WS 2

Question 1

Concepts in LS are not meaningful if we ________________________________________________________.

Answer 1

do not apply them to real world issues

Question 2

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-

Answer 2

Statistics, articles, cartoons

Question 3

We should pay more attention to ___________, ________________ ________________ and ________________ ________________ in society to be a ________________ _____________ ________________.

Answer 3

news, current affairs, major issues, good LS student

Question 4

We can form questions with ‘the 5 W’s and 1 H’:
W
W
W
W
W
H
Sometimes, depending on the context there may be another H: ‘h\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_’ or ‘h \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_’

Answer 4

What
When
Where
Who
Why
How
how much, how many

Question 5

What is poverty?

Answer 5

It is the condition of being extremely poor.

Question 6

Absolute poverty means that a person has ________________ ________________.

Answer 6

no money

Question 7

Relative poverty means that the person is ______________________________________________________.

Answer 7

relatively poor compared to others

Question 8

the poverty line is a __________________________________________________. It is the ________________ __________ __________________.

Answer 8

standard set by the government to identify the poor in society, indicator of poverty

Question 9

Which people are regarded as poor?

Answer 9

People receiving an income less than the poverty line.

Question 10

Poverty in Hong Kong is getting ________________.

Answer 10

better

Question 11

The poverty line in 2016 was $_____________ (one person household)/ $_______________ (two person household)

Answer 11

4000, 9000

Question 12

Who is prone to poverty?
1.
2.

Answer 12

Elderly people

People with low-education level

Question 13

Why are the elderly prone to poverty?

• most of them are ________________ and ________________________________________________
• they can only rely on ________________ ________________, ________________ ________________ or ________________ ________________
• the amount of ________________ ________________ ________________ is ________________ ________________ and cannot help the elderly much

Answer 13

retired, do not have regular income, personal saving, family support, government welfare, Old Age Allowance, extremely low

Question 14

Why are people with low-education level prone to poverty?

• Hong Kong has a ________________-________________ ________________ (reliance on ________________ instead of ________________ ________________ and ________________ ________________ to generate economic value) and a _______________-________________ ____________ requires good ________________ ________________
• people with ____________ ________________ ______________ can only work ___________-________________ ___________ such as being ________________ ________________ and ________________ ________________ ________________.

Answer 14

knowledge-based economy, knowledge, physical input, natural resources, high-paying job, academic qualifications
Low education level, low-paying jobs, security guards, fast food workers