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Global Issues (Access Gjakova)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does poverty mean?

a)

Poor.

b)

Can't afford basic needs.

c)

Rich.

d)

To have power.

2.

What is deforestation?

a)

Burning trees

b)

Growing forests

c)

Cutting down trees

d)

Replanting trees

3.

“You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.”

a)

Edward Norton

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Nat King Cole

4.

There were more than _____ million births in 2014.

a)

300

b)

125

c)

170

d)

210

5.

The United Nations predicts the world population will reach ______ billion by the end of the 21st century

a)

16

b)

13

c)

8

d)

11

6.

Definition of Famine

a)

extreme and general scarcity of food

b)

food recycled

c)

food grown in third world countries

d)

food donated

7.

A Famine is caused by several factors: (three answers)

a)

war

b)

crop failure

c)

social media

d)

population imbalance

e)

water

8.

What causes deforestation? (three Answers)

a)

paper industry

b)

increase in global warming

c)

diseases

d)

floods

e)

lack of antibiotics

9.

It’s estimated that around _________ civilians were killed in World War 1

a)

1.3 million

b)

4.1 million

c)

7.7 million

d)

3.3 million

10.

It’s estimated that around civilians were killed in World War 2

a)

49 million

b)

37 million

c)

73 million

d)

28 million

11.

Definition of Drought

a)

When the demand for water uses high proportions of rainfall

b)

Movement of waves up a beach

c)

Less rain is received than usual, leads to water shortages

d)

The stores and flows of water in an ecosystem

12.

The longer the duration of a drought

a)

More fish in the water

b)

the more harmful its effects are on people.

c)

The greater the city

d)

More beautiful buildings

13.

Endangered Species is:

a)

species growing on public land

b)

species that has disappeared entirely

c)

one whose numbers are so small that it is at risk of extinction.

d)

an organism brought to a place where it has not lived before

14.

What can you do to help endangered species?

a)

Meet them in person

b)

Recycle

c)

Stop using straws\plastic bags

d)

Both 2 and 3

15.

What is the definition of child labor?

a)

Parents sent their children to play

b)

Parents sent their children to school

c)

Parents sent their children to work

d)

Parents sent their children to another country

16.

Which of these was NOT an advantage of child labor?

a)

Low pay

b)

Easy to fit in small places

c)

Lots of kids looking for work

d)

They lived longer

17.

Of all the poor children in the world, 50% of them do not have.

a)

iPhone

b)

Parents

c)

Proper shelter

d)

Friends

18.

About 800 million people all over the world suffer from hunger, while one child dies of it every.

a)

Day

b)

Five seconds

c)

2 hours

d)

45 minutes

19.

The people of the United States and the European Union spend a total of _______ on perfume each year

a)

$ 7 billion

b)

$ 670000 million

c)

$9 billion

d)

$13 billion

20.

How does overpopulation harm the environment?

a)

environmental pollution

b)

Less Freedom, More Restrictions

c)

consumption of natural resources

d)

all of the above