Week 1 - Global Challenges of the 21st Century

Question 1

Annual CO2 Emissions By World Region

Answer 1

1. Asia (Excluding India & China)
2. China
3. India
4. Africa
5. South America
6. North America
7. United States
8. European Union
9. Europe

Question 2

Nature of Global Problems

Answer 2

1. Environmental Degradation
2. Civil War
3. Food & Water security
4. Poverty
5. Forced Migration
6. Armed Conflict
7. Nationalism & Ethnic Conflict
8. Inequality
9. Public Health
10. Population Growth

Question 3

Climate Change Contributes To:

Answer 3

1. Food & Water Insecurity
2. Forced Migration
3. Conflict

Question 4

Poverty and Inequality

Answer 4

The reduction of extreme poverty throughout the years has much to do with the economic development in China.

• 700 million people live w less than $2.15 per day (extreme poverty)
• 4.9 million children die each year from extreme poverty (13,400 daily)

Question 5

Global Public Health

Answer 5

• Spanish flu killed 30 million people worldwide
• COVID killed 7 million people worldwide

Question 6

Migration and Refugees

Answer 6

• Migration is a common result of conflict (refugees)
• Common in Afghanistan, Iraq, Africa, etc.