standards of living

Flashcards of vocabulary terms from the Grade 8 Lecture Notes

Lifestyle

Refers to the way people live, including their school, transport, and location.

Rural vs. Urban Areas

Differences in lifestyle aspects such as shopping, traffic, schools, hospitals, and job availability.

Self-sufficient communities

Independent societies that look after themselves to survive and aim for self-sufficiency.

Food production through agriculture

Farming of fruits, grains, and vegetables.

Food through livestock

Meat, milk, and eggs obtained through livestock.

Energy generation

Using solar panels, wind, or water to generate power.

Waste management

Recycling, reuse, composting, and manufacturing building bricks.

Provision of needs and wants (community skills)

Undertaking building, woodwork, sewing, childcare, education, and medical services within the community.

Modern Societies

Lifestyle dominated by technology and enhancements.

Work in Modern Societies

Earning money to pay for goods and services provided by businesses.

Technology in Modern Societies

Cloud storage, flat screen TVs, smart devices, streaming services.

Impact of COVID-19 on Modern Societies

Increases in online shopping, remote work, online schooling, and virtual socialization.

Rural Societies

Societies usually isolated from cities.

Short Supply in Rural Societies

Basic comforts lacking; understaffed hospitals, poor communication networks.

COVID-19 impact on Urban vs. Rural

Gap exposed during COVID-19 regarding financial aid and social assistance.

Sustainability

Using natural resources responsibly and considering the future.

Finite (limited) resources

Coal, which will eventually run out.

Renewable resources

Wind or solar power.

Sustainability Actions

Recycling, replanting, actions that decrease our impact on the environment.

Carbon footprint

Measure of our impact on the environment regarding carbon dioxide release.

Environmental Principle 1

Supporting a precautionary approach to environmental challenges.

Environmental Principle 2

Undertaking initiatives to promote greater environmental awareness.

Environmental Principle 3

Encouraging the development and use of environmentally friendly technologies.

Aims of Businesses

Making a profit, supplying products/services, creating employment opportunities.

Stakeholders of a business

Employees, suppliers, customers, government.

Businesses and the Environment

Green decision making due to awareness of climate change.

Consumer Power

Modern consumers boycott companies that don't protect the environment.

3 R's Principle

Reuse, Reduce, Recycle.

Unemployment

People willing and able to work but can't find a job.

Unemployment Rate

Total unemployed people divided by the total labor force, expressed as a percentage.