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UNICEF is ......
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United Nations (International) Children's (Emergency) Fund
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NGO's are .....
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Non-governmental organizations
(privately owned) |
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A fifth of the world makes less than $___ per dayand has no access to ....
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$1
clean drinking water |
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Poverty breeds...
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more poverty
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Unfortunately, poor people rely heavily upon....
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natural resources of their environment, which it decimates
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Government can help a country stay out of poverty by ensuring that it has adequate ___ & ____.
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health care
education |
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A key to bringing down birth rate is to make affaordable & realistic ___ ___ available to the public.
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family planning
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"Family planning" is a nice way of saying ....
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birth control methods
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Countries agree, limiting population growth helps reduce p________ & promotes e____ d______.
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poverty
economic development |
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Dividing the # of non-workers by the # of workers in a country gives a # called....
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dependency ratio
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People under 15 years and over 65 years of age divided by the # people between 15 & 65 give a number called....
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dependency ratio
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If dependency ratio is a large number, then there is less ____ to go around for every man, woman, and child and teh country is more likely to in _____
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money (wealth)
poverty |
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If the dependency ratio is low, then the country is less likely to be in.....
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poverty
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When dependency ratio is low, then the country can spend less on ____ and ____ expenses
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schools
old-age |
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The higher the fertility rate and lower the per capita income the _____ likely the country has lots of poverty
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more
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A woman in a developing country might want lots of kids because.....
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she wants old age security
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Countries with high fertility might have lots of kids because some of their kids will....
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die due to poor health conditions
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Lots of kids means lots of _____ for the family in their business/farm
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help
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Often, ____ are the ones who never get an education.
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girls
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When women don't work, get an education, own land or businesses, they they
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have lots of babies.
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The higher the use of contraceptives the lower the ...
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fertility rate
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WHO, an anti-poverty organization, stands for....
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World Health Organization
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When countries need money to help get out of poverty they might borrow from the....
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World Bank
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Too often, the countries that benefit most from World Bank loans are....
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developed countries, from the massive interest paid back by developing countries
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When developing countries can't pay back their loans, then they.....
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grow cash (non-food) crops
cut public services (like schools) exploit forests & extract minerals (decimate environment) |
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The quickest way for an indebted impoverished developing country get out of the debt is to....
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forgive or dismiss their debt
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Because of unsanitary water, the biggest problem poor countries have is....
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diarrhea
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One of the most serious diseases spreading in developing countries is....
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HIV/AIDS
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Curbing AIDS and the population problem, sex trafficking, infant mortality, and maternal mortality can be addressed by....
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providing more family planning or reproductive health services
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Family planning services focus on education and pregnancy prevention, not....
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abortion
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A way for individuals in poverty to help get a business started or buy a phone is via....
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microloans
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Micro-loans are typically for less than.... $ ???
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100
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The first bank to make micro-loans widely available is ...
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the Grameen Bank
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The Nobel Prize winner who started the Grameen Bank is....
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Muhammed Yunus
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The first bank to make micro-loans widely available is ...
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the Grameen Bank
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The Nobel Prize winner who started the Grameen Bank is....
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Muhammed Yunus
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