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food insecurtiy

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demand for the population exceeds supply.

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natural resources

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resources that exist without actions of humankind

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non renewable energy

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energy that will eventually rnout one day

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renewable energy

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energy that can be recycled and has infinte supply.

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fossil fuels

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fuels that give us energy such as electricity that are naturally made over millions of years. for example, include coal,oil,and gas.

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greenhouse gases

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gases such as carbon dioxide which are given off when we burn fossil fuels-they cause global warming.

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energy securtiy

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energy supply meets the demand from the population

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conservation

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saving or protecting something

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aid

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moeny,goods and servises given by the government of one country or organisation to help another country

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brandt line

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an imaginary line to show the divide between the rich and the poor south based income

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development

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ecomomic and socialproggress that leads to an improvement in the quality of life for people in a country

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development indicator

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a meausre of quality of life in a country i.e GPD,literacy rates

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famine

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extreme scarcity of food.

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GPD

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groos domestic product.total income of a countrywhich is then dividedby the population to give GPD per capita.

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infant mortality

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Number of deaths of children under the age of 5

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informal economy

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a job which has no contract,is unregulated and doesnt pay tax e.g. car washer,shoe shiner.

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life expectancy

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the average number of years that a person can expect to live.