Absolute or Relative?
Unit Terms
Terms cont.
Mystary??
Cause or Effect?
100
If a country is developing and has a low standard of livnig, that must mean it has a ___ infant mortality rate.
What is High.
100
What is the Vocabulary term for the lowest amount of money a person can legally be paid?
What is, Minimum Wage
100
Standard of living is...
How comfortably people live is.
100
U.S. Minimum Wage?
What is 7.25.
100
High Infant mortality
What is an effect
200
This type of poverty is the same everywhere in the world. Whether you are in New York or a small village in Africa, it means you do not have enough food or water to stay healthy.
What is Absolute Poverty.
200
What is the vocabulary term for the amount of money someone must earn to afford the basic needs to live?
What is living wage
200
T or F: A developing country has a low infant mortality rate?
What is False.
200
What is this country?
What is Zambia.
200
Natural disasters?
What is the cause
300
What is the definition of Relative and Absolute poverty with examples.
Absolute: When people are unable to afford their basic needs. (Food, water, shelter, etc.)
Relative:When people can afford their basic needs, but have a standard of living that is below the average of their country.
Compared to the “average person” in their country, they are poor.
Ex: Poverty line for 1 person in the U.S. is $12,880. But the average person makes over $60,000
300
What is a country with a high standard of living, advanced technology, and economy?
What is, a developed country
300
What is the definition of working poor?
People who have a job but still live in poverty.
300
What is the name of this country?
What is Ethiopia.
300
A massive storm broke the roof of Maria’s house. Because the roof was leaking, the rain ruined all their furniture. This left Maria’s family short on money because they had to pay for repairs instead of groceries.
Looking at the story, what is the cause, and what is the effect?
Cause: The storm
Effect: Being short on money
400
Was Katrina Gilbert’s Family in “Paycheck to Paycheck” living in absolute or relative poverty? Give me 2 examples showing me how you know.
relative poverty
able to consistently afford their basic needs, but she earned less than the average American income and struggled to pay for things most Americans can afford.
gas, birthday parties, and prescriptions.
400
What is a country with a low standard of living that is not advanced technologically or economically?
What is a developing country.
400
What are 3 Statistics to determine the standard of living?
Infant mortality rate, Life expectancy, School life expectancy, GDP, GDP per capitaUnemployment Rate, Access to sanitation, Clean Water access, Literacy Rate
400
What is this physical feature, name, and spell?
What is Mt. Kilimanjaro, or Mount Kilimanjaro.
400
Because of the high cost of doctors and medicine, people in poverty often suffer from this, which is a lack of physical well-being.
What is poor health (lack of healthcare).
500
Were the people in the Guatemalan Village in the documentary living in absolute or relative poverty? Give 2 examples to show you know why.
Absolute Poverty
They could not afford basic needs
Clean water, Food, Education, Sanitation, and Natural disasters
500
What is the Definition of GDP per capita.
The average amount of money a person in a country makes in 1 year.
500
What is the definition of Standard of Living?
Give an example of a low standard of living and one of a high standard.
D: How comfortably people live.
Ex:1. ↑ USA, Japan, Singapore, Norway, Canada
2. ↓ North Korea, Burundi, Central African Republic, Haiti, Afghanistan
500
What is the name of this Country?
What is Côte d'Ivoire, or the Ivory Coast.
500
What are the three categories for the causes of poverty?
What is Environmental, Historical, and Societal.