Sustainability
Define sustainability
Managing resources to make them last a long time/forever
Define development
Building up a country to make life better for the people living there
What is the definition of inequality?
When two things are not the same
UN
United Nations
How many people are projected to be living on the planet in 2025
10 billion
What is the ripple effect?
When one action leads to another. It could be good or bad
Give two examples of problems faced in 3rd world farmer that stop development from happening around the world
Civil War, corrupt politicians, natural disasters, droughts, disease outbreaks, etc.
What is the term for the difference in wealth and resources between groups of people
What is economic inequality?
SDG
Sustainable development goals
How much does global food production need to increase by 2050?
a) 25%
b) 50%
c) 60%
d) 100%
c) 60%
Where does most of the water that we use in Iowa come from?
Ogallala Aquifer
True or False: The majority of developed countries exist in the global South
False!
What is the gender pay gap?
Bonus question, what is the glass ceiling?
The gap in pay on average between men and women
The feeling that women can see the top (high paying jobs, promotions) but often can't reach them.
LIC
Low income countries
What percentage of the world lacks access to clean drinking water?
a) 25%
b) 50%
c) 72%
a) 25%
How many sustainable development goals did the United Nations create to address some of the problems around the world?
17
The sustainability barrel measures many things to show how developed a country or area is. What do we call the lowest measured factor (thing) on the sustainability barrel?
Limiting factor
What is the term for when people are denied certain rights based on a characteristic?
Discrimination
HDI
Human Development Index
True or False, more than a billion people make less than $2.15 a day around the globe
False, 700 million do, however
What is the name of the technology that can grow more crops in the same amount of space?
Vertical farming
What is the main difference between the standard of living and quality of life?
Standard of living measures how much $ someone has, QoL measures total health, including money, healthcare, happiness, and other things
According to the world economic forum, which country has the lowest measured gender gap?
a) Iceland
b) united states
c) New Zealand
d) United Kingdom
a) Iceland
4 R's
Right time, right source, right place, right amount
What percentage of wealth in the world do the richest 1% own?
a) 25%
b) 70%
c) 85%
d) 95%
d) 95%