c) Describe the rates of HDI ratings present in figure 2.1 The rate of HDI present in figure 2.1 shows that MEDCs have a high rate whereas developing countries and LEDCs are lower. 3. Read Planet Geo p.63-65 4. LEDCs are Less Economically developed countries. A very high population is involved in agriculture‚ underemployment‚ little income per person‚ exports‚ housing‚ levels of technology are too low
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they may argue that it is the responsibility of MEDCs as they are the one’s who emit the most carbon dioxide. They may believe that as they are not the one’s contributing highly to climate change they should not invest money into tackling it. This money could be used for things such as food‚ clothing and medicine which they may believe are more important than helping the climate. Why should developing countries have to suffer for the damaged MEDCs are doing just to live luxurious lives. This is why
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‘The extent to which volcanic processes represent hazards depends on where and when they occur’. Discuss this statement A hazard can be defined as a situation that poses a threat to life‚ health‚ property or the environment. The severity and type of volcanic hazards that occur are mainly dependent on the type of magma. Volcanic processes can be split into two categories – primary hazards and secondary hazards. The primary hazards that can occur are pyroclastic flows‚ lava flows‚ tephra and poisonous
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Restless Earth Key Terms... Key Term Meaning Anticline A fold that is convex up and has its oldest beds at its core. Ash cloud A large cloud of smoke and debris that forms over a volcano after it erupts. Collision zone When 2 continental plates collide. Neither plate is forced under the other‚ nor so both are forced up and form fold mountains. Composite volcano Composite volcanoes are made up of alternating layers of lava and ash (other volcanoes just consist of lava). They are usually found at
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Has ICT had a greater impact than steam power? ICT and steam power are both General Purpose Technologies (GPTs); technologies which are pervasive‚ has multiple complementarities and a wide range of productivity effects which affects an entire economy. There are three main groups of beneficiaries: firms‚ workers and customers. The first steam engine was invented in the 1769 however there was a lag from when it was produced to when it was widely used. This was because the steam engine was initially
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