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IGI Quiz 2
Notes for intro to global issues test #2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| MDG 1 | Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger - reduce by half the proportion of people living on less than one dollar a day - reduce by half the proportion of people who suffer from hunger |
| MDG 2 | Achieve universal primary education - ensure all boys and girls complete a full course of primary education |
| MDG 3 | Promote gender equality and empower women - eliminate gender disparity in primary/secondary education 2005, all levels 2015 |
| MDG 4 | Reduce child mortality - reduce by two thirds the mortality rate among children under five |
| MDG 5 | Improve maternal health - reduce by three quarters the maternal mortality ratio |
| MDG 6 | Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases - half and begin to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS - halt and begin to reverse the incidence of malaria and other diseases |
| MDG 7 | Ensure environmental sustainability - integrate principles of sustainable development into country policies/programs; reverse loss of environmental resources - reduce by half proportion people w/out sustainable access safe drinking water/sanitation |
| MDG 8 | Develop a global partnership for development - open trading + financial system rule-based, predictable, nondiscriminatory - LDC's special needs - debt problems - decent/productive work for youth - access/affordable essential drugs - new technologies |
| Deforestation | the clearing away of trees |
| Desertification | where fertile land becomes desert-like, result of deforestation / poor land usage |
| Degradation | erosion of soil or the lowering of riverbed for various reasons (e.g. land usage) |