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CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2004 · Paper 2 · Question 5(a)

A statement notes that over a billion people live in acute poverty without proper healthcare, causing high infant mortality and low life expectancy, and suggests that poverty will therefore slow the world's population growth rate in the future.

What is meant by the term 'poverty'?

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  1. 5(b)Compare Gross National Product (GNP) and Human Development Index (HDI) as appropriate development indices of a country.[8 marks]
  2. 5(c)Assess the validity of the statements and conclusion made in the given paragraph in light of past and current trends in world population growth.[10 marks]

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