Unit 1 Vocabulary
These are circumstances or conditions that influence an outcome—like income, education, or environment—in topics such as health or migration.
What are factors?
Relating to the body and its functions—such as strength, coordination, or health—as opposed to thoughts or emotions.
What is physical?
The consequences or outcomes that result from an action, event, or condition—can be positive, negative, short-term, or long-term.
What are effects?
A feeling of contentment or fulfillment when needs or expectations are met—often measured in customer or job surveys.
What is satisfaction?
Shared beliefs, customs, languages, and traditions that distinguish one group of people from another around the world.
What are cultures?
A measure of well-being that includes physical health, mental state, social relationships, and living conditions—not just lifespan.
What is quality of life?
The process of growth and change over time, including physical, cognitive, emotional, and social maturation—especially in children.
What is development?
Describes a person who has gained skill or knowledge through long practice—often used to highlight expertise in a profession.
Who is experienced?
Standards or rules used to judge or make decisions—such as for hiring, grading, or selecting housing.
What are criteria?
Describes something harmful, unfavorable, or damaging—such as feedback, consequences, or impacts on health or the environment.
What does negative mean?
People who live in a particular place—such as a city, nursing home, or apartment complex—are collectively called these.
Who are residents?
To form a mental image or concept of something that isn’t present or has never been experienced—key in creativity and problem-solving.
What does it mean to imagine?
Describes something with high density or viscosity—like smog that reduces visibility, or a forest with dense undergrowth.
What does thick mean?
The importance, usefulness, or worth of something—can be monetary, ethical, or personal (e.g., “honesty is a core ___”).
What is value?
To influence or produce a change in something—such as how stress can ___ sleep, or diet can ___ energy.
What does it mean to affect?
Groups of people living in the same area who interact and often share resources, values, or goals—larger than a neighborhood but smaller than a city.
What are communities?
Describes aspects of well-being involving thoughts, emotions, and psychological health—often paired with “health” or “illness.”
What is mental?
Machines designed for transportation on land, air, or water—such as cars, trucks, and buses—that often contribute to emissions.
What are vehicles?
The ability or right to use, enter, or obtain something—like healthcare, education, or clean water.
What is access?
Chances or situations that allow progress—such as education, jobs, or networking—that can lead to growth or success.
What are opportunities?
The total number of people living in a specific region—often used in census data and demographic studies.
What is population?
To join or link things—ideas, people, or systems—so they interact or relate meaningfully.
What does it mean to connect?
The introduction of harmful substances—like chemicals, smoke, or noise—into the environment, degrading air, water, or soil.
What is pollution?
A state of stability where different elements—like work and rest, or income and spending—are in healthy proportion.
What is balance?
A standard or degree of excellence—often used in phrases like “air ___” or “life ___”—that can be measured or perceived.
What is quality?