Every 3 seconds someone dies poverty of

                                                                                                 

we more spend money on in weapons 24 hours

than we do on aid 1 year in

Each 17 year million die people of curable diseases

The world produces enough food for everyone to eat but 25 000 die of starvation every day

before their 5th birthday 1 out of every 7 children DIE before their 5th birthday due to lack of clean water

that's one death every 15 seconds

Think… In the time that it takes you to read this slide…. …At least 3 children will have died somewhere in the world as a result of extreme poverty.

Some facts… 1.3 billion people live on an income of less than 53p a day. 1.3 people do not have access to clean water. 2 billion people do not have electricity. In 1820 the richer nations were 3 times richer than the poor, by 1997 this factor was 74.

World Poverty 18/01/2017 Lesson Objectives To understand what we mean by the term poverty. To appreciate the affect poverty has on the world. To speculate on why there is extreme poverty in some countries.

World Poverty Create a mind-map of all of the things that you need to survive. How many of these things are available to you at home? Then, turn to the person next to you and try to come up with a definition for poverty. Once you have discussed your definition, share it with the class. As a group, we will come up with a definition together.

Economically Developed Country Countries with high standard of living. Includes 25% of world’s population (1.7 billion people). They consume 75% of world’s wealth and resources.

Less Economically Developed Country Countries with a low standard of living. 75% of world lives in this part of the world. (4.5 billion people). Use 25% of world resources. Some are extremely poor, others less so.

Which countries are ‘developed’? USA, UK, France, Germany, Australia, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Spain… Developing: Gambia, India, Cambodia, Peru, Bolivia, Zimbabwe, Somalia… TASK: Think of 5 countries that fit into each group.

Balloon Game You are moving to live somewhere completely new and can only take 20 items with you, what would they be? Last minute space limits you to 3, what will they be? How did you decide which items were the most important to take?

Absolute poverty Relative poverty Short-term aid Long-term aid Task Two: Term Match Look at the following key terms and then match them with their definitions: Absolute poverty Relative poverty Short-term aid Long-term aid Given to help poor countries overcome their long-term problems. People are poor compared to those living around them. Given when a natural disaster hits a poor country. People who are totally poor, they cannot live.

Debt LEDC’s have had to borrow from the banks of developed countries in order to survive, cope with natural disasters, or begin to develop. The banks charge interest which is a huge burden on their economy. In the early 70’s Chile borrowed 3.9 billion dollars. By 1982 they had repaid 12.8 billion dollars in interest but still owed money. TASK: ‘Rich countries should help poor countries.’ What do you think? Write a letter to David Cameron explaining why you think we should be doing more to help poorer countries.

What is this line? TASK: Create a list of reasons why you think most LEDCs are found either side of the equator.

TASK: Create a list of reasons why you think most LEDCs are found either side of the equator. More difficult to create adequate farm land. More densely populated. Disease spreads at a faster rate. There is less rainfall which affects plant life. Lack of adequate farm land and crops leads to a poor economy and therefore it becomes impossible to create country growth.

Plenary I agree / I disagree because… “It is not possible to every stop world poverty”. Do you agree? AGREE DISAGREE