The world ranking

We are going to study and learn more about all aspects of poverty. We are going to discover the inequality there is in the world and how we can come across situations of need and hardship anywhere in the world, even in the Basque Country.

• Exercise 5

You will now see a graph on poverty in the Basque Country.

Look at it carefully and answer the following questions.
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Poverty in The Basque Country

1. The fact that someone is living in poverty or suffers from social exclusion does not mean they have always been in that situation. Support from family and friends, the government’s social policies and even their own personal initiative can help them to overcome these circumstances.