Poverty

What is “Make Poverty History” and what is its main goal?

Halve the population of people with poverty

The lack of which basic necessities indicate poverty?

Water, education, shelter

List the Indicators of poverty mentioned and facts relating to them:

· Lack of food- 1000 000 children die before the age of 5

· Lack of clean drinking water- 3000 000 a year die from this

· Malaria and HIV/AIDS and other preventable diseases

· Access to education- Especially women

· Debt - Can't pay it back- Keeps the poorer countries poor

What are the 8 Millennium Goals?

1. To halve poverty and hunger

2. Insure all kids/ children complete primary school

3. Gender equality- particularly education-females have equal rights

4. Reduce child deaths by 2/3

5. Improve health for mother

6. Fight major diseases- HIV/AIDS and Malaria

7. Halve the number of people living without clean water- Better housing

8. Care for environment

9. Promote fair trade, address debt

What are 2 points regarding “Priorities” towards dealing with poverty?

1. Governments put more money into military and weaponry rather than aid and reducing poverty

2. Level of overall aid giving has reduced .

Access to shelter

State what a megacity is.

A city with more than 10 million people

Explain the process of urbanisation. Why does it lead to the growth of slum and squatter settlements?

Many of the people moving to these megacities are poor and unstable to find accommodation. They are forced to find shelter in slums or squatter settlements.

Explain the difference between a slum and a settlement.

A slum is a run down neighbourhood where many people live in a state of poverty. A squatter settlement is an informal, often illegal settlement, built by the poor using material scavenged from the streets.

Outline the response of authorities to the growth of squatter settlements

These settlements are often ignored by the government , but sometimes they are bulldozed

Explain why giving people legal title to the land on which they have built their homes often results in the improvement of peoples quality of life

With the security this provides people ware more willing to invest whatever money they might have in improving their housing.

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Geography Note on Geography Notes, created by taramck on 06/05/2013.