World Poverty Flashcards

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Compassion

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A feeling of sympathy that makes one want to help

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Absolute poverty

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Not having a minimum income level required for the necessities in life eg food, shelter, clothing

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Wealth

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A large amount of money or investments

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Charity

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1) . Giving to the needy

2) . An organisation that does not work for profit and which usually works to help others

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Debt

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Situation where a person or organisation owes more money than they possess.

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Economically developed country

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A rich country where people enjoy a comfortable standard of living

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Emergency aid

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Also know as short term aid. Help given to communities in a time of disaster or crisis. Eg food during a famine, shelter after an earthquake

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Exploitation

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Poor people, often in LEDCs are paid low wages in order that the employer can make larger profits

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Fairtrade

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A. Ethos of trade in which the producer of the product receives a fair payment for their product. Eg fair trade bananas, coffee

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Global interdependence

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The state where different countries in the world are dependent upon each other for trade and survival.

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Gross national income

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A measure of a country’s wealth which is worked out by dividing the income of a country by the number of people who live in it.

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Human rights

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The things that all humans should be allowed to have in order to live a fulfilled life

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LEDCs

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Less economically developed countries- a country where many people are poor

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Long term aid

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Helping needy people to help themselves by providing the tools, education and funding for projects.

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Natural disasters

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Disasters caused by nature

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Natural resources

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Resources that are part of the environment eg water, minerals that are often a used by humans

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Poverty

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Condition of being without food, money and other basic need of life (being poor)

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Secular organisation

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An organisation which is based on non-religious principles

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Sustainable development

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Development that takes into consideration the impact on the natural world for future generations

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Unfair trade

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Trade where the producers are exploited by the buyers

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World trade

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Different countries buying and selling goods from each other

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World poverty

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The idea that the majority of the worlds population live in conditions of extreme need or hardship

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6 causes of world poverty

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Location
Natural disasters
Political corruption
Climate
Population growth 
Economy, world trade
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Christian teachings on poverty

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‘Love your neighbour as yourself’
Christian aid
Tearfund
‘You cannot serve both god and money’

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Industry teachings on world poverty
Artha= your duty to ear enough money for your family Karma= do good things eg give to the poor 'Brahman pervades all'
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Justice
Bringing about what is right and fair according to the law, or making up for what has been done worng
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Stewardship
The idea that believers have a duty to look after the environment on behalf of god
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Compassion
A feeling of pity that makes one want to help
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Secular charity
Care international: women's charity as women tend to suffer disproportionately from poverty. Treat symptoms of poverty. Women may not be the leaders but they are the ones who are going to make a change.
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Religious charity
Tearfund- Christian charity. | Lift communities out of poverty together through working through the churches.
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Two types of aid
Emergency | Long term
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Which type of aid is better?
Long term as less money goes further, 'give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day, teach a man how to fish and you will feed him for a lifetime' Short term because people a are dying right now so a bit of education right now isn't going to help.
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Voluntary service
A person chooses to work with the poor without being paid
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We should not give to charity
``` Money goes to wrong places Promotes laziness Dependency Separates us from the issue Takes pressure off the sometimes useless governments ```