Issue 4 Flashcards

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Define quality of life.

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Refers to the general well-being of individuals and societies, encompsasing factors like health, comfort, happiness, and prosperity. Also, often assessed by factors like income, employment, class disparity, housing %, poverty %. Includes standard of living.

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Define disparity.

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Refers to the state of being unequal in quality/amount/level, in contexts discussing social/economic/health inequalities.

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Define standard of living.

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It measures the degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community.

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Define gross domestic product.

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Total monetary/market value of all finished goods & services produced in a country’s borders in a time period.

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5
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Define human development index.

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A composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and per capita incokme indicators, which are used to rank countries into four ranks of human development.

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Define internationalism.

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A political principle advocating a greater political or economic cooperation among nations or people (for global issues); often, in contexts of globalism and cross-border collaboration.

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Define the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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Adopted by UN in 1948, this declaration is a document proclaiming inalienable rights everyone is entitled to regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, etc.

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Define the Convention of the Rights of the Child.

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Outlines children’s rights: he should grow up, for a harmonious development and personality, in a family environment of happiness, love, and understanding…in spirit of peace, dignity, tolerance, freedom, equality, and solidary.

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Define employment equity.

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Equal pay for equal work—especially for women.

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Define transnationals.

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Coroporations or entities that operate across multiple countries; not limited to one nation’s borders.

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Define the Green Revolution.

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A period of significant increase mid-20th century of agricultural production. Achieved through fertilizers, pesticides, and high-yield crop varieties…technology.

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Define genetic modification.

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The process of altering the genetic makeup of an organism (from one species to another), often through biotechnology, to achieve desired traits such as disease resistance or improved nutrition.

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Define biodegradable.

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Capable of being decomposed by biological processes, such as the action of bacteria = environmentally friendly

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Define pandemic.

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(Because of globalization)
An epidemic of an infectious disease that’s spread across a large region, either across continents or worldwide.

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Define public trust.

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An essential, life-supporting resource for the benefit of everyone that shouldn’t be exploited for profit.

Ex: Water

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Define privatize.

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Transferring ownership/control of a business/service from the public sector (government) to the private sector (individuals).

17
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Define infrastructure.

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Fundamental facilities/systems serving a country, city, area, including transportation, communication, water, and power systems.

18
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Define cartel.

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A system whereby producers divide up the market between themselves, avoiding direct competition and not encroaching on each other’s share of the market.

Combine forces—to control, restricting competition.

19
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Define civic responsibility.

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Duties/obligations a citizen owes to a community/country. Encompasses participating in voting, adhering to law, respcting others’ rights, community service, public affairs, paying taxes.

20
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Define consumers activism.

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Social activism where consumers exert their power through choices about what they purchase to drive change to large corporations/small business.

Ex: Boycotting for ethical, environmental, political reasons.

21
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Define plebiscite.

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A direct vote by the electorate or a on a specific question/issue, related to a major government issue/policy. Most are not legally binding, just gauges public opinion.

22
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Define referenda.

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A direct vote by the electorate, to either accept/reject a proposal. Often are legally binding, a form of DIRECT DEMOCRACY. Often form new laws or change policies.

23
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Define boycott.

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Voluntarily abstaining from using, buying, dealing with person, organization, company, country, as an expression of protest. For moral, social, political, enviornmental reasons. Exert pressure to bring change.

24
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Define human rights.

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A right that is believed to belong justifiably to every person. Are inalienable, can’t be taken away, and you are born with them.

25
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Define universal.

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Free and avaliable for everyone.

26
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Define ingenuity.

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You have this when you innovate something; new idea

The quality of being clever, original, and inventive.

27
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Define ingenuity gap.

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The gap between people’s need for new and innovative solutions to problems AND their abaility to supply these solutions.
- As time increase, urgency/complexity increases
- How to fix? International organizations?

This is the point of education.

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What are global problems?

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Global problems are important problems that directly affect not only an individual man, but also affect the whole planet and potentially all the organisms living on it.

Ex: warming, trafficking, poverty

29
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What are the four hurdles to problem solving?

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  • Market failure
  • (C) Shortage of capital
  • Science can’t operate
  • (C) Social conflict
30
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What are some ways people can pressure fair trade?

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  • Unions
  • Boycott
  • Int’l organizations
  • Fair Trade
  • Anti-globalization protests
31
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Why is the Internet good and bad?

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  • Smart with new info
  • Dumb with opinions and false info
32
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Why is a Constitution or Charter of Rights and Freedoms so important?

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A constitution provides the fundamental rules and principles that govern a country.

Inalienable.

33
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Why are voting rights so important?

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Keeps government accountable. Voice, control, power.

34
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__/__/__ the ___.

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For/by/of the citizens

35
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What are some ways we can spread globalization of democracy?

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Internet/Facebook…Arab Springs

36
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What are the rights the Charter protects in Canada?

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Fundamental freedoms
Democratic rights
Mobility rights
Legal rights
Equality rights
Official Language rights
Minority language educational rights

37
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Define cultural mosiac.

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The mix of ethnic groups, languages and cultures that coexist within society

38
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Define a civil society.

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A sector of society made up of non-governmental and non-business groups. It includes NGOs, faith based groups, unversities etc..