First Geography Lesson : THE GLOBAL GOALS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (GGSD) VOCABULARY
GEOGRAPHY DEFINITIONS NOUNS VERBS ADJECTIVES
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ( HDI):
Produced by the United Nations Development Programme ( UNDP) using indicators of life expectancy, knowledge and standards of living to give a value between 0 and I for each country. A high value shows a higher human development
GNI: Gross National Income is a good indication of a country’s wealth. It is the income in US dollars from goods and services in a country for one year, including income from overseas.
LIFE EXPECTANCY: The average age that a child born today is expected to live, if mortality levels of today last throughout its lifetime. It is a measure of the overall quality of life.
ILLITERACY: The percentage of all adults (over 15 years) who cannot read or write simple sentences. High rates of illiteracy can impede economic development.
GENDER INEQUALITY INDEX: Like the HDI, the GII uses the same UNDP indicators but gives a value between 0 and 1 to measure the social and economic differences between men and women. The higher the value, the more equality exists between men and women.
URRBAN POPULATION: The urban population shows the percentage of the total population living in towns and the cities.
A PURPOSE : un objectif, un but, une finalité A SUPPORT : un soutien
AN ISSUE : un problème
A DAMAGE : un dommage, un dégât A SKILL : une compétence,
AN IMPLEMENT : un outil, un équipement THE POVERTY : La pauvreté
THE HUNGER : La faim
THE CONSUMPTION : ACT OF CONSUMING THE HEALTH : la santé
EQUALITY // INEQUALITY THE GENDER : le genre EARTH = LAND = SOIL
THE GREENHOUSE : l’effet de serre SUSTAINABILITY : durabilité
RENEWABLE RESSOURCES : énergies renouvelables
THE GROWTH : la croissance
INCREASE : augmentation, bénéfices DECREASE : diminution, réduction, baisse
TO SOLVE : résoudre TO ACHIEVE : réaliser TO PROVIDE : fournir
TO FOSTER, TO PROMOTE : encourager, promouvoir
TO IMPLEMENT : mettre en œuvre, exécuter, appliquer
TO INSURE : s’assurer de TO TASK SB WITH ---ING Charger qqn de faire TO ASSIGN A TASK TO
TO BREATHE : respirer
TO INCREASE : augmenter, croître TO DECREASE : diminuer, décroître TO HALVE : réduire, diviser par deux
EQUAL /INEQUAL SAFE/ UNSAFE FAIR/UNFAIR
SUNSTAINABLE : durable RENEWABLE : renouvelable
