Wellbeing

Question 1

Wellbeing

Answer 1

The ability of people to access the things they need to live happy, healthy and contented lives. Requirements include fresh water, secure food supply, shelter, clothing and safety. Secondary needs include a decent living, good health and access to education.

Question 2

Wealth

Answer 2

Generated by producing and selling things, earning wages from work, making investments or owning assets.

Question 3

Health

Answer 3

Community ability to treat and control diseases, provide health care, care for the vulnerable and provide emergency services. Vital needs include clean air, clean water and a secure nutritious food supply

Question 4

Education

Answer 4

• Reading and writing leads to access to greater numbers of services and provides a range of job options, higher wages, and improved living standards
• Poverty and conflict are 2 major reasons that kids do not go to school
• In sub-Saharan Africa, there was a 54% entertainment rate in 1990 to a 98% in 2020

Question 5

Contrasts in Wealth

Answer 5

A country’s wealth is measured through GDP, which is divided by size of population to produce ‘GDP per capita’

Question 6

Contrasts in Health

Answer 6

Indicators of health to measure and compare health are: life expectancy, numbers of doctors per 1000 people, infant mortality rate, access to reliable water

Question 7

Contrasts in Education

Answer 7

Education provides opportunities to: have a range of skills/tools, participate in workforce/improve a country’s economy, live healthier lives, combat poverty, reduce inequalities in wellbeing

Question 8

The UN

Answer 8

Founded in 1945 to increase political and economic cooperation among its member countries to promote peace and prevent future outbreaks of armed conflicts around the world. It has 193 member countries.

Question 9

HDI

Answer 9

A summary composite measure of a country’s average achievements in three basic aspects of human development: health, knowledge and standard of living.

Question 10

SHEEPT

Answer 10

• Social
• Historical
• Economical
• Environmental
• Political
• Technological

Question 11

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Answer 11

A list of goals adopted by the UN in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity.

Question 12

Non-government Organisations (NGOs)

Answer 12

Non-government organisations provide support to those suffering from particular diseases or groups with social inequities.