How is poverty usually defined? 

A)  earning less than $100 per year 
B)  not being able to meet one's basic economic needs 
C)  eating an unbalanced diet 
D)  not being able to buy shoes

Poverty is usually defined as not being able to meet one's basic economic needs, which includes not being able to afford basic necessities such as food, clothing, housing, and healthcare. Earning less than $100 per year (option A) is an extremely low income level that would undoubtedly result in poverty, but poverty cannot be defined only by income alone. Eating an unbalanced diet (option C) and not being able to buy shoes (option D) can be contributing factors to poverty but are not sufficient in themselves to define poverty.