Food and Water
What is the impact of rising food prices for the people living in poverty?
A. They have to work longer hours to feed their families.
B. They cannot afford to buy food and life gets harder.
C. They eat less nutritious foods.
D. All of the above.
D. All of the above.
What are the main challenges facing poor children in accessing education?
A. Lack of funding for education.
B. Lack of learning materials and teachers.
C. Hunger and poor nutrition.
D. Having to work to support their families.
A,B and C.
On average, women are paid ......... % less than men.
(a) 24%
(b) 50%
(c) 70%
(d) 44%
(d) 24%
Poverty affects:
Individuals
Society
Ethnic groups
All of the above.
4. All of the above
Which country has the highest poverty rate?
A. Madagascar
B. South Africa.
C. Guatemala
A. Madagascar
Where do the majority of the world's hungry people live?
A. Asia
B. Latin America
C. Sub-saharan Africa
A: Asia
Why is population growth higher in poorer countries?
A. To raise the probability that at least one child survives.
B. To support the family's livelihood.
C. Lack of education and lack of knowledge on birth control.
C. Lack of education and lack of knowledge on birth control.
Women account for ..........% of the world's illiterate people.
(a) 50%
(b) 88%
(c) 67%
(d) 40%
(c) 67%
Living on less than $2.15 a day is one of the indications of extreme poverty. True or False?
True
Almost 1 million children in the U.S. live in homes where they sometimes don't know where to find their next meal.
A. True
B. False
B. False.
9 million children in the US do not know where to find their next meal.
How many children die each day world-wide from poverty related causes?
A. 15,000
B. 200,000
C. 22,000
22,000
Around ........... million women today were married as children.
(a) 100
(b) 250
(c) 400
(d) 650
(d) 650
What % of the billionaires now have more money than the rest of the world combined?
A. 1%
B. 5%
C. 7%
A. 1%
The majority of those living below the international poverty line is in:
a. Eastern Asia
b. Latin America
c. Sub-saharan Africa
C: Sub-saharan Africa
In 2017, 23 countries experienced food crises due to climate and weather conditions. What fraction of these countries were in Africa?
A. One half
B. Three quarters
C. Two thirds
D. One third
C. Two thirds
What does it mean for a family to be in deep poverty?
A. The family is living in a community where most are impoverished
B. The family is making less than half the poverty threshold
C. The family is living on less than $8,000 a year
B. The family is making less than half the poverty threshold
Worldwide, how many girls of school age are out of school?
A. 80 million
B. 100 million
C. 120 million
B. 120 million.
Approximately, how many million people are living below the international poverty line?
600 million.
What is the main role of the Food and Agricultural Organisation?
B. To increase the amount and quality of food in the developing world
C. Funding educational programmes
B. To increase the amount and quality of food in the developing world
Which of the following is a major factor for malnutrition in Asia?
A. Sanitation and hygiene.
B. Limited agricultural crops due to climate change.
C. Poverty.
D. Having little knowledge on nutrition.
C. Poverty
How many children and adolescents worldwide are not able to attain proficiency levels in academic?
A. 20 million
B. 600 million
C. 1 billion
B. 600 million
In ……….. countries, women are not allowed to do the same job as men.
a)50
b)100
c)151
d)209
b)100
Sustainable development - Goal 1 - calls for the:
a. Eradication of all extreme poverty for all people everywhere by 2030
b. Reduction of extreme poverty by half by 2030
c. Reduction of Poverty in general
A: Eradication of all extreme poverty for all people everywhere by 2030
What does Bangladesh hope to achieve in 2033?
A. Universal primary education.
B. Comprehensive healthcare.
C. Eradication of absolute poverty.
C. Eradication of absolute poverty.