4.2.1

Question 1

What are the two types of poverty?

Answer 1

Absolute Poverty
Relative Poverty

Question 2

What is Absolute poverty?

Answer 2

Absolute poverty is being unable to afford the most basic necessities like food and clean water.

Question 3

What does the world bank measure Absolute Poverty as?

Answer 3

Living below the absolute poverty line of 2 Dollars 15 cents a day, measure with purchasing power parity at 2017 GDP.

Question 4

What is Relative Poverty?

Answer 4

Relative poverty is earning less than a particular percentage of a countries average income.

Question 5

What are 3 Factors of Change in Poverty?

Answer 5

Infrastructure
Aid
Education

Question 6

Why does Infrastructure effect Poverty Rates?

Answer 6

Increase in Productivity
Increase in Income
Less Absolute Poverty

Question 7

Why does Aid effect Poverty Rates?

Answer 7

Aid can be used on Healthcare and Education

Healthcare = Absenteeism

Question 8

What is an Evaluation of Poverty Rates?

Answer 8

If the Aid is spent on bad things poverty will not decrease.

Very bad for countries with bad corruption.

Question 9

Why does Education and Training effect Poverty Rates?

Answer 9

Fall in education = Worse skills

People are forced to take worse paying jobs = Income decrease

Increase in Absolute Poverty