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Economics · Oct / Nov 2018 · Paper 13 · Question 25

2281Poverty

What describes absolute and relative poverty?

  1. Awhen there are low birth rates, high death rates, and high levels of migration / when there are high birth rates, low death rates, and low levels of migration
  2. Bwhen a person does not have enough money for food, shelter, and clothes / when a person earns less than others in the same society
  3. Cwhen everyone has an income below US$1.90 a day / when half the population has an income of US$1.90 a day
  4. Dwhen necessities cannot be afforded / when luxuries cannot be afforded

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Correct answer: B. when a person does not have enough money for food, shelter, and clothes / when a person earns less than others in the same society

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