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Inequlity, Poverty
Spatial inequality and poverty terms for Social Studies 7 exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Rural Decline | Worsening economic conditions in te countryside |
| Spatial Inequality | The unequal distribution of wealth or resources in a geographic area |
| Standard of Living | The overall level of comfort and well-being of a group or a country. |
| Urbanization | The movement of people from rural to urban areas |
| Slums | Areas where houses are one-room shacks made of junk without electricity |
| Tenements | Run-down apartment buildings. |
| Communal Lands | A larger farm owned by a group of farmers. |
| Miro-enterprise | A very small business with few or now employees. |
| Micro-entrepreneur | A person who starts and runs a very small business. |
| Gender-Based Division of Labor | The division of work into two categories based on sex |
| Informal Economy | The part of the economy in which goods and servces are exchanged outside of government control. People often sell goods on the street or in a street market. |
| Undernourished | People who did not get enough food to lead a health life. |
| Micro-Credit Organization | Groups that make small business loans to less wealthy people. |
| Extreme Poverty | People who live on an income of less than $1 a day. |
| Moderate Poverty | When living on $1 to $2 a day |
| Relative Poverty | A household income level below a given proportion of the national average. |
| Big 5 Development Interventions | 1. Agriculture 2. Bring Power 3. Clean Water and Sanitation 4. Education 5. Basic Healthcare |