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Y9 - Wealth and Poverty

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a situation where people's needs are not met. These needs can be for food, water and shelter, but they can also be for self-esteem, companionship and happiness.
a)
inequality
b)
relative poverty
c)
poverty
d)
human poverty
e)
quality of life
2.
How many types of poverty are there?
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
3.
If people do not have enough resources to survive this is
a)
relative poverty
b)
absolute poverty
4.
inability to meet the basic needs such as food, shelter, and clothing necessary for survival
a)
absolute poverty
b)
relative poverty
c)
less developed world
d)
quality of life
e)
ethnic minority
5.

Absolute poverty refers to

a)

Comparative poverty

b)

Poverty with respect to different regions

c)

Number of people living below poverty line

d)

Per capita income

6.
Absolute poverty
a)
can be eradicated
b)
can't be eradicated
7.

When people have unequal living standards this is called

a)

absolute poverty

b)

relative poverty

8.

when a person is unable to enjoy the normal standard of living for the society in which he or she lives. For example, in the USA, if you cannot afford a television, you would be identified as experiencing this.

a)

human rights

b)

poverty

c)

absolute poverty

d)

relative poverty

e)

human poverty

9.
Relative poverty occurs 
a)
in some countries
b)
in a small number of countries
c)
everywhere
10.
Relative poverty
a)
is staying the same
b)
in decreasing
c)
is increasing
11.
Poverty affects
a)
individuals
b)
ethnic groups
c)
society
d)
all of the above
12.
Discrimination is when .................. because of their gender, race or social group.
a)
people are treated the same
b)
people are treated differently
c)
people are treated badly 
13.

Which is not a cause of poverty?

a)

Higher education

b)

Poor health facilities

c)

Poor infrastructure

d)

High growth of population

14.

Which is a measure to remove poverty?

a)

Employment opportunities

b)

Low production

c)

Less income

d)

More big cars

15.

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

a)

absolute poverty

b)

relative poverty

c)

standard of living

d)

poverty

16.
unable to read or write
a)
illiterate
b)
inequality
c)
companionship
d)
human rights
e)
relative poverty
17.
a measure of how much you value, respect, and feel confident about yourself
a)
illiterate
b)
more developed world
c)
self-esteem
d)
human rights
e)
working poor
18.
anything that covers or protects; a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger; a house
a)
resources
b)
illiterate
c)
companionship
d)
shelter
e)
development
19.
a situation where income, resources, quality of life and opportunities (school, work, etc) are not shared equally among a population; disparity
a)
infrastructure
b)
quality of life
c)
ethnic minority
d)
inequality
e)
less developed world
20.
things that are available for use
a)
resources
b)
globalization
c)
human rights
d)
more developed world
e)
shelter
21.
the degree of overall satisfaction that a person gets from life; more than just the material things of life, including security, health care, education, friends, social activity, and basic human rights
a)
resources
b)
quality of life
c)
human rights
d)
development
e)
shelter
22.
developing nations in which many people are poor and industry is growing. Sometimes called the Third World or Less Economically Developed Countries (LEDC)
a)
less developed world
b)
more developed world
c)
relative poverty
d)
inequality
e)
poverty
23.
countries with advanced levels of industrialization and generally high incomes; usually the world's richest nations including Japan, North America, and most nations in Europe among others. Also called More Economically Developed Countries (MEDC)
a)
human rights
b)
inequality
c)
less developed world
d)
more developed world
e)
globalization

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