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Question 1
How did the number of deaths per year from natural disasters change over the last hundred years?
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In low-income countries across the world in 2022, what share of girls went to school until at least age 11?
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There are roughly eight billion people in the world today. Which map best shows where they live? (Each figure represents 1 billion people.)
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How many of the world's 1-year-old children were vaccinated against some disease in 2024?
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How many people in the world have some access to electricity?
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In the last 20 years, the proportion of people living in extreme poverty has...
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According to the United Nations, the world population will increase by another 2.4 billion people by 2100. The main reason is that there will be more…
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There are 2 billion children in the world today, aged 0-14 years old. How many children will there be in the year 2100 according to the United Nations?
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Worldwide, men older than 25 have spent 8.9 years in school, on average. How many years have women of the same age spent in school?
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What is the life expectancy of the world population?
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Where does the majority of the world population live?
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Tigers, Giant Pandas and Mountain Gorillas were listed as threatened species in 1996. Since then, have any of these species become more critically endangered?
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The global climate experts believe that, over the next 100 years, the average temperature will:
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Global Misconception Study 2017 Certificate
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