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What is the definition of absolute poverty?
What is the definition of absolute poverty?
- When people experience scarcity of certain commodities relative to their surroundings
- Extreme poverty (correct)
- Temporary poverty based on adverse events
- A type of poverty occurring in rural areas
What term refers to a political and economic policy model that emphasizes free market capitalism?
What term refers to a political and economic policy model that emphasizes free market capitalism?
- Industrialization
- Modernization
- Neoliberalism (correct)
- Urbanization
Generational poverty refers to poverty...
Generational poverty refers to poverty...
- Caused by rapid urbanization
- That occurs due to natural disasters
- Passed down from one generation to the next (correct)
- Specifically found in industrialized regions
What does urbanization entail?
What does urbanization entail?
What characterizes the 'Drive to Maturity' stage in Rostow's Modernization Theory?
What characterizes the 'Drive to Maturity' stage in Rostow's Modernization Theory?
What is the main characteristic of illegal drug addiction as mentioned in the text?
What is the main characteristic of illegal drug addiction as mentioned in the text?
What term is used to describe falsehood or distortions of truth deliberately disseminated, often to serve a particular ideological or political agenda?
What term is used to describe falsehood or distortions of truth deliberately disseminated, often to serve a particular ideological or political agenda?
Which factor related to Climate Change affects the food people eat, the water they drink, the air they breathe, and the weather they experience?
Which factor related to Climate Change affects the food people eat, the water they drink, the air they breathe, and the weather they experience?
What is the term used for the mass movement of people, often driven by circumstances such as conflict, natural disasters, or socio-economic conditions?
What is the term used for the mass movement of people, often driven by circumstances such as conflict, natural disasters, or socio-economic conditions?
What type of inflation occurs when consumers demand more goods and services than available?
What type of inflation occurs when consumers demand more goods and services than available?
Which current issue is sometimes referred to as the 'Silent Pandemic'?
Which current issue is sometimes referred to as the 'Silent Pandemic'?
What does Gender Equality refer to in terms of rights and opportunities?
What does Gender Equality refer to in terms of rights and opportunities?
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