Global Poverty Test Review

If everyone lived like normal Americans, we would need _____ earths for all the resources. 

The GNP of the US is around...

True or False: if a country's GNP is rising, the poor must be getting richer. 

The per capita income of the US is ____

The areas with the most extreme poverty are...

A system in which workers are paid higher wages with better protection for the environment

A website where for every question you answer, they give 10 grains of rice to hungry people

They eat regularly, but lack the nutrients needed for proper health

T or F: If everyone lived like Americans, we would produce too much pollution. 

Rice, beans, and vegetables eaten locally

An oligarchy is a government run by  ____

T or F: Natural disasters like tsunamis are the leading cause of poverty worldwide. 

T or F: Scarcity of water is a serious problem for many people worldwide. 

A website that enables ordinary people to lend $25 to a poor person to start a business

A lack of sufficient amounts of food is called _____ 

As a long-term solution, leaders of underdeveloped countries are asking for ____ not aid. 

In a poor country, infant mortality rate would be ____

True or False: about 20,000 children die every day due to poverty-related causes. 

In a poor country, pollution would be....

Coffee, sugar, cocoa beans, tea