Social inequality

Question 1

Social inequality

Answer 1

the unequal distribution of factors such as income, education or health across a population.

Question 2

spatial inequality

Answer 2

the unequal distribution of factors such as income, education or health across geographic space at any scale (local, national, regional, global).

Question 3

Standard of living

Answer 3

The ability to access services and goods. This includes basics such as food and water, clothes, housing and personal mobility.

Question 4

Quality of life

Answer 4

The extent to which people’s needs and desires (social, psychological or physical) are met.

Question 5

The Human Development Index (HDI)

Answer 5

It comprises the following indicators:
Life expectancy
Education
Per capita income

It then ranks countries into tiers of human development

Question 6

The Gini Index

Answer 6

It looks at the distribution of a nation’s income or wealth, where:

0 represents perfect equality (of all money earned in the country, everyone receives an equal share)

100 represents perfect inequality (of all money earned in the country, it all goes to 1 person/group of people)

Question 7

LIDCs

Answer 7

Low income developing countries

Question 8

EDCs

Answer 8

emerging and developing countries

Question 9

ACs

Answer 9

advanced countries

Question 10

Absolute poverty

Answer 10

those living in poverty do not have the basic necessities for survival food shelter medication etc

Question 11

Relative poverty

Answer 11

The standard of living for those living in poverty is lower than the general living standards of the rest of the social group