The world's poorest.

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The article "A Tale of Two Indias" examines the many challenges that country is facing as it becomes a global economic power. As this graph shows, India still has a high proportion of people living in extreme poverty, even as its middle class continues to grow. Globally, the number of people living on less than $1.25 a day--the "international poverty line," according to the World Bank--is on the decline: 1.4 billion people (one in four) in the developing world in 2005 were living below that threshold, down from 1.9 billion (one in two) in 1981.

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ANALYZE THE GRAPH

(1)About how many of India's 1.2 billion people live on less than $1.25 a day?

a 230 million

b 320 million

c 490 million

d 580 million

(2) In China (not shown) 16 percent of the population lives on less than $1.25 a day. What region shows a similar percentage for all of its people?

a South Asia

b East Asia & Pacific

c Middle East

d Latin America

(3) The graphs show that

a Sub-Saharan Africa is the poorest region on earth.

b fewer people in India live in poverty than do in Liberia.

c developing countries are politically unstable.

d poverty is rising in the developing world.

(4) In how many countries on the graph are more than a third of the people living below the international poverty line?

a 9

b 11

c 12

d 14

(5) South Asia, where India is located, has about five times the proportion of people living below the international poverty line than what other region?

a East Asia

b Middle East

c Europe & Central Asia

d Latin America

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