Poverty & Inequality

Multiple Choice

The following are examples of situational poverty, except?

• Environmental Catastrophe

• Death of a Family Breadwinner

• Loss of a Job

• Severe Health Problem

• Social Inequality

Multiple Choice

The following are examples of systemic poverty, except?

• Lack of Access to Markets

• COVID-19 Pandemic

• Racial Wealth Gap

• Gender Discrimination

• Racism

​Situational Poverty refers to a temporary type of poverty based on occurrence of an adverse event.

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Systemic Poverty refers to the economic exploitation of people who are poor through laws, policies, practices and systems that perpetuate their impoverished status.

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Multiple Choice

80% of the extremely poor have the following demographic characteristics, except?

• Living in Rural Areas

• Employed in the Agricultural Sector

• Living in Urban Areas

• Under 18 years of age

Multiple Choice

Accoring to the World Bank, in 2020, extreme poverty refers to people living on less than ___ per day, however in 2022, it now refers to ___ per day.

• US$1.25 and

  US$ 1.90

• US$1.90 and

  US$ 2.15

• US$0.90 and

  US$ 1.25

• US$3.20 and

  US$ 5.50

Multiple Choice

When we have extreme poverty, we have the breeding ground for discontent that can lead to violence due to the existence of its opposite, extreme wealth.

• Definitely True

• Definitely False

• More Likely Possibility

People who live on the margins of extreme poverty are much more likely to take up arms to claim private goods when social goods are not made available for the benefit of all. Thus, peace and poverty go together, social justice and poverty go together. 

Multiple Choice

For many economists, it is the lack of access to ___ that leads to the lack of access to economic development.

• Healthcare

• Markets

• Housing

• Food

Poor people may have access to food when somebody gives them food packs. Rural poor farmers may have access to agricultural implements if someone or an organization provides them with these.  However, getting out of poverty in a sustainable and sustained way is not merely having access to technology or objects that reduce one’s suffering; it is meaningful access to mechanisms and systems that will allow for economic growth. 

Multiple Choice

As of 2021, , The bottom 50% of the global population captures ___ of the total income and owns ___ of the global wealth measured at Purchsing Power Parity (PPP).

• 8% and 2%

• 39% and 22%

• 52% and 76%

• 19% and 38%

Multiple Choice

Global inequalities seem to be about as great today as they were at the peak of Western imperialism in the early 20th century.

• Definitely True

• Definitely False

• Maybe

Multiple Choice

The top 10% of the global population have less personal carbon footprint when compared to the bottom 50% who have more personal carbon footprint.

• Definitely True

• Definitely False

• Maybe

Multiple Choice

In 2021, which region in the world has the highest income inequality?

• Europe

• MENA (Midlle East & North Africa)

• North America

• South & Southeast Asia

Multiple Choice

In 2021, which region in the world has the highest wealth inequality?

• East Asia

• Sub-Saharan Africa

• Russia & Central Asia

• Latin America

Gini Index

• The Gini index is a measure of the distribution of income across a population.

• A higher Gini index indicates greater inequality, with high-income individuals receiving much larger percentages of the population's total income.

• Global inequality, as measured by the Gini index, has steadily increased over the past few centuries and spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Source: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/gini-index.asp

Multiple Choice

The significantly large share of global wealth is owned by whom?

• Governments

• Private Individuals

• Faith-based Organiztions

• International NGOs

Multiple Choice

There are high carbon emitters in low- and middle-income countries

and low carbon emitters in rich countries.

• Definitely True

• Definitely False

• Maybe

​The original design is adapted from The Equality Institute’s version of the Intersectionality wheel and UN Women’s Intersectionality Resource Guide and Toolkit (2022). 

Multiple Choice

There is already an equal share of female and male total labor incomes in the world.

• Definitely True

• Definitely False

• Maybe

Multiple Choice

Gender progress when it comes to shares in labor income within countries is increasing in a fast rate.

• Definitely True

• Definitely False

• Maybe