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Which of the UN’s Millennium Project goals was met?

A
Between 1990 and 2015 cut in half the number of people that have no access to proper medical care.
B
Between 1990 and 2015 cut in half the number of people whose income is less than $1.25 a day.
C
Between 1990 and 2015 cut in half the number of people who suffer from hunger.
D
Between 1990 and 2015 cut in half the number of people dying from starvation.
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How does a lack of infrastructure most likely affect poverty in rural India?

A
It has no effect on poverty because these areas do not need these systems and facilities to provide food and employment.
B
It decreases poverty because these areas turn to relying on systems and facilities of nearby countries.
C
It increases poverty because access to food and employment depends on reliable infrastructure.
D
It ends poverty because outlying communities become self-sufficient when they don’t rely on infrastructure.
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Poor sanitation and lack of access to clean water are examples of the effect of

A
lack of knowledge and education.
B
limited health care spending.
C
limited infrastructure.
D
environmental factors.
4

In a country where poverty is common, what are the poor most likely to be experiencing?

A
discrimination
B
abandonment
C
a lack of basic respect
D
a lack of basic needs
5

The graph shows the Life Expectancy for Males in Sub-Saharan Africa.The only country in which the 2010 life expectancy for males rose higher than the 1980 figure was

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A
Botswana.
B
South Africa.
C
Zimbabwe.
D
Kenya.
6

Which contribution from international organizations to fight disease is most necessary?

A
clothing
B
medical supplies
C
medical schedules
D
food
7

The UN Millennium Project’s goal to achieve universal access by 2010 for HIV/AIDS treatment for all who need it

A
was met in 2000.
B
was met in 2005.
C
was not met and stayed close to the 1990 level.
D
was not met but increased from the 1990 level.
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In 2014, the United States defined poverty as the state in which anyone is surviving on less than

A
$1.25 a day.
B
$5.25 a day.
C
$16.00 a day.
D
$32.00 a day.
9

Which are infectious diseases? Select five answers.

A
cancer
B
cholera
C
typhoid
D
malaria
E
HIV/AIDS
F
heart disease
G
tuberculosis
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Malaria is spread by

A
contaminated water.
B
coughing.
C
mosquitoes.
D
bodily fluids.

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