Access to the Necessities of LIfe
Definitions
Quality of Life
Reducing Global Inequality
The Human Development Index
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What are the three basic needs for humans to survive?
What are water, food and shelter.
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Define - Sanitation
What is a means of hygiene, includes washing and sewage facilities.
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Name three examples of human rights.
What are equality between women and men, access to education and access to medical care.
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What do the letters UN stand for?
The letters UN are the initials for the United Nations.
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Who measures the Human Development Index?
The United Nations measure HDI
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In Africa whose job is to collect water everyday?
It is typically the job of women and children, they spend many hours per day collecting the water from rivers, wells and bores.
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Define - Malnutrition
Where the body lacks vitamins, nutrients and energy needed for normal, healthy development.
200
Define - Literacy
What is the ability to read and write.
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What do the initials MDG represent.
The initials MDG represent the Millenium Development Goals.
200
List the three factors that are taken into account when calculating the HDI.
1. Income as measured by GDP per capita. 2. Life expectancy. 3. Literacy and education levels.
300
Give two reasons why some areas lack fresh water.
What are lack of drainage, lack of sewage systems, dry continents, rubbish and animal waste, lack of water storage.
300
Define - GDP per capita
What is Gross Domestic Product per capita, GDP is divided by the total population - represents the per person money value of all goods and services a country produces in a year.
300
How can a lack of education affect a person's quality of life?
A lack of education makes it difficult to take an active part in community life or gain work opportunities.
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How many goals are there in the MDG?
There are 8 goals.
300
Which continent has the majority of the low HDI values?
What is Africa.
400
Name three treatable infectious diseases that children in developing countries die from.
What are diarrhoea, pneumonia, malaria and measles.
400
Define - Demography
What is the study of the characteristics of human populations such as size, birth rates and death rates.
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Name three areas where inequality exists between males and females.
What are access to education, violence and in some countries they are not allowed to participate in government matters.
400
List at least three of the MDG's.
THe MDG's are: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, Achieve universal primary education, Promote gender equality and empower women, Reduce child mortality, Improve maternal health, Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases, Ensure environmental sustainability, Develop a global partnership for development.
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How does the HDI help to improve people's quality of life?
The HDI helps to develop the programs and assistance needed in order to improve the standard of living conditions in certain areas.
500
Where are shanty towns mainly built?
They are mainly built on rubbish tips. They lack access to basic services such as water, sewage and electricity. They are also known as slums, where disease and sickness are common.
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Define - Infant Mortality Rate
What is the number of child deaths per 1000 babies born.
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How many young women in world cannot read or write
There are 96 million young women who cannot read compared to 57 million young men.
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What are the three types of support that richer countries are to give poorer countries?
1. Provide aid to poorer countries. 2. Allow free trade by removing restrictions such as subsidies and tariffs that advantage rich countries. 3. Provide debt relief to poor countries who owe rich countries large sums of money.
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What is the name of the specialised geographers that study human population?
What is Demographers.
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