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New Geo Unit (poverty having little or no money, possessions, …
New Geo Unit
poverty having little or no money, possessions, or other resources to meet basic needs
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Do I have access to food, safe drinking water, shelter, and healthcare? (physical);
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Data available for literacy rates up to 2012 show that there were 781 million adults who could not read or write. Almost two-thirds of these adults were women.
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quality of life general well-being or happiness of a person or society, as measured by meeting basic needs
Do I have family and friends, and time for play? (social);
equality a condition in which all people are treated the same way, regardless of individual differences
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People are said to have a low quality of life if they have trouble getting food or keeping a good home. In many countries, people are living in poverty, which means they have few or no resources to help them live
People with a high quality of life can meet their basic needs for food, water, and shelter and have many of their wants satisfied. For example, their housing may have electricity and running water. They may feel safe in their community and have money to buy material things.
March 2014, over 800 000 Canadians received food from a food bank. A food bank is a charitable organization that distributes food to those who do not have enough money to buy food. About 36 percent of those in need were children.
In 2013, about 200 000 people across Canada experienced being homeless at some point.
Wars, education, the physical environment, air and water quality, and sustainability are all factors that affect quality of life.
country. In most societies, the amount of money people have shapes the kind of lives they live. It determines whether they can meet their needs and wants. It determines whether they have a poor or a high quality of life.
People’s yearly average incomes vary greatly from country to country. For example, in 2013, Norway had the highest yearly average income per person at US$102 610. Malawi had the lowest yearly average income per person at US$270.
The UN has declared that literacy (the ability to read and write a simple sentence, and do basic calculations) is a human right. Despite this, there are millions of people around the world who cannot read or write.
Literacy is an important key to learning and communicating. Studies show that literacy can reduce poverty, lower unemployment, and improve parenting. A community will also have better nutrition and lower levels of infectious diseases if the majority of people can read.
Out of Sardinia’s total population of 1.6 million, 220 people were at least 100 years old.
Sardinia, Italy Men in the mountainous central region here reach age 100 at a rate 10 times that of men in the United States.
Okinawa, Japan Average life expectancy is 84 years, making it one of the highest in the world.
Nicoya, Costa Rica People here spend a fraction of what the United States invests in healthcare, yet they enjoy longer and healthier lives.
Loma Linda, United States Members of a Seventh Day Adventist group here—a faith that emphasizes healthy living—lead the United States in life expectancy.
In the Blue Zones, people lead lives of constant physical activity. They walk everywhere, run up and down stairs, and do their own yard work. Most tend gardens. What they don’t do is work out. They just work. And because they have few labour-saving devices, such as dishwashers and electric hedge trimmers, they work hard. Also
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Human Development Index (HDI) the results of an annual evaluation of countries made by looking at life expectancy, literacy, and income
Gross National Income (GNI) per person the total, or gross, income of a country in one year, divided by the number of people
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI) the results of an annual evaluation of countries made by looking at life expectancy, income, and literacy, and how these are distributed among the population
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