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Poverty

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"How comfortably people live" is the definition of which vocabulary term?

a)

Relative Poverty

b)

Standard of Living

c)

GDP per capita

d)

Absolute Poverty

2.

"A condition where household income is below the average standard of living of their country" is the definition of which vocabulary term?

a)

Relative Poverty

b)

Absolute Poverty

c)

Living Wage

d)

Minimum Wage

3.

What is the U.S. minimum wage?

a)

$1.90

b)

$5.00

c)

$7.25

d)

$11.00

4.

What is living wage?

a)

People who have a job but fall below the poverty line

b)

How expensive it is to live in a certain location

c)

The lowest amount of money a person can legally be paid.

d)

The minimum income needed for a worker to meet their basic needs.

5.

What is the difference between GDP and GDP per capita?

a)

GDP is the amount of money an entire country has;

GDP per capita is the money an average adult makes

b)

GDP is the money an average adult makes;

GDP per capita is the money an entire country has

c)

GDP is always in the thousands;

GDP per capita is always in the billions or trillions

d)

GDP should be high;

GDP per capita should be low

6.

Which of the following is an example of a developed country?

a)

Haiti

b)

Kenya

c)

United States

d)

North Korea

7.

People in the United States are most likely to live in which type of poverty?

a)

Absolute

b)

Relative

8.

Which of the following continents has the highest rate of absolute poverty?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

Europe

9.

Which of the following cities has the lowest living wage?

a)

San Francisco

b)

New York City

c)

Chicago

d)

Des Moines

10.

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

a)

Living wage is often higher than minimum wage

b)

States can set a higher minimum wage than $7.25, but it can't be lower

c)

People living in relative poverty are never able to afford their basic needs

d)

All countries in Africa are considered developing

11.

"People who have a job but still fall below the poverty line" is the definition of what?

a)

Living wage

b)

Working poor

c)

Absolute poverty

d)

Developed country

12.

Which of the following would NOT be an indication of a country having a high standard of living?

a)

High GDP per capita

b)

High literacy rate

c)

High life expectancy

d)

High infant mortality rate

13.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of poverty?

a)

war

b)

natural disasters

c)

getting a promotion

d)

lack of clean water

14.

Which of the following is NOT an effect of poverty?

a)

Lack of healthcare

b)

Homelessness

c)

Lack of food

d)

Earthquakes

15.

Which of the following is FALSE about literacy rate?

a)

It's high in developed countries

b)

It measures how many adults can read/write in a country

c)

It's high in developing countries

d)

It shows how many people are educated in a country

16.

Which of the following is TRUE about infant mortality?

a)

It's low in developing countries

b)

It shows how good healthcare in a country is

c)

It's high in developed countries

d)

It's a measure of how many babies die in their first year

17.

Which of the following would a person in relative poverty be the most likely to not be able to pay for?

a)

Food

b)

Water

c)

Gasoline

d)

Shelter

18.

"A condition where a person is unable to afford their basic needs" is the definition of which vocabulary term?

a)

Absolute Poverty

b)

Relative Poverty

c)

Minimum Wage

d)

Living Wage

19.

"How expensive it is to live in a certain location" is the definition of which vocabulary term?

a)

Minimum Wage

b)

Relative Poverty

c)

Absolute Poverty

d)

Cost of Living

20.

"The lowest amount of money a person can legally be paid" is the definition of which vocabulary term?

a)

Living Wage

b)

Minimum Wage

c)

Working Poor

d)

GDP per capita

21.

"A country that has a high standard of living and is economically advanced" is the definition of which vocabulary term?

a)

Developing Country

b)

Working Poor

c)

Developed Country

d)

Low standard of living