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7. The United Nations predicts that by 2100 the world population will have increased by another 4 billion people. What is the main reason?
 
There will be more adults (15-75).
8. In low income countries across the world, how many girls complete fifth grade?
 
60%
9. There are two billion children in the world today, aged 0 to 15 years old. How many children will there be in the year 2100 according to the United Nations?  
 
C) 2 billion
10. How many people in the world have some access to electricity?
 
80%
11. What is the life expectancy of the world population?
 
70 years
12. Tigers, Giant Pandas and Black Rhinos were listed as threatened species in 1996. Since then, have any of these species become more critically endangered?
 
None of them
13. The global climate experts believe that, over the next 100 years, the average temperature will:
 
Get warmer
6. There are roughly eight billion people in the world today. Which map shows where people live? (Each figure represents 1 billion people.)
1 billion in the Americas, 1 billion in Europe (including Russia and Turkey), 2 Billion in Africa, 4 billion in Australia and Asia
1 billion in the Americas, 1 billion in Europe (including Russia and Turkey), 1 Billion in Africa, 5 billion in Australia and Asia