unit 4 sac 1a Flashcards
gross national income (GNI)
the total goods and services a country’s citizens produce, including the value of income earned by citizens who may be working overseas
economic sustainability
ensuring the average incomes in all countries are adequate to sustain a decent standard of living and continue to rise in line with inflation and living costs in the future
environmental sustainability
ensuring the natural environment is used in a way that will preserve resources for the future
poverty
not having resources to meet the basic needs such as food clothing and shelter
relative poverty
those people living on less than 50% of the average income of there country
extreme poverty
living on less than US$2.15 per day
sanitation
the provision of facilities and services for the safe disposal of human urine and faeces
safe water
water that is free from contaminants and disease causing bacteria and chemicals
communicable disease
infectious diseases that are transmitted from the environment; including through air, water, food and other ingested organisms
non-communicable disease
conditions that are usually long-lasting and generally progress slowly. they are not spread through the environment
inequality
the state of not being equal, especially in status or opportunities
discrimination
when a person or group of people is treated different then other people, often a result of factors such as race religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity
sexual orientation
the gender that someone is attracted to
gender identity
the gender to which someone identifies themselves, can be different from the genre assigned at birth
double burden of disease
the coexistence of undernutrition and obesity or diet-related non-communicable diseases
social sustainability
creating an equitable society that meets the needs of all citizens and can be maintained indefinitely
sustainability
meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet the needs of their own
high income countries
Australia, Canada, Japan, USA, UK
upper middle income countries
China, South Africa, Fiji, Mexico
lower middle income countries
Cambodia, India, pakistan, Papua New Guinea.
low income countries
Chad, Zimbabwe, South Sudan, Uganda
social characteristics
- gender equality
- birth rates/population growth
- employment
- education
- health systems
- legal systems
- technology
environmental characteristics
- safe water and sanitation
- food security
- housing
- infrastructure
- levels of carbon dioxide emissions
economic characteristics
- average income
- levels of poverty
- global trade
- range of industries
Diarrhoeal disease
when your bowel movements become loose or watery, usually as a result of an infection in the intestinal tract
malaria
a life threatening disease spread to humans by some types of mosquitoes. it is mostly found in tropical counties and it preventable and curable
HIV/AIDS
an infection that attacks the bodys immune system by targeting white blood cells.
AIDs is the most advanced stage of HIV
Cholera
an acute diarrhoeal disease caused by ingestion of food or water with the bacteria vibrio cholerae
tuberculosis
an infectious disease that often affects the lungs and is caused by a type of bacteria
5 aspects of the poverty cycle
- low income
- poor living conditions
- poor H+WB
- lack of education
- inability to secure meaningful employment
religious discrimination
involves treating a person differently or unfavourably because of their religious beliefs
forced marriages
when one or both of the parties is married against their will
arranged marriages
when both parties provide consent for the marriage
female genital mutilation (FGM)
procedures that intentionally alter or cause injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons
low income countries classification
countries with a GNI or $1000 or below
lower middle income country classification
countries with GNI between $1000-$4000
upper middle income country classification
countries with a GNI between $4000- $12500
