IIC DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE - The Age of Sustainable Development - QUIZ: What is Sustainable Development?
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Question 1
Around what decade will we likely reach 8 billion people?
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Question 2
What is the scale of the world economy (GWP) estimated at?
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Question 3
According to the 'Rise of Population' graph in Chapter 2, around what point in history did population start to turn steeply up?
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Question 4
Go to the World Bank Development Indicators data (
data.worldbank.org/indicator
) and make a graph for the Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births). Add “high income”, “middle income”, and “low income” country groups to the graph.
Note: This is a separate indicator from the one mentioned in the lecture.
Approximately how much higher/lower is the 2012 infant mortality rate in high income countries compared to low income countries?
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Question 5
Using the World Bank Development Indicators data from Question 4, what was the percentage change between 2004 and 2012 for infant mortality rates in low income countries?
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Question 6
Graph life expectancy (y-axis) versus time (x-axis) in Gapminder (www.gapminder.org/tools/#_cha...
).
Select Norway, India, Burundi, and Angola. Beginning at 1800, press Play, and trace out the change in life expectancy over the last two centuries. Make sure to select “trails” in order to draw the time series.
What is the approximate difference in life expectancy for Angola and Norway in 2013?
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Question 7
Using the graph in Question 6, what is the difference in life expectancy years for India between 1800 and 2013?
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Question 8
Go back to the World Bank Indicators data (
data.worldbank.org/indicator
), and find the 2013 GDP growth rates for India, Norway, and Benin. What is the approximate doubling time of India if the growth rate does not change over that time? [List only numerical answers. Please round your answers to the nearest integers ] (Hint: Refer to the Rule of 70)
India: ______ years
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Question 9
What is the approximate doubling time of Norway if the growth rate does not change over that time? [List only numerical answers. Please round your answers to the nearest integers ]
Norway: ___ years
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Question 10
What is the approximate doubling time of Benin if the growth rate does not change over that time? [List only numerical answers. Please round your answers to the nearest integers ]
Benin: ______years
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7 авг 2024
