Equality
What helps prevent diseases like measles and smallpox?
Vaccines
How much money do you think workers in sub-Saharan Africa make in one day?
A) $10
B) $1.90
C) $5.60
D) $3.50
B) $1.90/day
What is the most precious resource for human development on Earth?
Water
What covers more than 2/3 of the Earth's surface and makes up the planet's largest ecosystem?
Oceans
What organization created the Sustainable Development Goals?
United Nations
How many adults remain illiterate around the world?
750 million
Which types of areas do the majority of the world's poor live in?
Rural areas
Complete the sentence: 1 out of 4 _________ lack access to basic drinking water services.
Health care facilities
What resource is needed for domestic, agricultural and industrial consumption, green energy production, and biodiversity conservation?
Water
What will cooperation on climate change, migration, technology, trade, and partnerships lead to?
617 million children and adolescents lack minimum proficiency in these two subject areas.
Math and reading
What are four types of events that account for 90 percent of all natural disasters that affect impoverished areas?
Floods, doughts, storms, and heatwaves
What percentage of people have electricity worldwide?
90 percent
Complete the sentence: The risk of species _______ has worsened by almost 10% over the last 25 years.
Extinction
How do trade tensions between countries affect the environment and implementation of the sustainable development goals?
Global growth has slowed and countries with poor relationships have difficulty working with and agreeing with one another.
More than half of schools in sub-Saharan Africa do not have access to these four necessities:
Drinking water, handwashing facilities, the Internet, and computers
What is one thing related to children that is essential for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals?
Social protection for children and all vulnerable groups.
Which tools are improving renewable energy growth in the electricity sector?
Solar and wind power
Which area has the highest proportion of degraded land?
A) Oceania
B) Central and Southern Asia
C) Europe and Northern America (excluding the U.S.)
D) Sub-Saharan Africa
A) Oceania
Remittances are the process of immigrants sending money to their ______, which contributes to those countries financial gain.
Home country
What problems does increasing urbanization (more people living in cities) cause in cities?
Inadequate and overused infrastructure; overburdening waste collection, water, and sanitation collection systems; worsening air pollution.
What is one way to combat obesity in children and populations around the world?
Relying on small-scale producers instead of massive companies
Addressing the problem of using clean fuel requires policymakers to consider which five issues?
Availability, affordability, reliability, limited financing, and consumer awareness.
This is a legally binding contract signed in 2016 by 195 countries across the world to commit to reducing global warming to 1.5°C and to developed nations helping underdeveloped nations reduce emissions.
The Paris Agreement
In order to reduce climate change, why is it important to protect human rights advocates and journalists in foreign countries?
Inclusive societies leads to a partnership in sustainable development.