The document appears to be a quiz about global population trends and statistics. It asks 8 multiple choice or short answer questions about topics like estimated global population in 2100, current global adult literacy rates, average time spent in school by men and women aged 25-34, and current global average birth rate. It provides the answers to some of the questions.
11. 1. In 1950 there were fewer than 1 billion children
(aged 0-14) worldwide; by 2000 this figure
increased to almost 2 billion. How many children
does the UN estimate there will be by 2100?
12. 2. There are 7 billion people in the world.
How does the population break down?
13. 3. What is the average life expectancy of
the world¡¯s population?
15. 5. Which of these curves shows the world¡¯s
income distribution?
A B
C
16. 6. On average, men aged 25-34 have spent
eight years at school. What is the average for
women of the same age group?
17. 7. How much of the world¡¯s energy comes
from solar and wind power?
18. 8. By 1965 the average number of babies born per
woman had decreased to five. What's today¡¯s
average?
19. 1. In 1950 there were fewer than 1 billion children
(aged 0-14) worldwide; by 2000 this figure
increased to almost 2 billion. How many children
does the UN estimate there will be by 2100?
Answer: 2 billion!
20. 2. There are 7 billion people in the world.
How does the population break down?
21. 3. What is the average life expectancy of
the world¡¯s population?
Answer: 70 years
22. 4. What is the global adult literacy rate?
Answer: 80%
23. 5. Which of these curves shows the world¡¯s
income distribution?
A B
C
24. 6. On average, men aged 25-34 have spent
eight years at school. What is the average for
women of the same age group?
Answer: 7 years
25. 7. How much of the world¡¯s energy comes
from solar and wind power?
Answer: 2%
26. 8. By 1965 the average number of babies born per
woman had decreased to five. What's today¡¯s
average?
Answer: 2.5