RS - WORLD POVERTY

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LESS ECONOMICALLY DEVELOPED COUNTRY (LEDC)
A poor country where people live in poverty.
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[MORE] ECONOMICALLY DEVELOPED COUNTRY ([M]EDC)
A rich country where people have a comfortable standard of living.
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CIVIL WAR
A war fought against a country's government by people living within that country.
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CORRUPTION
Dishonesty that leads to the accumulation of wealth.
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GLOBAL INTERDEPENDENCE
Where different countries in the world are dependent upon each other for trade and survival.
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UNFAIR TRADE
Trade where the producers are exploited by the buyers.
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FAIRTRADE
An organisation whose aim is to put a stop to the unfairness in the world and ensure the growers of crops receive what they rightly deserve.
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ABSOLUTE POVERTY
A person who do not have enough to buy the basic necessities, e.g. food.
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RELATIVE POVERTY
A person is poor when their standard is compared with that of the average person living in the same country.
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LONG TERM AID
Help that is intended to improve the standard of life in a country over a period of time.
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EMERGENCY AID
Immediate assistance to deal with the aftermath of a disaster.
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
People are helped to develop their skills and learn new ones which they can use in the future.
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GLOBALISATION
The process by which the world is becoming increasingly intertwined s a result of massively increased trade and cultural exchange.
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CHRISTIANITY FOR WEALTH - 1 CHRONICLES 29:12
'Wealth and honour come from you; you are the ruler of all things'
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CHRISTIANITY AGAINST WEALTH - 1 TIMOTHY 6:10
'For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil'
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CHRISTAINITY CHARITY - MATTHEW 25:46
Story of the Sheep and the Goats: those who help will be rewarded, those who don't 'will go away into eternal punishment'
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HINDUISM AGAINST WEALTH - KATHA UPANISHAD
'No man can ever be made happy by wealth'
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HINDUISM CHARITY - SHIKSHAPATRI
'Be kind and charitable towards the deserving ones'
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ISLAM CHARITY - HADITH
'The generous man is near God, near Paradise, near men and far from Hell'
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A rich country where people have a comfortable standard of living.

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[MORE] ECONOMICALLY DEVELOPED COUNTRY ([M]EDC)

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A war fought against a country's government by people living within that country.

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Card 4

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Dishonesty that leads to the accumulation of wealth.

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Card 5

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Where different countries in the world are dependent upon each other for trade and survival.

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