Vocabulary: Social Issues Flashcards

1
Q

What’s the word or phrase?

inability to except difference

A

intolerance

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2
Q

What’s the word or phrase?

extreme lack of money

A

poverty

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3
Q

What’s the word or phrase?

price of medical care

A

healthcare costs

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4
Q

What’s the word or phrase?

having nowhere to live

A

homelessness

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5
Q

What’s the word or phrase?

having no work

A

unemployed

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6
Q

What’s the word or phrase?

average age you live to

A

life expectancy

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7
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What’s the word or phrase?

level of wealth and comfort

A

living standards

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8
Q

What’s the word or phrase?

level of energy use without waste

A

energy efficiency

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9
Q

What’s the word or phrase?

public demonstrations, sometimes violent

A

social unrest

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10
Q

What’s the word or phrase?

difference in wealth

A

inequality

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11
Q

What’s the compound noun?

a place where somebody lives because they are old or ill and can’t live at their own home

A

care home

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12
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What’s the compound noun?

a building where doctors have several offices and people visit it

A

health centre

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13
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What’s the compound noun?

another effect of a drug in addition to the main effect for which the doctor has given you it

*or an unexpected result of a situation

A

side effect

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14
Q

What’s the compound noun?

a description of what the weather will be like

A

weather forecast

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15
Q

What’s the compound noun?

an increase in the temperature of the world because of pollution

A

global warming

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16
Q

What’s the compound noun?

the rights that everyone in a country has

A

civil rights

17
Q

What’s the compound noun?

the leader of an elected government of some countries

*usually countries with a monarchy

A

prime minister

18
Q

What’s the compound noun?

things such as minerals, wood, coal etc. that exist naturally and can be used by people

A

natural resources

19
Q

What’s the compound noun?

a measure of the amount of carbon dioxide produced by the activities of a human

A

carbon footprint

20
Q

What’s the compound noun?

the way the earth’s weather is changing

A

climate change