RI 4 Flashcards
Ingenuity gap
The gap between people’s need for new and innovative solutions to problems and their ability to supply those solutions
Gender gap
The social, economic, and political differences that separate men and women
Labour standards
Measured that protect workers
Basic needs
People’s basic physical needs include food, clothing, shelter, and water, but they also have social needs, such as family and friends, and emotional needs, such as a sense of belonging and being loved
Inalienable
Referring to rights that cannot be taken away or transferred
Human trafficking
A crime that occurs when people seeking a better life in a new country are preyed on by criminal organizations that help them immigrate illegally, then force them to work in substandard conditions or in criminal activities
Virtual communities
A community made up of people who may never have met in person but who interact via the internet in chat rooms and blogs, through instant messaging, to through social networking sites
Pandemic
An epidemic that spreads around the world and poses a serious threat because of people’s ability to travel farther and faster than ever before