Some graphics reproduced using Print Shop Deluxe, Broderbund
Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved used by permission. The Classroom does not claim
all descriptions of sites to be their own words.
The Classroom makes no promises or representations about the gadgets on
this site as to quality. content or performance
I believe that, as long as there is plenty, poverty is evil.
Robert F Kennedy
Poverty
"Descriptions of material need, typically including
the necessities of daily living (food,
clothing,
shelter, and
health care).
Poverty in this sense may be understood as the deprivation of
essential goods and services"
Source:
Wikipedia
"The GDP (Gross
Domestic Product) of the poorest 48 nations (i.e. a
quarter of the world’s countries) is less than the
wealth of the world’s three richest people combined.
"
Source:
Global Issues
Percentage of population living on
less than $1.25 per day.
UN estimates 2000-2006.
Click on Map to
Enlarge Source of
chart and maps:
Wikipidea
Image shows percentage of the world's
population living in
extreme poverty has halved since 1981. The graph shows
estimates and projections from the World Bank 1981–2009.