LESSON 6 Flashcards

1
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is attributed mainly to the changes brought about by technology

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generation gap

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2
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or more apply Anthropocene
extinction, occurred from as early as between 100,000 to 200,000 years up to the present.

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The Holocene extinction, also called the sixth extinction

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3
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Due to technology, lesser women and children die during birth, assuring robust population and strong workforce. Medical care for premature infants allows them to survive and develop normally, while proper maternal care ensures that mothers can fully recover and remain empowered.

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Mortality Rate-

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3
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Aside from the reason that people engage less in combat and are less likely to die in treatable diseases now as opposed to then, science is able to prolong lives by enhancing living status and discovering different remedies to most diseases. Distribution of medicines is also made easier and faster.

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Average Lifespan

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3
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  • Access to education provided to more individuals generally creates a more informed public that could determine a more just society.
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Literacy Rate

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3
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, it is often used to determine the value of the country’s goods and services produced within the territory given a certain time period. Higher country income is brought upon by high productivity, often an indicator of presence of technology.​

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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

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