Poverty/Development Gap

Question 1

Name 2 types of poverty

Answer 1

Absolute

Relative

Question 2

Describe absolute poverty

Answer 2

A condition where a person is deprived of basic needs, such as food, water, health, shelter, education

Question 3

Describe relative poverty

Answer 3

A condition where a person lacks the minimum amount of income needed in order to maintain a certain SOL

Question 4

Which has worse conditions? Relative or Absoloute Poverty?

Answer 4

Absoloute

Question 5

What is meant by the term ‘development gap’

Answer 5

Difference of development between countries, whether is be social, economic or environmental. North are the high income countries compared to the South (excluding Australia). It is the difference between the richest and poorest with the gap getting bigger.

Question 6

If a country had a low GNI, would it be high up in the World Happiness Index Rating?

Answer 6

No

Question 7

Why haven’t HIC’S stopped developing?

Give 4 reasons

Answer 7

The sectoral shift (tourism)

Working in business (turners jobs)

Things they sell cost more than coffee beans (Apple for example)

Trade in the EU

Question 8

Why are some LIC’s so poor and not developing? 7 reasons.

Answer 8

Climate Change

Geographical location

People and Health

Impact of colonialism

Civil war and conflict

Unfair trade and debt

Poor government and corruption

Lack of resources / energy