Urbanization, Development, and Economics Lecture

A collection of vocabulary flashcards based on key concepts from a lecture on urbanization, development, and economic indicators.

Himadri

Mountain range with heights between 3700 to 4500 meters.

Service activities

Do not directly produce a good but are required in production and services for people.

Sex Ratio

A measure that indicates the number of women compared to men in a population.

Fixed Capital

Assets such as tools that are not consumed or destroyed in the production of a product and are expected to last beyond the production period.

Sustainable Development

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

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Sum of values of all final goods and services produced in a country in a year.

Urbanization Issues

Problems such as waste displacement to rural areas, increased employment opportunities, and challenges in town planning.

National Food Security Act 2013

Legislation that outlines subsidized pricing for food grains such as rice, wheat, and millets.

MGNREGA

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, aimed at providing legal guarantee for at least 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to every rural household.

Arab Spring

A series of anti-government protests and uprisings across the Arab world beginning in 2010.