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In what year were the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
adopted by world leaders?
In what year were the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
adopted by world leaders?
1975 2000
1999 2006
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Correct The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were adopted by world leaders at the UN Millennium Summit held in New York in the year 2000.
Correct The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were adopted by world leaders at the UN Millennium Summit held in New York in the year 2000.
How many countries made the promiseto commit to the Millennium Development
Goals?
How many countries made the promiseto commit to the Millennium Development
Goals?
8 27
189 215
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Correct 189 countries made the promise to commit to the MDGs.
Correct 189 countries made the promise to commit to the MDGs.
How many MDGs are there?How many MDGs are there?
50 20
8 15
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CorrectThere are eight
Millennium Development
Goals or MDGs. These children are
campaigning toremind politicians
to keep their promisesto make the world a
fairer place!
CorrectThere are eight
Millennium Development
Goals or MDGs. These children are
campaigning toremind politicians
to keep their promisesto make the world a
fairer place!
What is the target date for accomplishing the MDGs?
What is the target date for accomplishing the MDGs?
2010 2015
2050 2100
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Correct The target date for accomplishing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is 2015.
Correct The target date for accomplishing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is 2015.
What year is the “baseline” year usedfor measuring progress on the MDGs?
What year is the “baseline” year usedfor measuring progress on the MDGs?
1980 1985
1990 2000
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1990 is the “baseline”year used for
measuring progress on the MDGs
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1990 is the “baseline”year used for
measuring progress on the MDGs
The measure that allows evaluation of progress towards the Millennium
Development Goals are referred to as:
The measure that allows evaluation of progress towards the Millennium
Development Goals are referred to as:
markers goals
targets standards
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Targets allow evaluation of progress
towards the MDGs
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Targets allow evaluation of progress
towards the MDGs
Which geographic region needs the most improvement to reach its goals?
Which geographic region needs the most improvement to reach its goals?
Southest Asia South America
Middle East Sub-Saharan Africa
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Sub-Saharan Africaneeds the mostimprovement toreach its goals
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Sub-Saharan Africaneeds the mostimprovement toreach its goals
Millennium Development Goal 1 How many people in the world today live
on less than one US dollar $1 a day?
Millennium Development Goal 1 How many people in the world today live
on less than one US dollar $1 a day?
About ten thousand10,000
Over one million1,000,000
Over one billion1,000,000,000
About one hundred thousand100,000
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CorrectAround one billion people in our world live on less than one US dollar a day. That’s about 1/6 of the world’s population!CAFOD is working with people around the worldto make sure everyone has a fair share.
CorrectAround one billion people in our world live on less than one US dollar a day. That’s about 1/6 of the world’s population!CAFOD is working with people around the worldto make sure everyone has a fair share.
Millennium Development Goal 2In our world today how many children do not have a chance to go to school?
Millennium Development Goal 2In our world today how many children do not have a chance to go to school?
Over 100,000,000(one hundred million)
About 10,000(ten thousand)
Less than 100,000(one hundred thousand)
About 1,000,000(one million)
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Correct Over 100 million children in our world do not have access to education. There are many different reasons that stop some children from going to school. Sometimes there aren’t enough teachers or schools or the children live a long way from the nearest school. Sometimes it is because families cannot afford the uniforms and books or the children have to work or stay home to look after sick parents.
Correct Over 100 million children in our world do not have access to education. There are many different reasons that stop some children from going to school. Sometimes there aren’t enough teachers or schools or the children live a long way from the nearest school. Sometimes it is because families cannot afford the uniforms and books or the children have to work or stay home to look after sick parents.
Millennium Development Goal 3Which of the following statements is true
in many developing countries?
Millennium Development Goal 3Which of the following statements is true
in many developing countries?
Women are paid less than men
Females are less likelyto go to school
Women are less likely to own land
All of them
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CorrectIn Developing countries, women are paid less than men, are less likely togo to school or own land
CorrectIn Developing countries, women are paid less than men, are less likely togo to school or own land
Millennium Development Goal 3In our world today about 860 million (860,000,000) adults cannot read. What fraction of them are women?
Millennium Development Goal 3In our world today about 860 million (860,000,000) adults cannot read. What fraction of them are women?
½ ¼
⅔ ⅛
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Correct2/3 of illiterate adults are women. That’s over 573,000,000 women who have never had the chance to learn to read.
Correct2/3 of illiterate adults are women. That’s over 573,000,000 women who have never had the chance to learn to read.
Millennium Development Goal 4 How many children die each year before the
age of five?
27 thousand Nearly 10 million
27 million 35 million
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Nearly 10 millionchildren die each year before the age of five.The leading causes
(pneumonia, diarrhoea,malaria and measles)
are all preventable.
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Nearly 10 millionchildren die each year before the age of five.The leading causes
(pneumonia, diarrhoea,malaria and measles)
are all preventable.
Millennium Development Goal 4 How many children under 5 die in
Sub-Saharan Africa?
20 per 1000 52 per 1000
100 per 1000 166 per 1000
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166 per 1000 in Sub-Saharan Africa.In Africa, babies die
20 times more frequently than they
do in Australia.
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166 per 1000 in Sub-Saharan Africa.In Africa, babies die
20 times more frequently than they
do in Australia.
Millennium Development Goal 5______________ is very important to
pregnant mothers
Nutrition Medical care at birth
Medical advice andpregnancy planning
All of them
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Correct. All of them. 500,000 children die in childbirth each year. In order to prevent this it is necessary for women to have adequate nutrition, medicine and medical care.
Correct. All of them. 500,000 children die in childbirth each year. In order to prevent this it is necessary for women to have adequate nutrition, medicine and medical care.
Millennium Development Goal 6What are the three key diseases to fight
under MDG #6?
Polio, Heart Disease & HIV/AIDS
Malaria, Tuberculosis & HIV/AIDS
Tuberculosis, Cancer & HIV/AIDS
Malaria, Diabetes& Cholera
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Malaria, Tuberculosis & HIV/AIDS are the key diseases to fightunder MDG #6
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Malaria, Tuberculosis & HIV/AIDS are the key diseases to fightunder MDG #6
Millennium Development Goal 6Around 3000 people die everyday because of a
disease called malaria But how is malaria spread?
By coughing By mosquito bites
In dirty water Through cuts
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CorrectMalaria is spread bymosquito bites and claims over a millionlives each year. Anti malaria drugs can be expensive buta mosquito net treated with insecticide can help to reduce the number of people infected in malaria-affected areas.
CorrectMalaria is spread bymosquito bites and claims over a millionlives each year. Anti malaria drugs can be expensive buta mosquito net treated with insecticide can help to reduce the number of people infected in malaria-affected areas.
Millennium Development Goal 6Which of the following is the most successful
method of reducing HIV transmission?
Vaccination Education
Medication Free contraception
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Education is the mostsuccessful method ofreducing HIV transmission
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Education is the mostsuccessful method ofreducing HIV transmission
Millennium Development Goal 7Water is essential for life and health.But how many people in the world
can’t get hold of clean, safe drinking water?
About 10 thousand(10,000)
Over one million(1,000,000)
Over 1.1 billion(1,100,000,000)
Doesn’t everyone havea tap in their house?
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CorrectOver 1.1 billion people in our world don’t have access to safe water. In the developing world 10 people die every minute from disease caused by unsafe water. CAFOD is working to change this.
CorrectOver 1.1 billion people in our world don’t have access to safe water. In the developing world 10 people die every minute from disease caused by unsafe water. CAFOD is working to change this.
Millennium Development Goal 7The removal of waste products from thephysical environment is referred to as:
sanitation irrigation
water supply watercourses
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CorrectThe removal of waste products from the physical environment is referred to as sanitation. As a result of lack of sanitation and clean water, there is a greater risk of diseases such as diarrhoea, cholera, worm infestations and hepatitis.
CorrectThe removal of waste products from the physical environment is referred to as sanitation. As a result of lack of sanitation and clean water, there is a greater risk of diseases such as diarrhoea, cholera, worm infestations and hepatitis.
Millennium Development Goal 7How many soccer fields would you need to
represent the number of trees cut downevery day around the world?
100 50
600,800 22,300
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Correct22,300. Trees are one example of a naturalresource that helps people live. Trees arean important part of the environment and work together with ecosystems to keep clean water in the area, keep pasturesfertile and provide people with energy
Correct22,300. Trees are one example of a naturalresource that helps people live. Trees arean important part of the environment and work together with ecosystems to keep clean water in the area, keep pasturesfertile and provide people with energy
Millennium Development Goal 8What is the best way to solve these
problems by 2015?
By working togetherRaising more money
in poor countries
By giving rich countriesmore responsibility
By leaving each countryalone to handle their
own problems
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By working together.For many countriesit is difficult to solve these problems on theirown. Everybody needsto work together to build a “global partnership” to
achieve all the MDGs.
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By working together.For many countriesit is difficult to solve these problems on theirown. Everybody needsto work together to build a “global partnership” to
achieve all the MDGs.
