VOCABULARY UNIT 7: INEQUALITY AND COOPERATION (3ºESO)

UNIT 7: INEQUALITY AND COOPERATION

ALLOCATE

To assing or distribute resources.

BASIC NEEDS

Minimum necessary resources: food, education, healthcare, work, housing, security.

CROSS-REFERENCE

To refer to another text or source

DROUGHT

Very low rainfall, resulting in water shortages.

DRUGS

Medicines

FEMINICIDE

Killing of a woman

FIREARMS

Guns

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP)

The monetary value of all goods and services produced in an area in a given year.

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX (HDI)

Measure of quality of life base don income level, Access to education and life expectancy at birth.

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

International organisations, states, non-governmental organisations (NGOs)and prívate foundations which work to lessen inequality between rich and poor countries.

LESSEN

To reduce

MALNOURISHED

Poor nutrition due to lack of food or a poor diet.

MEANS

Resources

MORTGAGE DEBT

Money owed to the bank for house or flat.

PER CAPITA GDP

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by number of inhabitants.

TWO-PRONGED

Focusing on two aspects at the same time.