World Facts Quiz

6. The UN predicts that by 2100 the world population will have increased by another 4 billion people. What is the main reason?*

There will be more adults (age 15 to 74)
There will be more very old people (75 and older)
There will be more children (below the age of 15)

3. In the last 20 years, the proportion of the world population living in extreme poverty has …*

remained more or less the same
almost doubled
almost halved

5, There are 2 billion children in the world today, aged 0 to 15 years old. How many children will there be in the year 2100, according to the United Nations?*

3 billion
4 billion
2 billion

9. How many of the world’s 1-year-old children today have been vaccinated against some disease?*

20%
80%
50%

4. What is the life expectancy of the world today?*

60 years
70 years
50 years

8. There are roughly 7 billion people in the world today. Which map shows best where they live? (Each figure represents 1 billion people.)*

2B Americas, 1B Europe, 1B Africa, 3B Asia
1B Americas, 1B Europe, 2B Africa, 3B Asia
1B Americas, 1B Europe, 1B Africa, 4B Asia

2. Where does the majority of the world population live?*

High-income Countries
Middle-income Countries
Low-income Countries

10. Worldwide, 30-year-old men have spent 10 years in school, on average. How many years have women of the same age spent in school?*

9 years
6 years
3 years

7. How did the number of deaths per year from natural disasters change over the last hundred years?*

Remained about the same
More than doubled
Decreased to less than half

11. In 1996, tigers, giant pandas, and black rhinos were all listed as endangered. How many of these three species are more critically endangered today?*