Look carefully at each of the following photos…

What do you SEE?What do you THINK?What do you WONDER?

Photo: Bettmann/CORBIS

Photo: Jamie Bartlam

POVERTY and INEQULAITY

TASK

You have 5 minutes to find three photographs. Each one must represent either poverty or inequality or BOTH

One picture should be from a GLOBAL perspective One picture should be from a NATIONAL

perspective One picture should be from a PERSONAL

perspective Write a paragraph for each, explaining why you

chose it

TASK

Thinking about what we have discussed today, write your own definition of POVERTY

Thinking about what we have discussed today, write your own definition of INEQULAITY

EXTENSION – start to think about how we might MEASURE poverty and inequality

The world as it is today – quiz

Question 1: In 2006, which country received most aid?a) Ethiopiab) Bosnia

Question 2: In 2006, which country gave the greatest proportion of its income as aid?a) Swedenb) Portugalc) the USA

The world as it is today – quiz

Question 3: Which country spends the highest proportion of its income on education?a) Lesothob) Botswanac) Denmark

Question 4: Which country has the highest fertility rate?a) Israelb) Saudi Arabiac) Bangladesh

The world as it is today – quiz

Question 5: Which country has the highest child mortality rate?

a) Sri Lanka or Turkeyb) Poland or South Koreac) Malaysia or Russiad) Pakistan or Vietname) Thailand or South Africa

The world as it is today – quiz

Question 6: For each of the following raw materials, which country is the biggest producer?

a) Coalb) Cottonc) Aluminiumd) Zince) Leadf) Teag) Riceh) Cerealsi) Meatj) Fruitk) Vegetables

The world as it is today – quiz

Question 7: For each of the following raw materials, which country is the biggest consumer?

a) Coalb) Cottonc) Aluminiumd) Zince) Leadf) Riceg) Tea

The world as it is today – answers

Question 1: In 2006, which country received most aid?

Answer: b) Bosnia – received US$126.8 per heada) Ethiopia received US$24.6 dollars per head

Question 2: In 2006, which country gave the greatest proportion of its income as aid?

Answer: a) Sweden gave 1.03%b) Portugal gave 0.20%c) USA gave 0.18%

Q4: Which country has the highest fertility rate –Israel, Saudi Arabia or Bangladesh?

Answer: Saudi Arabia – it has a rate of 3,Israel’s is 2.6 and Bangladesh’s is 2.6

Q3: Which country spends the highest proportion of its income on education – Lesotho, Botswana or Denmark?

Answer: Lesotho spent 13%,Botswana 8.7%, and Denmark 8.3%

The world as it is today – answers

Question 5: Which country has the highest child mortality rate?

Answers:a) Sri Lanka or Turkeyb) Poland or South Koreac) Malaysia or Russiad) Pakistan or Vietname) Thailand or South Africa

The world as it is today – answers

Question 6: For each of the following raw materials, which country is the biggest producer?

a) Coalb) Cottonc) Aluminiumd) Zince) Leadf) Teag) Riceh) Cerealsi) Meatj) Fruitk) Vegetables

Answers a-k:

China

The world as it is today – answers

Question 7: For each of the following raw materials, which country is the biggest consumer?a) Coalb) Cottonc) Aluminiumd) Zince) Leadf) Riceg) Tea

Answers a-f:

ChinaAnswer g:

India (China is the second)