A severe shortage of food that leads to widespread hunger and starvation is known as what?
Famine
When a region has too many people for its available resources, what is the term used to describe this situation?
overpopulation
Treating someone unfairly or negatively based on their race or ethnicity is known as what?
Racial discrimination
A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall leading to a shortage of water is known as what?
Drought
The introduction of harmful substances into the environment, causing damage to living organisms, is known as what?
pollution
When an illness affects a large number of people within a community or population, what is it called? Example is Covid.
Disease - pandemic
Clearing large areas of forests for agriculture or other purposes is referred to as what?
Deforestation
What term is used for a species of animal or plant that is at risk of extinction in the near future?
Endangered species
What is the term for the exploitation of children through any form of work that deprives them of their childhood, interferes with their ability to attend regular schools, and is mentally, physically, socially, or morally harmful?
Child labor
When individuals or families lack a fixed, regular nighttime residence, they are said to be experiencing what?
homelessness
What is the term for a conflict between countries or groups involving armed forces and often lasting for a prolonged period?
war
What is the term for the condition where individuals or communities lack the financial resources to meet their basic needs for a minimum standard of living?
Poverty
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