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Question:
What is one of the biggest threats to developing countries being able to grow
economically and make a better life for their citizens?
Answer:
Size of population
Question:
________ _________ can significantly affect the population distribution by
causing significant overcrowding and additional challenges in other parts of
the world.
Answer:
Population density
,Question:
Threats of population growth in developing countries include:
Answer:
Food shortages
Housing shortages
Decreased access to healthcare
Trade challenges
War
Question:
In developed countries, population growth causes:
Answer:
Pollution
Stress
Disease
Violence
Question:
environmental stressors include
Answer:
Air, land, and water pollution
,Question:
epidemiologic transition
Answer:
describes the pattern of population change based on fertility, life expectancy,
mortality, and leading cause of death
*This transition ends when a country's primary cause of death is a chronic
disease, instead of infection*
Question:
Non-governmental organizations (NGO)
Answer:
sponsored by private groups.
Ex. church-sponsored healthcare ministries, the International Red Cross,
Project Hope
Question:
Intergovernmental agencies
Answer:
receive funding from multiple government and nongovernment sources.
Ex. World Health Organization, the United Nations International Children's
Fund (UNICEF), and the World Bank.
, Question:
Bilateral organizations
Answer:
provide aid to less developed countries from one government. Ex. The U.S.
Agency for International Development
Question:
What is written in the Declaration of Alma Ata
Answer:
Health is not only the absence of disease, but also a complete state of well-
being.
Health is a fundamental right, and the attainment of health should be a
global goal that requires action from both economic and social sectors, in
addition to the health sector.
People have the right to participate in planning and implementation of their
health care.
Primary health care is essential and should be universally accessible at a cost
that a community and country can afford.