Poverty

Question 1

What is poverty ?

Answer 1

Poverty means being poor. It varies depending on where you live in the world and their circumstances.

Question 2

What are the 2 types of poverty ?

Answer 2

Absolute poverty

Relative poverty

Question 3

What is Relative Poverty ?

Answer 3

The condition is when people lack the minimum amount of income needed in our to maintain the average standard of living in he society in which they live in.

Question 4

What are 8 causes of national poverty?

Answer 4

Low income 
High costs
Debt 
Housing costs 
Homelessness 
Poor health and disability 
Family situation
Lack of education

Question 5

Expand on “low income” as a reason for poverty?

Answer 5

Low wages, job insecurity and unemployment are some of the main cause of poverty in the UK.

Question 6

Expand on “high costs” as a reason for poverty?

Answer 6

The high cost of essential goods and services creates poverty.

Question 7

Expand on “Debt” as a reason for poverty ?

Answer 7

Low incomes and high costs result in people having enough money to cover their basic needs. Some look into getting credit cards which can be difficult to pay back leaving them in debt.

Question 8

Expand on “housing costs” as a reason for poverty?

Answer 8

The high cost of housing is a cause of poverty. Housings rents are high and the quality is a lot poorer.

Question 9

Why is poverty one of the main causes of homelessness?

Answer 9

Poverty is one the main causes of homelessness. Low income households lack the financial resources to protect their home if they face a life crisis .

Question 10

Expand on “poor health and disability “ as a reason for poverty?

Answer 10

Poverty increases the risk of mental and physical illness, and disability. In the UK 39% of people in poverty live in a family where at least one person is disabled.

Question 11

Expand on “family situation” as a reason for poverty?

Answer 11

Being a lone or single parent can increase the chances of living in poverty. The main cause of lone parent poverty is low earnings or lack of employment. Low rate of child support fro ex-partners and low levels of state benefits are further causes.

Question 12

Expand on”lack of education” as a reason for poverty?

Answer 12

Children living in poverty are more likely to leave school early with few or no qualifications.

Question 13

Who is responsible for those in need in the UK?

Answer 13

The government-
Has policies and agencies in place to help people in need.

The Church-
The church aims to spread the benefits of the community to those around them. This is called outreach. Churches often either donate to food banks or have them themselves.

Charities-
Are non profit making organisation set up to help people in need in many different ways.

The individual-
Everyone has a part to play in helping others. Eg donation to charity

Question 14

What are the 2 group associated around global poverty?

Answer 14

1. Poverty as a result of nature.

2. Poverty caused by cations of people.

Question 15

How does weather affect global poverty?

Answer 15

Some of the world’s poorest regions are located near the equator meaning theses countries are difficult places to live. They are prone to extreme weather eg natural disasters. These countries it also hard to grow crops and keep animals. Some often the most remotes don’t have health services or electricity.

Question 16

Why does illness and disease affect global poverty?

Answer 16

Poverty increases the chances of poor health. Many countries do not have access to medical care, medicines and vacation. Lots of diseases that can be prevented in wealthier countries can lose lives in poor countries.

There are other reason why the entires family suffers from one person having an illness in poor countries:

It cost money for medical treatments
Loss income
Give up work to look after the sick relative
Depends on the disease but social isolation
Some families are made up from old and young because diseases have killed relatives.

Question 17

Why is population a problem and a positive in poorer countries?

Answer 17

More people to feed in a family when already food is scarce. Having more children increases the chance that some would survive to adult hood. More children to work for the family to increase wages.

Question 18

Why does lots of children have a lack of education and skills in poorer countries?

Answer 18

Lots of children that live in poor countries have to work instead of going to school. Without a basic education it is therefore hard to gain a well paid job.

Question 19

Why is education important ?

Answer 19

1) . It equips children with literacy, numeracy and problem solving skills, which are important for day to day living.
2) . It offers the means to gain safer, better paid, and skilled employment
3) . It promotes gender equality.

Question 20

What is landlessness?

Answer 20

Landlessness means not owning land. In many poorer countries people gain land by inheritance and it is an indication of wealth.

Question 21

What is emergency and short-term aid?

Answer 21

Emergency aid happens in the first few days of a disaster. This means it is in place until stability starts to return to the country.

Question 22

What is long term aid?

Answer 22

Long-term aid is aimed at rebuilding communities that have been devastated by disaster. It helps to restore normality for people who have lost their loved ones, homes and businesses.

Question 23

What does fairtrade do to help countries that are in poverty?

Answer 23

Fairtrade offers consumers a powerful way to reduce poverty through everyday shopping. It is based on a partnership between producers of goods and people who buy them.