Vocabulary Practice: The Developing World (1)

......... is a big problem in developing countries. There is a lack of food and a diet that doesn't contain enough essential vitamins and minerals for good health.
Education
Malnutrition
Orphanages
Hurricanes

When people are extremely hungry, and they haven't eaten for days, they are ..........
dry
clean
starving
uneducated

......... conditions are unhealthy and dirty situations. This is a problem in developing countries.
Damaging
Humanitarian
Living
Unsanitary

A ......... of clean running water, a shortage of clean water, is another problem that people in developing countries have to deal with.
pool
lack
liquid
life

......... occur when there is a lack of rain and moisture. Plants and crops can't grow without rain, and this condition causes agricultural problems and hunger.
Droughts
Orphanages
Tornadoes
Earthquakes

When people live in unclean conditions, they are more ......... to diseases. They are vulnerable to illnesses and bacterial infections.
educational
sanitary
susceptible
nutritional

Many ......... efforts are made in developing countries when people and groups are devoted to promoting human well-being.
living
poor
suffering
humanitarian

Many children are left parentless in developing countries, and they often end up in ........., which are public organizations that care for children who don't have parents.
conditions
education
orphanages
sanitation

Many people live in poor and unhealthy ......... in developing countries.
conditions
time
tools
births

People often live in a state of ......... in developing countries. They earn less than what is necessary to afford the minimum food and shelter.
damage
poverty
nutrition
diet