Section 10: "Next Steps" (WebText) – Flashcards
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Which of the following is one of the Millennium Development Goals?
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securing equal rights for women
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You can see that the eight big goals are broken down into measurable sub-goals, and progress is tracked by region rather than tracked globally. Which of the following is a tracked region?
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Latin America & the Caribbean
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Which region has the fewest rectangles shaded green, indicating it has had the least amount of success of all world regions?
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Oceania
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How are things looking for Target 1.A, which aims to cut in half the proportion of people living on less than $1.25 a day?
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We've already hit it.
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Return back to the PDF page that breaks down MDGs success by region, "Millennium Development Goals: 2012 Progress Chart." Most of the world's progress toward Goal 1 has been made in which region?
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Eastern Asia
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Which of the following statements about MDG 2 is correct?
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The gender gap in the youth literacy rate has been narrowing and is nearly equal.
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What is Weibo?
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a Chinese social network that's like a mash-up of Facebook and Twitter
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What triggered Fei's desire to do something to help?
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He heard about hungry school children and imagined what it would be like if his daughter were hungry every day at school.
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How does Fei characterize the difference between Weibo and journalism?
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Weibo is far less restricted.
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The free lunch project is not Fei's first social campaign. What was?
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crusading against child trafficking
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When does Fei say he feels true happiness?
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when he is able to help out in a school kitchen
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How many children did Premier Wen pledge to help?
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26 million
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What does Fei believe will be the result of leveraging "more resources from the government and society"?
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stronger civil society in China
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In the rural district profiled in this section, about 80 percent of the children:
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have parents who have moved away for better paying jobs.
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Which of the following statements about providing lunch at rural Chinese schools is true? Choose the BEST answer.
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It enables the students to learn more, since they're not as hungry.
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A recent study on malnourishment found that 12 percent of poor, rural Chinese children were what?
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2-6 inches shorter, on average, than children in urban China.
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Deng Fei raised four million dollars from 900,000 people to provide lunch for 25,000. What did this cause the Chinese government to do?
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begin providing lunches at even more schools
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Which of the following statements regarding progress toward meeting this goal is true?
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More women are a part of the wage-earning non-agricultural workforce than were a part in 1990.
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What was the most important benefit of the UNDP-IKEA program for the women who were part of it?
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financial literacy education
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Which of the following can the ReadySet do?
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be recharged with a bicycle
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According to this video, what is the biggest challenge facing Fenix International?
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finding a means of distribution to rural villages
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What is Annette's main job?
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community knowledge worker
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How have Grameen's efforts benefited Annette's community? Choose the BEST answer.
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The entire community now has an affordable, convenient way to charge smart phones.
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What irony did Novogratz note about millions of tons of second-hand clothing being sent to Africa and Asia?
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Providing low-cost clothes seemed like a good thing, but, at least in Rwanda, it destroyed the local retailing industry.
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Which of the following does Novogratz attribute the success of the Bad News Bears Bakery to?
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giving the owners autonomy over their decisions
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Which of the following solutions is Novogratz committed to? Choose the BEST answer.
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establishing businesses and development programs that are sustainable and scalable
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Which of the following does Novogratz cite as an example of success?
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The largest company in Tanzania, a bed net manufacturer that distributes to the UN and across Africa, pays $600,000 in wages a year.
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No one speaker or article can resolve such a complicated issue as development, but Novogratz reminds us of a few key points. Which of the following statements would she most likely agree with?
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Change is possible, but will not occur overnight, and it will require a lot of informed actions by millions of people.
