Study the word list: GCSE Geography: The Changing Economic World 2

Key words for GCSE Geography.

Word list: GCSE Geography: The Changing Economic World 2

	intermediate	Intermediate technologies are sustainable technologies that are easily learned and maintained in the country of use.
	international	International aid is the offering of money, goods and services by one country or organisation to a less developed country.
	literacy	The literacy rate is the percentage of a population that have basic reading and writing skills.
	microfinance	Microfinance is the loaning of small amounts of money to help people in low income countries to start businesses.
	mortality	The infant mortality rate is lower in more developed countries.
	postindustrial	Postindustrial economies are economies where the majority of employment is now in service industries.
	science	Science parks are hi-tech establishments normally found on university campuses.
	service	The service industries include commercial, professional, entertainment and personal industry.
	structure	Industrial structure is organised into four categories primary, secondary, tertiary and quarternary.
	technologies	Information technologies help to speed up the spread of information and improve communications.
	tertiary	The service industries are also known as tertiary industries.
	trade	The buying and selling of goods between countries is known as trade.
	transition	The demographic transition model maps the birth rate, the death rate and natural increase.
	transnational	Transnational corporations operate and have establishments in more than one country.