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Geography - Eco Disp
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unequal economic differences that exist among ethnic groups or between men and women. | economic disparity |
the state of being in short supply; shortage. | scarcity |
the total amount of a specific good or service that is available to consumers. | supply |
a consumer's desire and willingness to pay a price for a specific good or service. | demand |
largest size of legislature/number of seats, majority party in the legislature, party coalitions, party legitimacy | political indicator |
a statistic used to gauge future trends (spending) in a nation's economy. | economic indicator |
numerical measures that describe the well-being of individuals or communities. | social indicator. |
the state of being extremely poor. | poverty |
a composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of human development. | Human Development Index (HDI) |