Global-Quiz (ppt)

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• This quiz will introduce you to some interesting
  facts about our world, and will inform you of the
  Millenium Goals set for 2015.

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GLOBAL-QUIZ-
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• 1. Which country is the most generous?
• A) America
• B) Canada
• C) Luxembourg
• D) Denmark

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• The most generous country is Luxembourg.
• 314 per person is donated to other countries.
• The second most generous country is Norway,
  where 305 is donated per head.

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• 2. Which is the worlds most popular religion?
• A) Buddism
• B) Islam (Muslim)
• C) Hinduism
• D) Christianity

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• Christianity is the most popular at 33.
• The next most popular religion is Islam (18.3),
  followed by Hinduism (13.5).
• Islam is the fastest growing religion in the
  world.

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• 3. Which is the worlds most popular language?
• A) Spanish
• B) English
• C) Chinese Mandarin
• D) Hindi

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• The worlds most popular language is Chinese
  Mandarin, spoken by 14.37 of the worlds
  population.
• The second ,most popular is Hindi (6.02),
  followed by English (5.61),and close behind -
  Spanish (5.59)

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• 4. Which country has the highest birth-rate?
• India
• Uganda
• China
• Niger

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• Niger has the highest birth-rate with 48 babies
  born per 1000 people every year.
• Uganda is second at 47 babies.
• India ranks at no. 91 with 22 babies.
• Britain ranks at 189 in the world with 10.8
  babies

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• 5. How many people are victims of landmines every
  year?
• A) 200
• B) 2,000
• C) 20,000
• D) 200,000

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• Ninety countries in the world are affected by
  landmines.
• 20,000 people are killed or maimed by landmines
  every year.

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• 6. What percentage of the worlds people live in
  extreme poverty (on less than 50p a day)?
• A) 2
• B) 9
• C) 15
• D) 20

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• 20 of the worlds population live on less than
  20p a day, but this is falling. In 1990 the
  figure was 28.
• The number of people living in poverty is
  falling most rapidly in Asia. In Africa the
  figure remains constant.

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• 7. By how many millions of hectares are the
  worlds forests decreasing every year?
• A) 1 million
• B) 3 million
• C) 5 million
• D) 7 million

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• The worlds forests are decreasing by 7.3
  million hectares every year, even taking into
  account re-planting. That is an area the size of
  the countries Sierra Leone or Panama.
• This figure has fallen from 8.9 million between
  1990 2000.

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• 8. Throughout the world what percentage of girls
  attend Primary School?
• A) 100
• B) 80
• C) 60
• D) 50

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• 80 of girls receive Primary education. 1 in 5
  girls receive no education at all.
• 1 in 6 boys does not receive any basic
  education. These are mostly boys who live in
  rural areas.

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• 9. How many African children are orphaned (have
  no living parents to care for them)?
• A) 1 million
• B) 3 ½ million
• C) 5 ¼ million
• D) 12 million

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• 12 million African children are orphans.
• Many of their parents have died in civil wars,
  but most have been struck down by Aids.
• 38.6 million people worldwide are currently
  living with HIV/Aids.

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• 10. What percentage of parliamentary seats
  worldwide are currently held by women?
• A) 50
• B) 31
• C) 17
• D) 11

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• 17 of parliamentary seats worldwide are
  currently held by women.
• Rwanda comes the closest to having equality
  between men and women. Women won 49 of the seats
  in the 2003 election.

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• So if you ruled the world, what promises would
  you make to create a better place?

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Millennium Goals
Set for 2015

• "The Millennium Development Goals were adopted
  by all the world's Governments as a blueprint for
  building a better world in the 21st century."
  Kofi Annan

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• Reduce poverty
• Educate every child
• Provide equal chances for girls and women
• Reduce the number of babies who die
• Ensure safe and healthy motherhood
• Fight Infectious diseases
• Clean up the Environment
• Share responsibility for making the world a
  better place through fairer trade, more aid and
  debt relief.

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Glossary

• percentage number out of a hundred
• victim sufferer
• basic fundamental, necessary
• orphan a child without living parents