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| 1.1 | Street children in Nepal |
| 2.1 | Poverty in Indonesia |
| 2.2 | The weight of poverty falls heavily on children in poorer nations |
| 2.3 | The market approach is followed on the streets in many countries |
| 2.4 | The state approach to development struggles to survive the collapse of communist regimes in Europe, as can be seen in the posters of a Communist Party conference in Nepal |
| 3.1 | Many migrants move to informal settlements in urban areas |
| 3.2 | Children take care of children in many situations, as this girl is doing in Mexico |
| 3.3 | Growing cities in less developed nations often have a mixture of modern and substandard housing |
| 3.4 | Breast‐feeding can delay a woman’s ability to conceive and provides the most healthful food for a baby |
| 3.5 | Advertisement for contraceptives in Costa Rica |
| 3.6 | Family planning class |
| 3.7 | A crowded train in Bangladesh |
| 4.1 | Starvation in Somalia |
| 4.2 | The bloated belly is a sign of malnutrition, a major cause of stunting and death in children worldwide |
| 4.3 | Obesity is an increasing health and nutrition challenge globally, particularly in some wealthier countries like the United States |
| 4.4 | Tropical rainforests are being cut down to clear land to raise beef cattle for the US fast‐food market – the so‐called “hamburger connection” |
| 4.5 | Street vendors sell food to many urban dwellers |
| 4.6 | Women fishing in the Zambezi river |
| 5.1 | In some areas, human‐powered vehicles are more common than oil‐fueled vehicles |
| 5.2 | Solar thermal power plant, California |
| 5.3 | Solar energy provides power for a water pump in Morocco |
| 5.4 | Wind turbines in Altamont Pass, California |
| 5.5 | Geothermal power plant, California |
| 5.6 | Shortage of wood is a part of the energy crisis, since many urban dwellers in developing nations rely on wood as their major source of fuel |
| 7.1 | Deforestation in Mexico |
| 8.1 | Vehicles, such as this truck/bus, provide a lot of air pollution in the cities of countries with weaker air pollution laws |
| 8.2 | Water pollution in the United States is partly caused by large amountsof pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers, which run off from fields during storms |
| 9.1 | Without modern technology to help, necessary tasks can be difficult. A woman in Nepal breaks up clumps of soil to prepare the land for planting |
| 9.2 | Underground nuclear weapons testing in the United States |
