DVM 2110 Study Guide - Final Guide: Gross National Income, Human Development Index, Social Exclusion

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Exam review: defining the terminologies 4/6 -8-2 points each [3-4 lines, short answer questions --6/10 -12 2 points each [4-6 lines, essay questions 2/3-1 compulsory 5 points each [1 page] long answer structure. Absolute poverty: a condition characterized by severe deprivation of basic human needs, including food, safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, health, shelter, education and information. Social exclusion: is the process in which individuals or entire communities of people are systematically blocked from (or denied full access to) various rights, opportunities and resources that are normally available to members of a different group. Morbidity refers to the state of being diseased or unhealthy within a population. Mortality is the term used for the number of people who died within a population. Conditional: programs aim to reduce poverty by making welfare programs conditional upon the receivers" actions. The government (or a charity) only transfers the money to persons who meet certain criteria.