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    • What is absolute poverty?
      Inability to afford life necessities
    • How does the UN define absolute poverty?
      Severe deprivation of basic human needs
    • What basic human needs are included in the UN's definition of absolute poverty?
      Food, water, sanitation, health, shelter, education, information
    • What daily income does the World Bank use to define absolute poverty?
      Less than US$1.90 a day
    • What is the correlation between economic development and absolute poverty?
      More developed countries have fewer people in poverty
    • How do governments in developed countries address absolute poverty?
      By intervening to provide necessities
    • What are the key characteristics of absolute poverty according to the UN and World Bank?
      • Severe deprivation of basic human needs
      • Defined as living on less than US$1.90 a day
      • Correlation with economic development
      • Government intervention in developed countries
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