Chapter 12 Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Canada’s leading development agency for assistance to the developing world
  2. 5. the world’s wealthiest countries; they have well-established infrastructures and their people are well-housed, healthy, and have good literacy skills
  3. 6. aid from rich, industrialized countries to poorer, developing countries
  4. 10. the spread of desert-like conditions in an area, sometimes caused by human activity
  5. 11. death rate; calculated as number of deaths per 1000 people in a population
  6. 12. a UN agency that coordinates international health activities and helps governments improve health services
  7. 13. the UN’s index used to rank standards of living in its member countries
  8. 21. a deadly infectious disease common in tropical climates, transmitted to humans by the mosquito
  9. 22. an international organization designed to promote economic stability and development
  10. 23. a form of farming in which the crops grown are used to feed the farmer and his or her family, with little or nothing left over to sell or trade
  11. 24. the elimination of one ethnic group from an area by another ethnic group
  12. 25. a measure comparing how well people live in different countries based on three indicators: life expectancy, literacy rate, and gross domestic product(GDP) per capita
  13. 26. an international group of five financial institutions that provide financial and technical help to developing countries
  14. 27. the spread of ideas, information, and culture around the world through advances in communication, technology, and travel
  15. 28. a UN organization that works to protect children’s rights, to make sure the basic needs of children are met and to help children reach their full potential; originally called United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
  16. 29. aid given to developing countries through official government programs to promote economic development and the welfare of the people
Down
  1. 1. non-profit local, national, or international groups that work independently of government on issues such as health, the environment, or human rights
  2. 3. poor, or lack of, nourishment
  3. 4. the percentage of a population that is able to read and write
  4. 7. countries that are experiencing rapid economic and industrial growth; many are switching from agricultural to industrial economies
  5. 8. eight goals developed by the member states of the United Nations to close the gap in living standards between developed and developing countries
  6. 9. aid given to a foreign country with conditions attached
  7. 13. countries at the low end of the UN Human Development Index that are in debt to developed nations
  8. 14. countries that have lower standards of living than developed countries; many have extensive poverty
  9. 15. programs designed by the World Bank and IMF to adjust the economies of developing countries as a condition of receiving loans
  10. 16. aid delivered through international organizations such as the UN and the World Bank
  11. 17. grants from the government, intended to help people
  12. 18. a very large-scale, costly project to help develop infrastructure, such as building roads, dams, or irrigation systems
  13. 19. gross domestic product, or the total value of all goods and services produced in a country in one year, divided by the population
  14. 20. structures such as roads, railways, power grids, and communications links that are basic to the functioning of a modern economy, as well as buildings such as schools and hospitals