Year 8 Social Science: Exploring the World

Flashcards covering world organisations, cultural identity, historical events, climatic zones, and economic concepts from the Year 8 Social Science pupil's book.

What is the Global village?

A concept describing how the world is interconnected to the point that people must adapt and participate in changing global systems to survive.

What are Developed Countries?

Rich or wealthy nations with high income economies, such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States of America, and most of Europe.

What are Developing Countries?

Nations with low or middle income economies where people have a lower standard of living and access to fewer goods and services.

What does UNICEF stand for?

The United Nations Children's Fund, created in 1946 to provide emergency food and healthcare to children in countries destroyed by World War II.

Who was Ludwik Rajchman?

A Polish bacteriologist who was the founder and first chairman of UNICEF from 1946 to 1950.

What is the World Health Organisation (WHO)?

An international health organisation created in 1948 to promote health, improve lives, and lessen problems of disease and poverty.

What does UNESCO stand for?

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, which promotes peace and security through education, science, and culture.

What is the goal of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)?

An agency of the United Nations formed in 1945 in Quebec, Canada, that works to defeat hunger in both developed and developing countries.

What does the Latin motto "fiat panis" translate to?

The Latin motto of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), which translates to "let there be bread."

What is the World Environmental Organisation (WEO)?

An organisation that focuses on the preservation of natural diversity and develops scientific strategies for decreasing fossil fuel use and preventing climate change.

What is an Indigenous Group?

An ethnic group originating and remaining in an area that is subject to colonisation.

Who are Historians?

People who study important events that happened in the past.

What was World War II?

A global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945 that involved over 100 million people from more than 30 countries.

What is The Holocaust?

A period during World War II marked by the mass deaths of approximately 11 million civilians.

What is Fascism?

A system of government where countries are taken over by dictators who form powerful governments to expand their empires.

What is The Great Depression?

A period of great economic suffering throughout the world before World War II, marked by high unemployment and unstable governments.

What is the International Olympic Committee (IOC)?

The governing body of the Olympic Movement, founded in 1894 by Baron Pierre de Coubertin.

What is an Epidemic?

The rapid spread of infectious disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period, usually two weeks or less.

What is Climate?

The long-term pattern of weather in a particular area, considered after tracking weather patterns for more than 30 years.

What is Weather?

The state of the atmosphere over a short period of time, which can change from hour to hour or day to day.

What is Timberline?

Also known as the tree line, it is the edge of a habitat at which trees become short or are no longer capable of growing due to cold temperatures or lack of moisture.

What does Topography refer to?

The shape of an area of land, including its hills, valleys, rivers, and mountain ranges.

Who are Nomads?

People who move from place to place rather than living in one permanent location.

What is Slash and burn?

A farming method where trees are chopped down to make clearings and ashes are spread to make the soil fertile.

What is Global Warming?

The warming of the world's temperature, primarily caused by excessive carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere acting as a heat-trapping blanket.

What is the Ozone layer?

A blanket in the atmosphere that filters the amount of heat the earth receives from the sun.

Who are Environmental Refugees?

People from low-lying islands who are forced to move their homes to higher grounds or different countries due to rising sea levels.

What is Greenpeace?

A non-government environmental organisation headquartered in Amsterdam that focuses on issues like climate change, deforestation, and overfishing.

What is a Resource?

A source or supply from which benefit is produced, including materials, energy, services, staff, or knowledge.

What is Globalisation?

The process by which countries and nations move toward an interconnected "one world" through transport, technology, and communication networks.

What is Remittance?

Money sent by a foreign worker to an individual in their home country, which is a significant source of income for countries like Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga.

What is a Forum Communiqué?

An official announcement or statement expressing a regional position on issues discussed by the South Pacific countries' leaders.