Topic 1
In 2021, how many people lived in water-stressed countries?
Over 2 billion people.
St. Louis' two water purification plants draw water primarily from which river?
The Missouri River
The second Sudanese civil war from 1983 to 2005 killed how many people?
An estimated two million people.
In which year did Sudan become independent?
1956.
Latino subsidized renters pay how much more per month than white subsidized renters?
$110 more per month.
In 2022, at least how many people used a drinking water source contaminated with feces?
At least 1.7 billion people.
St. Louis' two water purification plants produce how many million gallons of clean water each day?
150 million gallons
The RSF captured which city, which is the capital of North Darfur and the last major city under government control, on October 27 after an eighteen-month siege?
El Fasher
The Central Bureau of Statistics estimates that Khartoum hosts what percentage of the total population of Sudan?
19%
In the 1960s, activists pressured the federal government to address segregation and stark inequality in public housing leading to the passing of which act?
The 1968 Housing and Urban Development Act.
What are the 5 diseases that can be spread by microbiologically contaminated drinking water?
Diarrhea, cholera, dysentery, typhoid and polio.
The water division of the city of St. Louis has been municipally owned since when?
Since 1835.
According to the Wilson center article, as a result of interventions and support to Sudan’s warring parties, how many Sudanese people have been displaced from their homes?
11 million
The tripartite metropolis of Metropolitan Khartoum consists of which three cities?
Khartoum, Omdurman and Khartoum North or Bahri.
Today, how many Americans including seniors, veterans, those with disabilities and low-income families receive federal rental assistance?
More than 10 million Americans.
In 2022, what percent of the global population used a safely managed drinking water service?
73% of the global population (6 billion people).
The vast majority of the world’s freshwater is used for what?
Agriculture (70%)
According to PBS NewsHour, how many people have been killed and displaced as a result of civil war in Sudan?
150,000 people have been killed, and nearly 13 million have been forced from their homes.
Name 3 ethnic groups that live in Darfur.
Arabs, Fur, Beja, Zaghawa, Nubian, and Daju peoples.
The city of St. Louis has roughly how many vacant parcels?
Roughly 24,000 vacant parcels.
St. Louis was founded at the confluence of which two major rivers?
Missouri and Mississippi rivers
What proportion of new data centers that have been built or have been in development since 2022 are in water-stressed areas?
Two-thirds.
Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, is situated at the confluence of which two rivers?
The Blue and the White Nile.
In July 2008 an International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor sought a warrant for the arrest of this individual, alleging that he bore criminal responsibility for the crisis in Darfur and accusing him of orchestrating the genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity occurring in the region.
Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir.
What percent of St. Louis households rely solely on a smartphone for internet access?
14% (19,467 households).