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What is quality of life?
Quality of life refers to the overall well-being of individuals or communities, including factors like health, happiness, education, environment, and access to basic needs.
What are human rights?
Human rights are basic freedoms and protections that every person is entitled to, such as the right to life, freedom of speech, and equality before the law.
What is democratization?
The process of moving from a non-democratic to a democratic political system. It often involves elections, free press, and civil rights.
What is civic responsibility?
The duties and obligations citizens have toward their community and country, particularly within democratic systems.
Based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), what are 3 rights children are entitled to?
Children have the right to:
In Canada, human rights are protected by this piece of legislation.
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
What is a pandemic?
A global outbreak of a disease. Pandemics affect public health, economies, and how societies function.
What is a global citizen?
Someone who recognizes their connection to a broader world community and feels a sense of responsibility to it, beyond their national borders.
What are two positive and two negative effects of globalization on youth?
Positive
Negative
What is discrimination?
An action or a decision that treats a person or a group negatively for reasons such as their race, age or disability
What is migration?
The movement of people from one place to another, often for economic, political, or environmental reasons.
What are inalienable rights?
A right that cannot be taken away from you.
Of all the countries we explored in class, what country is predominantly violating the child's right to be protected from violence and abuse?
Central African Republic
What is gender inequality?
Gender inequality refers to the unfair treatment or discrimination based on a person's gender, often leading to unequal opportunities, rights, and resources for women and men.
What is The Great Law of Peace?
Created by the Haudenosaunee, who lived near the lower Great Lakes. It set out a decision-making process in which elected representatives of each nation met to make decisions on issues that concerned the confederacy.
What is climate change?
Climate change refers to long-term changes in temperature, weather patterns, and other climate conditions on Earth, mainly caused by human activities like burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and industrial processes, leading to global warming and environmental impacts.
Of all the countries we explored in class, what two countries are predominantly violating the child's right to go to school and get an education?
Bolivia and Bangladesh
What is an example of how gender inequality impacts women and girls?
What happened during the Third Wave of democracy?
The Third Wave of democracy, which began in the 1970s and continued into the 1990s, was a global movement where many countries transitioned from authoritarian regimes to democratic governments, with notable examples including the fall of dictatorships in Eastern Europe, Latin America, and parts of Africa and Asia.
What is a civic responsibility of the government?
Create laws
Sign agreements
Enforce standards
Support education
Engage citizens