SS 20-2 Chap 12 Quiz

The purpose of the Kyoto Protocol in 1997 was to....

• Reduce trash and move to a zero-waste society

• Remove all oil and gas companies by 2050

• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

• Infringe harsh penalties on Japan for its pollution habits.

The United Nations organization that closely monitors and tries to stop the spread of deadly diseases is known as the:

• World Health Organization

• World Pandemic Orgnization

• UNESCO

The United Nations defines this as "conditions characterized by severe deprivation of basic human needs, including food, safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, health, shelter, education and information. It depends not only on income, but also on access to services."

• Essential Needs

• Basic Human Needs

• Absolute Survival

• Absolute Poverty

Which of the following is NOT a part of Odious Debt?

• It is a debt that is hateful or repulsive.

• it is money that is borrowed by a country without the consent of the citizens

• it is money borrowed by a government for use against its own citizens

• it is borrowed money used by government officials for their personal gain

• Is is money that can only be used to benefit the country and its citizens

Complete the sentence: In 2004 the UN named ______ the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. By 2007, about ________ _______ had been killed and about 2.5 million people had fled their homes.

• Darfur, 1000 Darfuris

• Darfur, 200 000 Darfuris

• Rwanda, 1000 Rwandans

• Rwanda, 2 million Rwandans

Which organization promotes and regulates World Trade?

• the World Health Organization

• UNESCO

• the UN

• the World Trade Organization