Economic Issues in Geography

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Economic Issues in Geography

What is the Economy? Formal Economy? Informal Economy?

Debate over Globalization Regional Trade Blocs NAFTA EU ASEAN ECOWAS World Trade Org (WTO) lower trade barriers ground rules for international trade World Bank Structural Adjustment Policies (SAPs) “race to the bottom”???

Human Development & Well-Being Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) UN Human Development Index (HDI) UN Gender Development Index (GDI) UN Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM) Development for whom?

Population Patterns Global Soil Degradation Population Density http://www.ibiblio.org/lunarbin/worldpop Rate of Natural Increase (growth rate) measured by? Is Earth overpopulated? Subsistence Lifestyle? Sustainable Agriculture? Non-Government Org (NGO) Global Soil Degradation

Age & Gender Structures (males to females) Population Pyramid

Missing Females in Population Statistics

Global Warming: Estimated that global temperatures will rise btwn 3-9 degrees F by 2030.

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