Other Poverty Related Vocabs

Question 1

Definitions of poverty ( UN )

Answer 1

Fundamentally, poverty is a denial of choices and opportunities, a violation of human dignity

Question 2

Denial

Answer 2

not allowing people to have

Question 3

person’s social context

Answer 3

Person’s situation

This kind of poverty depends on a person’s social context1

Question 4

Penury

Answer 4

Extreme poverty

Ex: he couldn’t face another year of penury

Question 5

Shelter

Answer 5

having a place to live that is protected from the weather

Ex : the council has opened a shelter for the homeless

Question 6

Nutrition

Answer 6

food that people take into their body

There is an obvious link between nutrition and health

Question 7

literacy levels , illiterate

Answer 7

ability to read and write

Question 8

Sanitation

Answer 8

systems for taking dirty water and waste from homes to ensure good hygiene
Ex : water sanitation requires special infrastructures ( ASSAINISSEMENT)

Question 9

Deprivation

Answer 9

[lacking in things considered necessary for a pleasant life]

Ex : deprived children 👶

Question 10

Social factors of human poverty

Answer 10

This kind of poverty takes into account such social factors as :
1️⃣shelter, 🏠
2️⃣nutrition (malnourished),
3️⃣literacy levels (illiterate), ✍️
4️⃣sanitation, ( 💦 )
5️⃣access to education and healthcare. 📖

⏩People lacking these basic aspects of life are said to be DEPRIVED .