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Aonad 1Cárta Oibre 5DAinmUnderstanding Poverty• A child dies as a result of poverty every three seconds• 50 thousand people die as a result of poverty every day• 1.2 billion people in the world live on less than $1 per day• 1.6 billion people live on less than $2 per dayCAUSES1. Discuss the causes of poverty listed below with a partner.A. War: Although most developing countries need to spend their money on food and development projects,war and civil conflict often use up huge amounts of essential funds.B. Environmental factors: Deforestation is a result of trees being cut down to clear land or provide fuel orother wood products. Every minute of every day we lose forests the size of 37 Croke Parks somewherein the world.C. Climate: Low levels of rainfall coupled with very high temperatures lead to very long periods of drought.D. HIV/AIDS: The number of those infected by HIV & AIDS in the world is over 40 million.E. Unfair trade: Many farmers and workers in the developing world depend on selling products such as tea,coffee and cocoa to survive. However, they only receive a tiny fraction of the cost we pay for theseitems in Ireland.F. Politics: Undemocratic leaders often encourage the abuse of human rights and don’t support education.G. Debt: The developing world now spends $13 on debt repayment for every $1 it receives in aid.EFFECTS2. Match one cause from the list above with its effect below bywriting the correct letter in each box.• Children lose their parents to the illness.• Schools lose their teachers and hospitals lose their nurses and doctors.• Those who are sick are unable to work and support their families.• There are high levels of poverty and hunger and a great lack of healthcare and education .• Without education and basic human rights people are unable to make changes in their country.• Money that desperately needs to be spent on food and medical supplies is spent on debt repayment.• Many adults and children are forced to become soldiers and may die.• Money is spent on guns and not on food.• Roads and bridges are blown up so food cannot be transported.• Without the cover of trees, the soil flows away when it rains so crops cannot grow.• Crops die when the ground gets too dry so many people are left without food.• Very low wages mean that families have very little money for food, education or medical care.63