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 Access
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Chart 2.
Life Expectancy and Improvements in Water Supply and Sanitation in Three
French Cities, 1820-1900 |
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Read the definition
of life expectancy.
From your own experience, list at least five factors that can
affect life expectancy.
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In the social
sciences, researchers usually use current data to explore conditions
and issues. Why would water supply, sanitation, and life expectancy
information from 19th century France be helpful for people learning
about these issues today?
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Use the Text,
Chart 2, and your own knowledge, to argue
for or against this statement: Access to safe water and sanitation
are not luxuries that can wait for a stronger economy; rather,
they are necessary in order to build a stronger economy.
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You
are a government official in a middle-income country. A crisis exists
in your country because an epidemic of cholera has broken out and
is spreading rapidly. You are holding an emergency meeting with
other officials to decide what to do. As you plan your course of
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- Cholera
is spread by fecal contamination of food and water.
- Victims
become extremely thirsty and need lots of water or they will
die from dehydration.
- Hospitals
are overcrowded in your country even when there is no epidemic.
- Households
can boil their drinking water for 10 minutes to make it safe.
But most people are not aware of this, and, even if they were,
it would cost the average poor family a third of its income
to do so.
- Tourism
has disappeared, and other countries will no longer buy fruits
and vegetables grown in your country.
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What
actions would you take immediately? |
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What
policies would you set up for the long run? |
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would you pay for these measures? |
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What
world resources might be available to help your country through
this disaster? |
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