Social and Modern Studies Grade 9 Mauritius

Historical and socio-economic flashcards covering Mauritius' development desde independence, population studies, and future planning.

12 March 1968

The date Mauritius obtained its independence from British rule and became a sovereign democratic country.

1992

The year Mauritius became a Republic, replacing the Queen of Britain with a President as the Head of State.

Governor-General

The representative of the Queen of Britain in Mauritius from 1968 until the country became a Republic in 1992.

Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam

The first Prime Minister of independent Mauritius.

Central Housing Authority (CHA)

A government body established in 1960 to provide concrete houses to those made homeless by cyclones Alix and Carol.

Mauritian Miracle

A term used by economists to describe the successful stages of economic development and industrialisation in Mauritius after independence.

Monocrop Industry

An economic system based on a single crop, which in the case of Mauritius was the sugar industry in the 1960s.

Import Substitution Industrialisation (ISI)

A strategy adopted in the early 1960s to encourage local entrepreneurship and manufacturing to reduce imports and increase self-sufficiency.

Export Processing Zone (EPZ)

A zone set up in 1970 to encourage industrialists to manufacture goods for export, leading to the rapid expansion of the textile industry.

Secondary Sector

The economic sector where people work in factories to manufacture and process raw materials into finished products.

Tertiary Sector

The economic sector covering services such as wholesale trade, tourism, finance, and public administration, contributing approximately 69% of GDP.

Welfare State

A state that takes measures to protect and promote the social and economic well-being of its citizens through services like free education and healthcare.

Socialisation

The process by which an individual learns the values, norms, beliefs, and rules of the social group they belong to.

Nuclear Family

A family consisting of a mother, a father, and their dependent children living under the same roof.

Reconstituted Family

A family formed when two families join together after one or both partners have divorced their previous partners.

Modified Extended Family

A family that includes grandparents and relatives living close to each other or maintaining regular contact through technology.

Life Expectancy

The average period that a person may expect to live, which in Mauritius is around $75$ years.

Mass Media

Platforms used to communicate information to a very large number of people at the same time, divided into print, electronic, and new-age digital media.

Deviance

An act that does not conform to the norms and values of a particular society or social group.

Chagos Archipelago

A dependency of Mauritius excised by Britain in 1965, where the USA constructed a military base on the island of Diego Garcia.

International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion

A February 2019 ruling stating that the excision of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965 was unlawful.

Demography

The study of populations and how they change over time.

Population Density

The average number of people living in a square kilometre of land, calculated as $\text{Population Density} = \frac{\text{Total Population}}{\text{Total Land Area}}$.

Birth Rate

The number of live births per thousand people in the population per year, calculated as $\frac{\text{Total number of live births}}{\text{Total Population}} \times 1000$.

Natural Increase

The population growth that occurs when the birth rate is higher than the death rate.

Demographic Transition Model (DTM)

A model showing how population changes over time through five stages of birth and death rates.

International Migration

The movement of people leaving their own country voluntarily to settle in another country.

Push Factors

Reasons for leaving a place, such as poverty, unemployment, war, or natural hazards.

Pull Factors

Reasons for moving into a new place, such as better education, employment, security, or safer environment.

Sustainable Development

Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.