The world we live!

HEy! SO I think this is really important that we stay informed about the world that we live.. and well check out this quizy thingy... and well take it and I will post the answers sometime... so you can see how much you truly know about the world you live in.... the questions were supposed to be numbered... but stupid technology over here isn´t what you would think or maybe it is either way check it out.. number the questions if you want.. and I will try and post the questions soon... I had to take this quiz too and it shocked me.. so stay informed and do your homework to stay truly informed in the world you live in. I know that I have been challenged to do so.. but not sure how I am going to do that yet but we will see...

State of the World Inventory: What do you know about the world?
Section 1: The World
Obviously, the richest 20% of the world’s population consumes more goods than the poorest 20%. How much more?
a. 20 times
b. 50 times
c. 100 times
d. 150 times

About how many of the world’s 6 billion people live on less than $2 per day?
a. 3 billion
b. 2 billion
c. 800 million
d. 80 million

The number of people in the world with insufficient food:
a. 100 million
b. 200 million
c. 500 million
d. 1 billion

The number of children who die each week as a result of inadequate diets:
a. 25,000
b. 90,000
c. 160,000
d. 210,000

The world’s 3 richest men have wealth equal to:
a. The combined GDP of the poorest 3 nations in the world
b. The combined GDP of the poorest 13 nations in the world
c. The combined GDP of the poorest 27 nations in the world
d. The combined GDP of the poorest 48 nations in the world

The world’s 225 richest people have a combined wealth equal to that of the poorest:
a. One million people
b. One hundred million people
c. One billion people
d. Two billion people

An annual ______ percent tax on the world’s 225 most well-to-do people would suffice to provide the following essentials for all those in developing countries: adequate food, safe water and sanitation, basic education, basic health care and reproductive health care.
a. 4
b. 11
c. 35
d. 62

Match the following countries to their “ecological footprint” (a measure of the resources consumed by the lifestyle of the average inhabitant, expressed as an area of land):
1. United States A. 0.5 hectares/average citizen
2. China B. 1.2 hectares/average citizen
3. United Kingdom C. 5.2 hectares/average citizen
4. Bangladesh D. 10.3 hectares/average citizen

Below is another list of countries, and a list of “prisoners per 100,000 population.” Match the country to its prison population percentage:
1. China A. 111 prisoners per 100,000 population
2. Cuba B. 139 prisoners per 100,000 population
3. Russia C. 297 prisoners per 100,000 population
4. South Africa D. 404 prisoners per 100,000 population
5. United Kingdom E. 638 prisoners per 100,000 population
6. United States F. 686 prisoners per 100,000 population

One out of every _____ African-American males ages 20-29 is currently in prison or jail or on probation or parole.
a. 2
b. 3
c. 7
d. 10

Section II: The United States
What percentage of the U.S. workforce is immigrant?
a. 5%
b. 13%
c. 20%
d. 31%

The wealth of the top 1% of American households is equal to that of the bottom:
a. 25%
b. 45%
c. 75%
d. 95%

Approximately what percentage of its GDP does the United States give as overseas Development Assistance (Foreign Aid)?
a. 20%
b. 10%
c. 5%
d. 1%
e. 0.1%

As a percentage of GNP, U.S. foreign aid is less than that contributed by:
a. Canada
b. Japan
c. All Western European nations
d. All of the above

Name the countries that are the largest recipients of U.S. foreign aid:
1. _______________________
2. _______________________
3. _______________________

The military spending of the United States is approximately what percentage of the world’s total military spending?
a. 50%
b. 35%
c. 25%
d. 10%
e. 5%

The cost of the war in Iraq so far is:
a. 79 billion
b. 123 billion
c. 196 billion
d. 234 billion

The U.S. percentage of federal spending in 2004 that went for
Military expenditures/war debt: A. 10 B. 29 C. 35 D. 49
Education: A. 3.7 B. 11.7 C. 23.4 D. 30.2
Housing: A. 2.1 B. 14.4 C. 22.3 D. 26
Protecting the environment: A. 1.7 B. 8 C. 16.3 D. 21.1
Job training: A. 0.4 B. 1.4 C. 4.1 D. 14.1

U.S. Women who work full-time earn _____ for every dollar earned by men performing the same jobs.
a. $0.94
b. $0.84
c. $0.74
d. $0.64

How many million people in the United States lack health insurance?
a. 24
b. 34
c. 45
d. 54