Year 11 Civic Edu Week 8: Poverty and its Effects

​Week Eight: Poverty and its Effects

Poverty is the state of being poor. That is, having little or no material means of surviving- little or no food, shelter, clothes, healthcare, education and other physical means of living and improving one’s life.​

​Poverty

1.    Poverty can lead to an increase in the crime rate.

2.    It can lead to a break-up in marriages.

3.    It can make individual ne irresponsible in the society.

4.    It reduces the level of savings and investment in the nation.

5.    It increases the level of dependency in a country.

6.    It leads to low standard of living.​

​EFFECTS OF POVERTY

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1. Standard of living of the people​

2. Sustainable productivity of the country.​

3. Level of savings and investment in the country​

4. Economic growth​

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​IMPORTANCE OF EMPLOYMENT IN ALLEVIATING POVERTY

1. Investment in Agricultural Sector:​

2. Skill Acquisition​

3. Provision of Credit Facilities to SMEs​

4. Good Governance​

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​FACTORS THAT PROMOTE GUARANTEED EMPLOYMENT

Multiple Choice

What is povertry itself?

• When you don't have money

• When your basic needs aren't met

• When your begging in th streets

• When you don't have a job

Multiple Choice

True or False? Poor people lose the right to social security and participation in society

• True

• False

• Sometimes true and sometimes false

Multiple Choice

True or False? Poor people get all their rights like others

• True

• False

• Sometimes true and sometimes false

Multiple Choice

True or False? Inequality is harmful to economic growth and destroys social unity. Starting political and social tension. Sometimes starts instability and conflicts.

• True

• False

• Sometimes rue and sometimes false

Multiple Choice

the level of available income, goods, and services in each place is....

• absolute poverty

• relative poverty

• standard of living

• poverty

Multiple Choice

To measure standard of living, economist look at whether people can afford the basics:

• televisions, cars, boats

• education, health care, car

• clean water, food, shelter, clothing

Multiple Choice

Which statement about poverty is true

• poverty has little effect on people's health

• wealthier countries tend to have fewer people living in poverty

• poverty has little effect on standard of living

• countries with welfare programs have eliminated the problem of poverty

Multiple Choice

Which statement about cost of living is TRUE?

• a low-wage earner in one place might be considered a high-wage earner in another

• cost of living is equal in large cities

• a higher cost of living will eliminate poverty

• people's basic needs differ from country to country

Multiple Choice

What is the term "the minimum income required to meet basic needs?"

• poverty line

• standard of living

• cost of living

• absolute poverty

Multiple Choice

Which is not a cause of poverty?

• Higher education

• Poor health facilities

• Poor infrastructure

• High growth of population

Multiple Choice

Which is a measure to remove poverty?

• Employment opportunities

• Low production

• Less income

• More big cars

Multiple Choice

Which of the following helps in eradicating poverty?

• Reducing income inequality

• Check on price rise

• Controlling growth of population

• All of the above

​Assessment

1.    Define poverty.

2.    State five effects poverty.

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