WorksheetsGlobal Issues (Access Gjakova)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
What does poverty mean?
Poor.
Can't afford basic needs.
Rich.
To have power.
What is deforestation?
Burning trees
Growing forests
Cutting down trees
Replanting trees
“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.”
Edward Norton
Abraham Lincoln
Mahatma Gandhi
Nat King Cole
There were more than _____ million births in 2014.
300
125
170
210
The United Nations predicts the world population will reach ______ billion by the end of the 21st century
16
13
8
11
Definition of Famine
extreme and general scarcity of food
food recycled
food grown in third world countries
food donated
A Famine is caused by several factors: (three answers)
war
crop failure
social media
population imbalance
water
What causes deforestation? (three Answers)
paper industry
increase in global warming
diseases
floods
lack of antibiotics
It’s estimated that around _________ civilians were killed in World War 1
1.3 million
4.1 million
7.7 million
3.3 million
It’s estimated that around civilians were killed in World War 2
49 million
37 million
73 million
28 million
Definition of Drought
When the demand for water uses high proportions of rainfall
Movement of waves up a beach
Less rain is received than usual, leads to water shortages
The stores and flows of water in an ecosystem
The longer the duration of a drought
More fish in the water
the more harmful its effects are on people.
The greater the city
More beautiful buildings
Endangered Species is:
species growing on public land
species that has disappeared entirely
one whose numbers are so small that it is at risk of extinction.
an organism brought to a place where it has not lived before
What can you do to help endangered species?
Meet them in person
Recycle
Stop using straws\plastic bags
Both 2 and 3
What is the definition of child labor?
Parents sent their children to play
Parents sent their children to school
Parents sent their children to work
Parents sent their children to another country
Which of these was NOT an advantage of child labor?
Low pay
Easy to fit in small places
Lots of kids looking for work
They lived longer
Of all the poor children in the world, 50% of them do not have.
iPhone
Parents
Proper shelter
Friends
About 800 million people all over the world suffer from hunger, while one child dies of it every.
Day
Five seconds
2 hours
45 minutes
The people of the United States and the European Union spend a total of _______ on perfume each year
$ 7 billion
$ 670000 million
$9 billion
$13 billion
How does overpopulation harm the environment?
environmental pollution
Less Freedom, More Restrictions
consumption of natural resources
all of the above
