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Where in the world do the poorest people live?

Where in the world do the poorest people live?. Warm up. Learning objective:. I will be able to define the term poverty, describe where it exists, an the causes and effects of this global issue . Graphic organizer. Divide your sheet of paper into 6 quadrants Title the paper POVERTY

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Where in the world do the poorest people live?

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  1. Where in the world do the poorest people live? Warm up

  2. Learning objective: I will be able to define the term poverty, describe where it exists, an the causes and effects of this global issue

  3. Graphic organizer • Divide your sheet of paper into 6 quadrants • Title the paper POVERTY • Number the quadrants 1-6

  4. Poverty—What is it? Watch the video and be able to come up with your own definition of poverty

  5. What is poverty? • Quadrant #1: Write a definition of poverty in your own words

  6. Poverty—What is it? • When a person lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. • Absolute poverty refers to the one who lacks basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing, and shelter. • About 1.7 billion people are estimated to live in absolute poverty today. • Relative poverty refers to lacking a usual or socially acceptable level of resources or income as compared with others within a society or country

  7. Poverty—What is it? • Quadrant #2: • Label and illustrate absolute poverty • Quadrant #3: • Label and illustrate relative poverty

  8. Poverty—Where is it? Percentage of people living on less than $1 a day

  9. Poverty Quadrant #4: Draw a map of where poverty exists in the world today

  10. Hunger Percentage of people who are hungry

  11. Life Expectancy How long people are expected to live

  12. The Impact of Poverty • Quadrant #5: Describe the relationship between poverty, hunger and life expectancy

  13. Poverty—The Causes • Overpopulation : Overpopulation, the situation of having large numbers of people with too few resources and too little space • Global Distribution of Resources: Colonialism accounts for much of the unequal distribution of resources in the world economy. • Inadequate Education and Employment: Illiteracy and lack of education are common in poor countries. Governments of developing countries often cannot afford to provide for good public schools, especially in rural areas • Environmental Degradation: In many parts of the world, environmental degradation—the deterioration of the natural environment, including the atmosphere, bodies of water, soil, and forests—is an important cause of poverty • Corrupt Governments: In many countries the economy is controlled by the government and corrupt government officials do not spread the wealth evenly to citizens

  14. Causes of Poverty Quadrant #6: Illustrate one of the causes of poverty

  15. Closure How did we do? • I will be able to define the term poverty, describe where it exists, an the causes and effects of this global issue

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