Definition
MEDC tends to be in northern regions, and LEDC in southern regions, what type of divide is this?
What is North/South Divide
What are the Quality of life indicators
What is the HDI and the Level of Ecocomic Development model
What is Global Village
What environmental/ecological problems result from globalization?
accelerated climate change, significant biodiversity loss, and widespread deforestation answers may vary
The way of life of a group of people
A person's knowledge of the world gained through first hand involvement in everyday events, rather than knowledge of the world passed on by other people.
What is lived experience
The standard of health, comfort, and happiness experienced by an individual or group
What is Quality of Life
The trend towards greater interconnectedness in the world
What is Globalization
Being able to meet your needs and wants without compromising the lifestyles of future generations
What is sustainability
What are the pillars of sustainability
What is social, environmental, and economic
Judgments or beliefs that are not necessarily based on certainty or proof
What is opinion
What role do wealth and Income play in determining the quality of life
Wealth: refers to money and possessions accumulated by a person over the course of their lifetime
Income: Refers to the money received or earned on a continuous
Rapid spread of communications and computer technologies, as well as equipment and machinery
What is Technological Globalization
Sustainable forest management decisions and activities are based on scientific research, rigorous planning processes, and standards, as well as public consultation
What is National Sustainability
An individual's or group's position in a community, usually based on factors such as education, unemployment, and income
What is social-ecnomic status
Knowledge that is certain and can be verified by experience or observation
What is fact
What are the two categories used in the level of economic development?
What are More Economically Developed Countries (MEDC) and Less Economically Developed Countries (LEDC)
Gradual harmonization of the world's culture at the expense of local cultures. Countries also adopt a common attitude and acceptable behaviours.
What is Cultural Globalization
What worldview believes that the exploitation of nature/environment is justified because it enables wealth?
What is an anthropocentric worldview
Uses life expectancy, access to education, and GDP per capita to determine how well off people are in a country or region
What is HDI (Human Development Index)
A way of seeing, interpreting, and understanding the world.
What is worlview
Why is it challenging to define Quality of Life
Because it's subjective: What matters to you may not be as important to someone else. This comes down to what we value.
It's multi-dimensional: Many factors contribute to the quality of life for a person. What factors are important, and which are more important than others?
Some factors can be qualitative and Qualitative
A person or group of people with an interest or concern in something.
What is stakeholders
What is a worldview that responds to the environmental destruction of expansionism?
What does environmental sustainability focus on?
Natural resources: renewable water, non-renewable oil