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Income Inequality, Poverty and Poverty Alleviation · CAPE Economics Unit 1

75 past-paper questions on Income Inequality, Poverty and Poverty Alleviation, part of Distribution Theory, from every CAPE Economics Unit 1 paper on Quelpr.

Practise Income Inequality, Poverty and Poverty Alleviation
  1. 13(a)2 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 1List TWO basic human needs.
  2. 13(b)(i)2 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 1Define absolute poverty.
  3. 13(b)(ii)2 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 1Define relative poverty.
  4. 5(a)(i)2 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 2Explain the meaning of 'Functional distribution of income'.
  5. 5(a)(ii)2 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 2Explain the meaning of 'Inequality'.
  6. 5(a)(iii)2 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 2Explain the meaning of 'Gini co-efficient'.
  7. 5(a)(iv)2 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 2Explain the meaning of 'Lorenz curve'.
  8. 5(b)(i)3 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 2State the range of values of the Gini co-efficient.
  9. 5(b)(ii)6 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 2Explain what the values of the Gini co-efficient indicate about the equal OR unequal distribution of income.
  10. 5(c)(i)3 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 2List THREE measures that government can take to achieve an equal distribution of income.
  11. 5(c)(ii)9 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 2Explain how EACH of the measures listed in (c)(i) is used to achieve the goal of income equity.
  12. 5(d)(i)3 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 2Define the term 'poverty'.
  13. 5(d)(ii)6 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 2Explain the difference between absolute poverty and relative poverty.
  14. 5(e)6 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 2Explain how the unequal distribution of income affects the standard of living of the citizens in a country.
  15. 5(f)6 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 2Discuss the role of education in the elimination of poverty.
  16. 14(a)2 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 1Explain how relative poverty differs from absolute poverty.
  17. 14(b)2 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 1List TWO causes of poverty in your country.
  18. 14(c)2 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 1Explain whether land is more or less equally distributed than income in your country.
  19. 15(b)2 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 1State TWO measures which the government of your country can implement to alleviate poverty.
  20. 6(a)(i)4 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 2Explain the term 'poverty line'.
  21. 6(a)(ii)6 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 2Use the concept of poverty line to distinguish between persons who are 'absolutely poor' and persons who are 'relatively poor'.
  22. 6(b)18 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 2Explain how three of the following factors contribute to poverty: (i) Non-ownership of resources, especially human capital; (ii) Unemployment; (iii) Large family size; (iv) Single parent, female-headed family; (v)…
  23. 6(c)(i)4 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 2Discuss the term 'welfare programme'.
  24. 6(c)(ii)18 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 2Discuss three areas from among health, education, housing, and employment in which the government of your country supports programmes aimed at poverty reduction.
  25. 5(a)(i)2 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2007 · Paper 2State what the diagonal line represents in Figure 1.
  26. 5(a)(ii)1.5 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2007 · Paper 2State what the vertical axis represents in Figure 1.
  27. 5(a)(iii)1.5 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2007 · Paper 2State what the horizontal axis represents in Figure 1.
  28. 5(a)(iv)1.5 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2007 · Paper 2State what Curve (b) represents in Figure 1.
  29. 5(a)(v)1.5 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2007 · Paper 2State what Curve (c) represents in Figure 1.
  30. 5(b)(i)6 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2007 · Paper 2Discuss the role of the diagonal line in depicting income inequality.
  31. 5(b)(ii)10 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2007 · Paper 2Explain what Lorenz curves (b) and (c) indicate regarding the distribution of household income between the highest 20% and lowest 20% of households.
  32. 5(b)(iii)4 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2007 · Paper 2Comment on the significance of the area between Curve (b) and Curve (c).
  33. 5(b)(iv)4 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2007 · Paper 2State which distribution, (b) or (c), yields a higher Gini coefficient, explaining your reasoning.
  34. 5(c)6 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2007 · Paper 2Explain the difference between absolute poverty and relative poverty.
  35. 6(c)8 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2007 · Paper 2Distinguish between size and functional income distribution and classify these distributions.
  36. 6(a)10 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2008 · Paper 2Compare and contrast the concepts of 'relative poverty' and 'absolute poverty'.
  37. 6(b)16 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2008 · Paper 2Explain how the basic needs approach to poverty differs from the poverty line approach.
  38. 6(c)(i)6 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2008 · Paper 2Taxes and subsidies
  39. 6(c)(ii)6 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2008 · Paper 2Public housing
  40. 6(c)(iii)7 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2008 · Paper 2Education and training
  41. 6(d)5 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2008 · Paper 2Determine which of the methods (i), (ii) or (iii) in (c) above is more sustainable. Justify your answer.
  42. 6(a)(i)6 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2009 · Paper 2Using a suitable example, explain the term 'poverty'.
  43. 6(a)(ii)8 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2009 · Paper 2Distinguish between 'absolute poverty' and 'relative poverty'.
  44. 6(b)(i)12 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2009 · Paper 2Explain and critique the basic needs approach to measuring poverty.
  45. 6(b)(ii)12 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2009 · Paper 2Explain and critique the poverty line approach to measuring poverty.
  46. 6(b)(iii)12 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2009 · Paper 2Explain and critique the UNDP's Human Development Index approach to measuring poverty.
  47. 6(b)(i)2 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2011 · Paper 2Define the concept of 'poverty'.
  48. 6(b)(ii)4 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2011 · Paper 2Distinguish between 'absolute poverty' and 'relative poverty'.
  49. 6(a)3 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2013 · Paper 2Differentiate between 'functional distribution of income' and 'size distribution of income'.
  50. 6(b)3 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2013 · Paper 2Explain what is meant by the term 'income inequality'.
  51. 6(c)(i)5 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2013 · Paper 2Outline how the basic needs approach is used to measure poverty.
  52. 6(c)(ii)5 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2013 · Paper 2Outline how the poverty line approach is used to measure poverty.
  53. 6(d)(i)6 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2013 · Paper 2Draw a diagram of the Lorenz curve and use it to explain how income inequality is measured.
  54. 6(d)(ii)3 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2013 · Paper 2Explain how the Gini coefficient is calculated from the Lorenz curve.
  55. 6(a)(i)4 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2014 · Paper 2Distinguish between 'relative poverty' and 'absolute poverty'.
  56. 6(a)(ii)4 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2014 · Paper 2Outline TWO strategies that governments can employ to alleviate poverty.
  57. 6(b)(i)5 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2014 · Paper 2Draw and label a diagram showing the Lorenz curve for both Country A and Country B. Indicate the line of equality on the diagram.
  58. 6(b)(ii)3 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2014 · Paper 2Explain the concept of 'income inequality'.
  59. 6(b)(iii)3 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2014 · Paper 2Compare the income share of the bottom 50% of the population of Country A and Country B.
  60. 6(b)(iv)6 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2014 · Paper 2Outline THREE measures that the government of the country with higher inequality can implement to narrow the gap between the two countries.
  61. 6(a)(i)3 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2Explain the concept of 'income inequality'.
  62. 6(a)(ii)3 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2Identify THREE measures used to reduce income inequality.
  63. 6(b)(i)2 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2List TWO ways of measuring poverty.
  64. 6(b)(ii)9 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2Explain THREE economic costs of poverty.
  65. 6(c)8 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2Assess TWO economic benefits of this poverty alleviation expenditure by CARICOM governments.
  66. 6(a)(i)2 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2Define the term 'income inequality'.
  67. 6(a)(ii)2 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2Define the term 'poverty'.
  68. 6(b)(i)6 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2Outline THREE factors that could contribute to poverty.
  69. 6(b)(ii)3 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2Critique the human development index (HDI) as a measure of poverty.
  70. 3(a)(ii)2 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2017 · Paper 2Define the term 'income inequality'.
  71. 3(a)(ii)4 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2018 · Paper 2Distinguish between 'absolute poverty' and 'relative poverty'.
  72. 3(b)8 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2018 · Paper 2Identify TWO categories of persons who are more susceptible to poverty and explain why they are more susceptible.
  73. 3(c)(i)4 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2021 · Paper 2Discuss how unemployed human resources could affect the economic costs of poverty.
  74. 3(c)(ii)4 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2021 · Paper 2Discuss how inefficiency of government spending could affect the economic costs of poverty.
  75. 3(c)(iii)4 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 1 · 2021 · Paper 2Discuss how environmental degradation could affect the economic costs of poverty.

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