Poverty and Income distribution

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Economie

This lesson contains 18 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

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Slide 1 - Video

Chapter 13: FACING ECONOMIC CHALLENGES
Section 2: Poverty and Income Distribution

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Objective of the lesson
1. explain the method economists measure poverty
2. analyze the causes of poverty
3. discuss the method by which economists measure income inequality

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​Poverty is the condition where a person’s income and resources
do not allow him or her to achieve a minimum standard of living.
Poverty threshold is the official minimum income needed for
the basic necessities of life in the United States.​​

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The poverty rate is the percentage of people living in households that have incomes below the poverty threshold.

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ANALYZE THE GRAPH

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ANALYZE THE GRAPH

Slide 7 - Mind map

Why is the poverty rate based on the entire population, while the unemployment rate
is based on the civilian work force?

Slide 8 - Open question

Causes of poverty
Four major factors have the strongest influence on who lives in poverty in the UnitedStates: education, discrimination, demography, and changes in the labor force.

Slide 9 - Slide

Slide 10 - Slide

What are the factors affecting poverty?
A
Unemployment
B
Growth
C
Economic development
D
Education,Discrimination,Demographic Trends ,Changes in the Labor Force

Slide 11 - Quiz

This disparity is reflected in the country’s income distribution, the way income is divided among people in a nation.
 income inequality, an unequal distribution of
income. Unless everyone earns the same amount, there will always be a difference 
between the incomes of the wealthiest citizens and those of the poorest.

Slide 12 - Slide

Slide 13 - Link

Slide 14 - Slide

How is income inequality measured?

Slide 15 - Mind map

Why is income inequality of interest to
economists and policymakers?

Slide 16 - Mind map

Evaluation
 Why is it difficult to determine a universal poverty threshold?
 What groups are especially hard hit by poverty?
 What groups are especially hard hit by poverty

Slide 17 - Slide

What are important points of this lesson?

Slide 18 - Mind map