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The Millennium Development Goals (Yr8)

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the aim of the Millennium Development Goals? (MDGs)

a)

To make all countries rich and wealthy

b)

To improve trade between countries

c)

To improve quality of life in all countries

2.

What year were the MDGs created?

a)

1990

b)

1995

c)

2000

d)

2005

3.

What year did the MDGs aim to be achieved by?

a)

2010

b)

2015

c)

2020

d)

2025

4.

How many countries met at the United Nations and agreed on the MDGs?

a)

129

b)

149

c)

169

d)

189

5.

How many targets make up the MDGs?

(a)  

6.

More than 1 billion people have been lifted out of extreme poverty since 1990. Poverty is described as...

a)

Living on less than $5 a day

b)

Living on less than $3 a day

c)

Living on less than $1.25 a day

7.

The total % of children in developing nations has now reached...

a)

91%

b)

88%

c)

85%

d)

81%

8.

How many girls, under the age of 18, are forced into marriage each year?

a)

14 million

b)

12 million

c)

10 million

d)

8 million

9.

What is meant by child mortality?

a)

The number of children that die before their 5th birthday

b)

The number of children that die before their 1st birthday

c)

The number of children that are still born

10.

What is meant by maternal health?

a)

Improving the health and care of pregnant woman and mothers

b)

Improving the health and care of newborn babies

c)

Improving the health and care of all woman

11.

By what % did HIV infections fall by, between 2000 and 2013?

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

30%

d)

40%

12.

What is meant by "sustainability"?

a)

Making something more environmentally friendly

b)

Making something last for future generations

c)

Making something better for the here and now

13.

In 2015, how many people had access to the internet?

a)

3.2 billion

b)

4.2 billion

c)

5.2 billion

d)

6.2 billion