Poverty Vocabulary Pre-Test Worksheet

To present as a gift
The people living in an area or a group of people with common interests
A great difference
The amount of money that households have available for spending and saving after accounting for taxes
The country’s economic output divided by its population
Having no home or residence
A small, poorly built house
Land set aside by the government to house Native Americans
a situation where income, resources, quality of life and opportunities (school, work, etc) are not shared equally among a population; disparity
The average lifespan of an individual
A group of people that does not enjoy the same privileges as that of the rest of society
The lowest wage per hour that a worker may be paid
The state of being poor; lack of money or possessions
The difference between the total population and those living in poverty
A minimum income level used to determine the proportion of a population living in poverty
The state of being prosperous or successful
Being strong and vigorously healthy
The general mood of a society about what people should do and how people should act
To spend foolishly or wastefully
The state of being out of work
The gap in earnings between two groups
Very miserable or unhappy