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Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
"How comfortably people live" is the definition of which vocabulary term?
Relative Poverty
Standard of Living
GDP per capita
Absolute Poverty
"A condition where household income is below the average standard of living of their country" is the definition of which vocabulary term?
Relative Poverty
Absolute Poverty
Living Wage
Minimum Wage
What is the U.S. minimum wage?
$1.90
$5.00
$7.25
$11.00
What is living wage?
People who have a job but fall below the poverty line
How expensive it is to live in a certain location
The lowest amount of money a person can legally be paid.
The minimum income needed for a worker to meet their basic needs.
What is the difference between GDP and GDP per capita?
GDP is the amount of money an entire country has;
GDP per capita is the money an average adult makes
GDP is the money an average adult makes;
GDP per capita is the money an entire country has
GDP is always in the thousands;
GDP per capita is always in the billions or trillions
GDP should be high;
GDP per capita should be low
Which of the following is an example of a developed country?
Haiti
Kenya
United States
North Korea
People in the United States are most likely to live in which type of poverty?
Absolute
Relative
Which of the following continents has the highest rate of absolute poverty?
Africa
Asia
North America
Europe
Which of the following cities has the lowest living wage?
San Francisco
New York City
Chicago
Des Moines
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
Living wage is often higher than minimum wage
States can set a higher minimum wage than $7.25, but it can't be lower
People living in relative poverty are never able to afford their basic needs
All countries in Africa are considered developing
"People who have a job but still fall below the poverty line" is the definition of what?
Living wage
Working poor
Absolute poverty
Developed country
Which of the following would NOT be an indication of a country having a high standard of living?
High GDP per capita
High literacy rate
High life expectancy
High infant mortality rate
Which of the following is NOT a cause of poverty?
war
natural disasters
getting a promotion
lack of clean water
Which of the following is NOT an effect of poverty?
Lack of healthcare
Homelessness
Lack of food
Earthquakes
Which of the following is FALSE about literacy rate?
It's high in developed countries
It measures how many adults can read/write in a country
It's high in developing countries
It shows how many people are educated in a country
Which of the following is TRUE about infant mortality?
It's low in developing countries
It shows how good healthcare in a country is
It's high in developed countries
It's a measure of how many babies die in their first year
Which of the following would a person in relative poverty be the most likely to not be able to pay for?
Food
Water
Gasoline
Shelter
"A condition where a person is unable to afford their basic needs" is the definition of which vocabulary term?
Absolute Poverty
Relative Poverty
Minimum Wage
Living Wage
"How expensive it is to live in a certain location" is the definition of which vocabulary term?
Minimum Wage
Relative Poverty
Absolute Poverty
Cost of Living
"The lowest amount of money a person can legally be paid" is the definition of which vocabulary term?
Living Wage
Minimum Wage
Working Poor
GDP per capita
"A country that has a high standard of living and is economically advanced" is the definition of which vocabulary term?
Developing Country
Working Poor
Developed Country
Low standard of living
