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Date November 2019 Marks available 6 Reference code 19N.2.bp.4
Level SL and HL Paper 2 Time zone
Command term Evaluate Question number 4 Adapted from N/A

Question

The infographic shows information on the characteristics of extreme poverty and its reduction.

[Source: adapted from The World Bank Group https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2014/10/10/ending-poverty-is-within-our-reach. Data is from 2014 and therefore some data may no longer be accurate. Please see this link for more recent data: 2018/10/17/infographic-poverty-and-shared-prosperity-2018-piecing-together-the-poverty-puzzle.]

Estimate the percentage of daily income that those in extreme poverty spend on food.

[1]
a.i.

Identify in which decade extreme poverty declined the fastest.

[1]
a.ii.

Using evidence from the infographic, explain one way it clearly demonstrates to the audience how they can help end poverty.

[2]
b.

Evaluate the strength of the links between poverty and gender that are shown in this infographic.

[6]
c.

Markscheme

Approximately 60 % (allow 55 % to 65 %).

a.i.

2000–2010 or the 2000s (do not accept 2000)

a.ii.

Award [1] for valid evidence from the infographic that is linked to poverty and [1] for linking how the audience’s help or action can be used to end poverty.

The audience can be individuals, groups (such as charities) or governments.

For example:
The infographic shows that change could be achieved by alleviating extreme hunger [1] and individuals could donate money to provide food/improve agriculture [1].

Or

The infographic shows that change could be achieved by improving sanitation [1] and charities could provide clean water so that fewer people are sick and can work to provide money/food for their families [1].

Or

On the infographic, the prominent extended hand is asking for money [1] governments can use this for job creation, which will provide people with better wages [1].

b.

Award [1] for each link identified and a further [1] for each relevant development/explanation point, up to a maximum of [5]. Maximum [4] if only one aspect is addressed Award the final [1] for an overall appraisal that weighs up the strengths/limitations of the links shown in the infographic.

The links between gender and poverty can be seen in a positive fashion (eg therole of women in the alleviation of poverty through education) or negative fashion (eg the stereotyped view of women/men in the workforce).

There are aspects of the infographic that link gender and poverty

There are other aspects of the infographic that link poverty to alternative factors:

For example:

The infographic recognizes that women have a central part in the delivery of government programmes [1] where cash can be provided to mothers [1] who use the money to provide education for their children [1]. The education of the most vulnerable enables them to engage in income generating activities [1] that that takes them out of poverty [1].

The job creation bar graph uses a symbol that depicts only men [1], implying strongly that only men make up the work force [1] and, hence, that it is only men that can contribute to alleviating poverty [1]. Furthermore, women are depicted as the primary caregivers of children [1], reinforcing gender stereotypes as non-providers of income [1]. Overall, however, the links are not very strong and it does not seem to be the central message of the infographic [1].

c.

Examiners report

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Syllabus sections

Unit 1: Changing population » 1.3. Challenges and opportunities
Unit 1: Changing population

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