World Poverty Flashcards
Compassion
A feeling of sympathy that makes one want to help
Absolute poverty
Not having a minimum income level required for the necessities in life eg food, shelter, clothing
Wealth
A large amount of money or investments
Charity
1) . Giving to the needy
2) . An organisation that does not work for profit and which usually works to help others
Debt
Situation where a person or organisation owes more money than they possess.
Economically developed country
A rich country where people enjoy a comfortable standard of living
Emergency aid
Also know as short term aid. Help given to communities in a time of disaster or crisis. Eg food during a famine, shelter after an earthquake
Exploitation
Poor people, often in LEDCs are paid low wages in order that the employer can make larger profits
Fairtrade
A. Ethos of trade in which the producer of the product receives a fair payment for their product. Eg fair trade bananas, coffee
Global interdependence
The state where different countries in the world are dependent upon each other for trade and survival.
Gross national income
A measure of a country’s wealth which is worked out by dividing the income of a country by the number of people who live in it.
Human rights
The things that all humans should be allowed to have in order to live a fulfilled life
LEDCs
Less economically developed countries- a country where many people are poor
Long term aid
Helping needy people to help themselves by providing the tools, education and funding for projects.
Natural disasters
Disasters caused by nature
Natural resources
Resources that are part of the environment eg water, minerals that are often a used by humans
Poverty
Condition of being without food, money and other basic need of life (being poor)
Secular organisation
An organisation which is based on non-religious principles
Sustainable development
Development that takes into consideration the impact on the natural world for future generations
Unfair trade
Trade where the producers are exploited by the buyers
World trade
Different countries buying and selling goods from each other
World poverty
The idea that the majority of the worlds population live in conditions of extreme need or hardship
6 causes of world poverty
Location Natural disasters Political corruption Climate Population growth Economy, world trade
Christian teachings on poverty
‘Love your neighbour as yourself’
Christian aid
Tearfund
‘You cannot serve both god and money’
Industry teachings on world poverty
Artha= your duty to ear enough money for your family
Karma= do good things eg give to the poor
‘Brahman pervades all’
Justice
Bringing about what is right and fair according to the law, or making up for what has been done worng
Stewardship
The idea that believers have a duty to look after the environment on behalf of god
Compassion
A feeling of pity that makes one want to help
Secular charity
Care international: women’s charity as women tend to suffer disproportionately from poverty. Treat symptoms of poverty. Women may not be the leaders but they are the ones who are going to make a change.
Religious charity
Tearfund- Christian charity.
Lift communities out of poverty together through working through the churches.
Two types of aid
Emergency
Long term
Which type of aid is better?
Long term as less money goes further, ‘give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day, teach a man how to fish and you will feed him for a lifetime’
Short term because people a are dying right now so a bit of education right now isn’t going to help.
Voluntary service
A person chooses to work with the poor without being paid
We should not give to charity
Money goes to wrong places Promotes laziness Dependency Separates us from the issue Takes pressure off the sometimes useless governments
