vocab

Question 1

aids

Answer 1

acquired immune deficiency syndrome - the most advanced stage of hiv infection

Question 2

communicable diseases

Answer 2

infectious diseases that are transmitted from the environment, including through the air, water, food and other infected organisms, including humans

Question 3

discrimination

Answer 3

when a person or group of people are treated differently than other people, often as a result of factors such as race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity

Question 4

double burden of disease

Answer 4

when conditions associated with both poverty and health, such as undernutrition and obesity, exist side by side in the community.

Question 5

extreme poverty

Answer 5

living on less than PPP$2.15 per day

Question 6

gender equality

Question 7

globalisation

Question 8

gross domestic product

Answer 8

a measure that reflects the economic state of a country; the value of all goods and services produced in a country in a 12 month period

Question 9

gross national income

Answer 9

the total value of goods and services a country’s citizen produce, including the value of income earned by citizens who may be working overseas

Question 10

human rights

Question 11

malaria

Answer 11

a communicable disease that is transmitted via infected mosquitoes

Question 12

primary production

Answer 12

conditions that are usually long lasting and generally progress slowly. they are not spread through the environment and include diabetes, vcd, cancer, and respiratory diseases

Question 13

subsistence farming

Answer 13

self sufficient farming carried out by individuals to provide food for themselves and their family.