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Can we stop world poverty?

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many types of poverty are there?
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
2.
If people do not have enough resources to survive this is
a)
relative poverty
b)
absolute poverty
3.
Absolute poverty
a)
can be eradicated
b)
can't be eradicated
4.
When people have unequal  living standards is called
a)
absolute poverty
b)
relative poverty
5.
Relative poverty occurs 
a)
in some countries
b)
in a small number of countries
c)
everywhere
6.
Relative poverty
a)
is staying the same
b)
in decreasing
c)
is increasing
7.

Which of the following is a physical factor that affects development?

a)

membership of international groups such as the EU

b)

war can slow or reduce levels of development

c)

landlocked countries find trade difficult

d)

an economy based upon trade of raw materials

8.

Which of the following is a human factor affecting development?

a)

Having to pay back money borrowed slows down development

b)

Some climates attract tourists

c)

availability of fuel sources such as oil

d)

extreme climates can limit industry and affect health

9.

The point the cartoonist is making is (chose the best answer)

a)

Poor nations feed the rich by producing cheap goods

b)

Poor nations get poorer because rich nations don’t share their profits

c)

Poor nations supply cheap raw materials allowing rich nations to become wealthy

d)

There is an imbalance in the way food is distributed

10.

Poor countries are in this predicament because of...

a)

Political instability

b)

Economic inequality

c)

colonisation

d)

A lack of technology

11.

The main factor affecting how quickly colonised countries recover is...

a)

When (how long ago) they received their independence

b)

How good education standards are

c)

Political stability in that country before independence

d)

Their state of technology

12.

What is Fairtrade all about?

a)

better prices and better working conditions

b)

more trade for less money

c)

less money for workers

d)

less crops

13.

Who does Fairtrade really support?

a)

The richest earners

b)

The poorest earners

c)

The crops

d)

The countries wanting the crops

14.

Chocolate is one of the worlds favourite foods. What bean is harvested to make it?

a)

runner bean

b)

baked bean

c)

broad bean

d)

cocoa bean

15.

what are Millennium Development Goals?

a)

goals that young people have for their lives

b)

goals that are good ideas but will never actually get done

c)

goals set by world leaders to decrease poverty and make people's lives better

16.

how many Millennium Development Goals are there?

a)

4

b)

10

c)

5

d)

8

17.

What does MDG stand for?

a)

Millenium Declaration Goals

b)

Millenium Dismantlement Goals

c)

Millennium Development Goals

d)

Millenium Dependent Goals

18.

When was the MDG implemented and when did it end?

a)

1990 to 2005

b)

2000 to 2015

c)

1995 to 2010

d)

2005 to 2020

19.

Which of the following is an example of a physical barrier to development?

a)

High levels of education

b)

Strong government policies

c)

Mountainous terrain making transport difficult

d)

Access to international markets

20.

True or false. Landlocked means that they lack access to the sea/ocean.

a)
True
b)
False