Teaching activity
Data Starter: Global Poverty
Elizabeth Veal
20th September 2024
Trends in global poverty 1820-2018
Using this chart from Our World in Data, answer the following questions:
- Use the chart to identify two significant features of global poverty between 1820 and 2018.
- Calculate the percentage change in the proportion of people living on less than $1.90 a day between 2000 and 2018 to 1 decimal place.
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Elizabeth Veal
Liz has taught Economics for over 25 years, including several years as Head of Economics at leading schools.
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