Inquiry 2 Vocabulary: Development

condition or situation someone or something is in

• -ancy

• -ment

process, action, or result of doing something

• -ancy

• -ment

Match the definition with the term.

• Standard of Living

• The process of improving health, wealth, and education.

• Development

• How comfortable and healthy people’s lives are.

• Resource

• Something useful that people or countries can use.

• Expectancy

• Per person; how much each person would get if shared equally

• per capita

• A belief or idea about what is likely to happen in the future.

Many countries are focusing on​ (a)   by building better roads and schools to improve the lives of their people.

• development
• resource
• standard of living
• per capita
• expectancy

The rapid​ (a)   of urban areas, such as Shanghai, can lead to both economic growth and challenges like overcrowding and pollution.

• resource
• standard of living
• per capita
• expectancy
• development

High life​ (a)   in Scandinavian countries like Norway is often attributed to universal healthcare, healthy diets, and low levels of pollution

• resource
• standard of living
• per capita
• expectancy
• development

• There’s an​ (a)   that everyone will work together during group projects to get the best results.

• resource
• standard of living
• per capita
• development
• expectancy

• The average income​ (a)   in the United States is much higher than in countries like India, where people earn less on average.

• resource
• standard of living
• per capita
• development
• expectancy

• ​ (a)   rates can be applied to many things, such as energy consumption, to evaluate how much is used on average by each individual in a population.

• Resource
• Standard of living
• Development
• Expectancy
• Per capita

• Water is an important​ (a)   in places like the Middle East, where it’s scarce and must be carefully managed.

• standard of living
• development
• expectancy
• resource
• per capita