Y9 - Wealth and Poverty

a situation where people's needs are not met. These needs can be for food, water and shelter, but they can also be for self-esteem, companionship and happiness.

• inequality
• relative poverty
• poverty
• human poverty
• quality of life

How many types of poverty are there?

• One
• Two
• Three
• Four

If people do not have enough resources to survive this is

• relative poverty
• absolute poverty

inability to meet the basic needs such as food, shelter, and clothing necessary for survival

• absolute poverty
• relative poverty
• less developed world
• quality of life
• ethnic minority

Absolute poverty refers to

• Comparative poverty

• Poverty with respect to different regions

• Number of people living below poverty line

• Per capita income

Absolute poverty

• can be eradicated
• can't be eradicated

When people have unequal living standards this is called

• absolute poverty

• relative poverty

when a person is unable to enjoy the normal standard of living for the society in which he or she lives. For example, in the USA, if you cannot afford a television, you would be identified as experiencing this.

• human rights

• poverty

• absolute poverty

• relative poverty

• human poverty

Relative poverty occurs 

• in some countries
• in a small number of countries
• everywhere

Relative poverty

• is staying the same
• in decreasing
• is increasing