Year 8 - Citizenship
Why is poverty still a global problem?
What can we do about global problems?
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Unit Summary
Using a range of case studies from human rights to fracking and climate action, pupils consider how they can take responsible action to tackle some of the challenges currently facing society.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain why poverty remains a global issue and describe the factors that contribute to it.
Key Notes
- Poverty is when people don't have enough money or resources to meet their basic needs, like food and shelter.
- How poverty is measured can be different depending on where you live.
- Global poverty still exists because of factors like inequality, lack of education and limited access to resources.
- Poverty can be exacerbated by other factors such as conflict, government instability and climate change.
- The UN and NGOs work hard to tackle global poverty through programmes and initiatives.
Vocabulary To Learn
- absolute poverty: when someone doesn't have enough money or resources to meet their most basic needs, such as food, shelter and clean water
- relative poverty: when someone's income is much lower than the average in their society (typically 50-60% less), meaning they struggle to afford the same standard of living as most people around them
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- There's no way an individual or national organisation can make a difference to tackling global poverty.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Poverty is when people don't have enough money or resources to meet their basic needs, like food and shelter. How poverty is measured can be different depending on where you live.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'absolute poverty'
when someone doesn't have enough money or resources to meet their most basic needs, such as food, shelter and clean water.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: There's no way an individual or national organisation can make a difference to tackling global poverty. Correction: There are many NGOs, global organisations and communities that are working hard to make a difference to global poverty.
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