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Social-Studies-10-RI4

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Define Quality of Life   Conditions in people's lives  
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Define Disparity   Economic and social gaps among individuals, communities, or countries  
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Define Gross Domestic Product (GDP)   Total value of goods and services produced in a country in a calendar year  
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Define Human Development Index (HDI)   United Nations measure of a countries level based on GDP capita, life expectancy at birth, adult literacy, and school enrollment  
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Define United Nations   Plays a leading role in promoting human rights internationally  
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Define The Universal Declaration of Human Rights   Basis of United Nations policy which states human rights to which every person on the globe is equally entitled  
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What is the Convention on the Rights of the Child   A document which recognizes children under 18 years of age  
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Define Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)   An organization where the government doesn't own it  
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Define Employment Equality   Equal pay for equal work  
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Define Standard of Living   One aspect of quality of life  
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Define Transnationals   A company that works in multiple countries  
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Define Internationalism   The policy of countries working together for the common good regardless race, religion, etc  
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What is the Convention on the Rights of the Child   A document which recognizes children under 18 years of age  
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Define Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)   An organization where the government doesn't own it  
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Define Employment Equality   Equal pay for equal work  
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Define Standard of Living   One aspect of quality of life  
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Define Transnationals   A company that works in multiple countries  
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Define Internationalism   The policy of countries working together for the common good regardless race, religion, etc  
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Define Green Revolution   A new era in global agriculture  
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Define Genetic Modification (GM)   Allows genes from one species to be introduced into another to produce a hardier and higher yielding strain  
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Define Pandemic   A spread of an infectious disease that creates a worldwide epidemic  
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What is the Avian Flu known as?   The Bird Flu  
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Define World Health Organization (WHO)   A specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health  
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What did the World Health Organization (WHO) cite?   SARS epidemic  
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Define Public Trust   An essential, life supporting resource for the benefit of everyone that should not be exploited for profit  
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Define Privatize   To enable the sale of government-owned industries and services to private businesses  
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Define Infrastructure   Systems such as electrical power, transportation, and communication that support economic activity  
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Define Dissenting   One that differs from the opinion of the majority  
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