Global Poverty & Care for God's Creation Vocabulary

Flashcards for Unit 4/6: Global Poverty & Care for God's Creation

Fair Trade

Fair prices are paid to the producers.

Sweatshops

Cheap mass labor, not safe conditions, low wages.

Fast Fashion

Mass produced cheap clothes, low wages to produce clothes, goes in and out of style fast.

Universal Destination of Goods

The concept that all the resources of the earth are intended for all people.

Eucharistic Response to Poverty

Actions taken to reduce poverty.

Migrant

Moving from place to place.

Refugee

Forced migration.

Immigrant

Seek permanent residential citizenship to a country.

Asylum Seekers

Safety for political protection.

Colonialism

Exploitation by products produced for their commercial.

Cash Crop

Physically tangible goods.

Malnutrition

Inadequate nutrition caused by not consuming adequate nutrients.

Chronic Hunger

Long-term insufficient caloric intake.

Resource Extraction

Removing resources from the earth.

Ecosystem

A community of living organisms that interact and the environment they share.

Ecology

Relationship between living organisms to their environment.

Sustainability

A method of harvesting or using a resource.

Environmental Degradation

The deterioration of the environment.

Minimalism

Simple life with few selected things.

Catholic Relief Services

An international humanitarian agency.

Stewards

Those responsible for managing or caring for something else.

Pacifism

Opposition to the use of war or violence.

Catholic Workers

Used pacifism, fed the hungry in catholic houses.