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Wealth and Poverty
AQA GCSE RS A Wealth and poverty keywords
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Poverty | Condition of being without money, food and other basic needs of life (being poor). |
| Emergency Aid | Immediate, emergency or temporary help and support, often as donations of money/resources, given quickly in response to a natural disaster. Also known as short term aid. |
| LEDC Less Economically Developed Country | A nation/country that is deemed to have not made the educational, medical and technological advances that others nations/countries have |
| Life Expectancy | The length of time a person is likely to live |
| Long Term Aid | Helping needy people to help themselves by providing the tools, education and funding for projects. The aim is to make people self-sufficient. |
| Poverty Trap | The process by which those who live without the various needs of life are unable to change their circumstances |
| World poverty | The idea that the majority of the world’s population actually live in conditions of extreme need or hardship |