Global Inequalities Grade 8 Geography review

Demographies

taking info to have the outcome of data about population. This helps business learn what to sell to their customers.

Fair Trade

GIVES FAIR PRICES TO THE SMALL, INDEPEDENT PRODUCERS OF A WIDE VARIETY OF GOODS.

Fertility Rate

The average number of childeren born to a woman during her lifetime in a population

Birth rate

The number of births per 1000 people per year

Death Rate

the numbers of deaths per 1000 per year

GDP

(gross domestic product) the vale of all goods and services produced by in a country in one year

Literacy rate

the percentage of people with the ability to read and write

Millennium Development Goals 1

Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger - between 1990 and 2015, the goal was to reduce income poverty, achieve full employment, and reduce hunger.

Millennium Development Goals 2

Achieve universal primary education - the goal is to guarantee that all children, regardless of gender, can complete a full primary schooling course by 2015.

Millennium Development Goals 3

Promote gender equality and empower women - USAID’S gender equality and female empowerment policy amis for a state where men and women have equal opportunities.

Millennium Development Goals 4

Reduce child mortality - the UN sustainable development goals aim to reduce child mortality.

Millennium Development Goals 5

Improve maternal health - women should regularly attend specialty care visits, and provide their health info.

Millennium Development Goals 6

Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
-HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria threaten many families, communities and enterprises who depend on them and weakens national economies.

Quality of Life (QOL)

The general well-being of individuals and societies. A person's personal health, relationships, education, work environment, safety are all included in their quality of life.

Why was the invention of the washing machine so important?

This was a time-consuming process that may take hours, if not days, depending on the number of items to be cleaned.

Why is having clean water important to communities and homes across the world?

Communities require clean water to maintain physical health and avoid diseases caused by a lack of appropriate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). When crops are irrigated with clean water, people get healthier.