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• Number the quadrants 1-6

1 2 3

4 5 6

Poverty—What is it?

Watch the video and be able to come up with your own definition of poverty

What is poverty?

• Quadrant #1: Write a definition of poverty in your own words

1. Definition

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

Poverty—What is it?

• Quadrant #2: – Label and illustrate absolute poverty

• Quadrant #3: – Label and illustrate relative poverty

1. Definition 2. Absolute Poverty 3. Relative Poverty

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

Poverty

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

1. Definition 2. Absolute poverty 3. Relative poverty

4. Where it is

HungerPercentage of people who are hungry

Life ExpectancyHow long people are expected to live

The Impact of Poverty

• Quadrant #5: Describe the relationship between poverty, hunger and life expectancy

1. Definition 2. Absolute poverty 3. Relative poverty

4. Where it is 5. Impact

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

Causes of Poverty

Quadrant #6: Illustrate one of the causes of poverty

1. Definition 2. Absolute poverty 3. Relative poverty

4. Where it is 5. Impact 6. Cause

ClosureHow 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