Unit 5: Global Concerns

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‘God saw all that he had made, and it was very good’
‘Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground’

Question 1

How should christians treat the environment?

Answer 1

Christians have a responsibility to look after and care for the environment on behalf of God, because they were created by God. They should be stewards of the environment because when the world was first created it was perfect

Question 2

‘With great power comes great responsibility’

Answer 2

This is the principle which Christians app,y when they consider how they should be rulers of creation

Question 3

How are people irresponsible

Answer 3

Cutting down trees

Question 4

What are the 5 basic needs that all human beings have?

Answer 4

Food, water, education, health, work

Question 5

How are the world’s resources distributed?

Answer 5

Not evenly shared: richest 1% own 40% of world’s wealth, but 50% of world’s adults own 1% of world’s wealth. In Europe/Central Asia, 3.5% live in extreme poverty, but in South Sahara, 38.5% live in extreme poverty

Question 6

Less Economically Developing Country (LEDC)

Answer 6

A phrase used in place of ‘Third World country’ or ‘developing nation’

Question 7

What are the causes of world poverty

Answer 7

Environmental problems, lack of health care, conflict, corrupt governments, illness - especially HIV/AIDs, debt and trade barriers

Question 8

Explain the poverty cycle

Answer 8

Ill health > less work > less food > hunger > ill health …

Older generation look after children + work > difficult so less money > hunger + poorer health so less able to care + work for children > even less money to buy food