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What does it mean to migrate?

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Permanently move from one place to another.

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What does dehydration mean?

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a dangerous lack of water in the body resulting from inadaquete (not enough) intake of fluids or excessive loss through sweating, vomiting or diarrhoea.

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What is pnemonia?

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an inflamation of the lungs.

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What is malnutrition?

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a lack of healthy food in the diet.

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What is malaria?

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a disease caused by the bite of an infected mosquito causing high fevers.

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What is HIV?

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a virus that affects a persons immune system

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What does HIV stand for?

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Human Immunodeficiecency Virus.

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What is AIDS?

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a disease that results from HIV and causes an inability to fight other diseases such as TB and pneumonia.

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What does AIDS stand for?

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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

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What is tuberculosis (TB)?

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a disease affecting the lungs

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How can TB become fatal?

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TB can be fatal if not treated.

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What does rampant mean?

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growing wildy in an uncontrolled way

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What is the immune system?

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the bodies system responsible for fighting disease.

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What is the difference between a pandemic and an epidemic?

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  • an epidemic is an outbreak of a disease on a national scale, usually a country or region.
  • when an epidemic spreads worldwide or on a global scale it is called a pandemic.
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What is inoculation?

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injecting a vaccine to protect a person against a disease.

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What is birth control?

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a method used to prevent pregnancy.

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What does rural mean?

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outside the city, in the country.

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What is a pension?

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money paid regularly to somebody during retirement by the government or a fromer employer.

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What is urbinization?

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the movement of people from rural area to live in towns and cities.

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What is genocide?

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the large scale killing of people from a national, religious or ethnic group.

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What are abortions?

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the ending of pregnancies by removing the foetus from the womb.

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What is CE?

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the term meaning ‘common era.’ This refers to years counting forward from the birth of Jesus. Some people still use the term AD which is Latin for Anno Domini (year of the lord).

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23
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What is influenza?

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an illness causing a high temperature, sore throat, runny nose, headache and muscle pain.

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What does perishable mean?

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liable to decay, rot or go bad.

25
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What is the sewerage?

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the infrastructure used to deal with sewage.

26
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Fill in the blank.
The world’s population is growing at a _____ rate. This means there are more people needing ____, _____, _____, and other resources.

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The world’s population is growing at a RAPID rate. This means there are more people needing FOOD, SHELTER, SERVICES, and other resources.

27
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What is a birth rate?

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The birth rate is the number of live births or infants who have survived their first year per 1000 people in one year.

28
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What is South Africa’s population?

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50 million people.

29
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What was the world’s population in 2011?

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7 billion people.

30
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What is a death rate?

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The death rate figure gives the number of deaths in a year. It I the number of deaths per 1000 people in one year.

31
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Fill in the blank.

_______ has one of the highest death rates in the world with an average of 30 deaths per 1000 people per year.

A

Swaziland

32
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Fill in the blank.

Swaziland has one of the highest death rates in the world with an average of ____ deaths per 1000 people per year.

A

30

33
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What is the average birth rate in the world?

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20 births per 1000 people in a year.

34
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What country has the highest birth rate (according to the time the worksheet in our books was written)?

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Niger, with 51 births per 1000 people in a year.

35
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What country has the lowest birth rate (according to the time the worksheet in our books was written)?

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Japan, with 7,64 births per 1000 people in a year.

36
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What is South Africa’s birth rate (according to the time the worksheet in our books was written)?

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21 births per 1000 people in a year, which is just above average in the world.

37
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Fill in the blank.

Countries that have a high birth rate are also likely to have a ____ ________ _____ ____.

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high population growth rate

38
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What is South Africa’s death rate (according to the time the worksheet in our books was written)?

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14 deaths per 1000 people per year.

39
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What is the worlds average death rate?

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8.6 deaths per 1000 people per year.

40
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Explain a positive population growth rate.

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More babies are born than are people dying.

41
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Explain an even population growth rate.

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The number of births and deaths are the same.

42
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Explain a negative population growth rate.

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More people are dying than babies are being born.

43
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What is the natural population growth rate?

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The natural population growth rate is the difference between the rates at which people are born and die, as well as the number of people who emigrate and immigrate.
The formula
NATURAL POPULATION GROWTH RATE = Birth rate - Death rate
is used to find out the natural growth rate of a countries population.

44
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What is the formula used to find out the natural population growth rate of a country?

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NATURAL POPULATION GROWTH RATE = Birth rate - Death rate

45
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What is an infant?

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A baby that is less than one year of age.

46
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What is infant mortality?

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The number of infant deaths per 1000 births in a year.

47
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What was the most common cause of infant deaths worldwide, until recently?

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Dehydration from diarrhoea.

48
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What mixture have mothers been advised to give their children when the child is dehydrated?

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A mixture of salt, sugar, and water.

49
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What is the most common cause of infant deaths worldwide (currently)?

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Pneumonia, a disease that affects the lungs.

50
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What are two other causes of infant mortality, apart from pneumonia and dehydration?

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Malnutrition and Malaria.

51
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Fill in the blank.

The infant mortality rate is often used to judge how well a country’s ____ _____ is working.

A

Health system

52
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Fill in the blank.

If ____ ______ ____ are high, it shows that the state is not able to look after its people properly.

A

Infant mortality rates

53
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What is life expectancy?

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Life expectancy is the average number of years that a person is expected to live from birth. Each country has a different life expectancy.

54
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Life expectancy depends on various factors such as…

Give 5.

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Nutrition, smoking, housing, pollution, disease, health, education, occupation.

55
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Fill in the blank.

People are definitely living _____.

A

Longer

56
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Fill in the blank.

People in ______ countries usually have a longer life expectancy than _______ countries.

A

Richer

Poorer

57
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Why do you think the life expectancy in South Africa is so low?

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HIV and AIDS could be a big factor.

58
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Explain how a high infant mortality rate would affect the life expectancy rate?

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The more babies that die, the fewer people there will be to grow old.

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