Answers to the FP Quiz
1) C, 40 percent. Nearly 40 percent of the roughly 130 million births that take place each year worldwide go unregistered, according to the World Health Organization, though such births are generally projected in population estimates. It’s believed that two thirds of the world’s deaths also go undocumented.
2) C, Wheat. Although the price of gold rose 35 percent and the price of oil skyrocketed 57 percent in 2007, the price of wheat grew a staggering 80 percent during the same period. According to the International Grains Council, a ton of American hard red winter wheat—the common standard for the global price of wheat—sold for $203 in early January before leaping to $365 by the end of December, thanks to rising demand in developing countries and heavy droughts.
3) C, 60 percent. Given that China will become the world’s largest source of carbon emissions this year, it’s encouraging that the country is also home to a majority of the world’s carbon-reduction projects. Beijing has been pushing renewable energy and reforestation efforts across the country, approving nearly 900 projects to reduce emissions in the past two years.
4) B, Pakistan. With $5.1 billion in arms agreements in 2006, Pakistan topped the list of developing-country arms buyers, cutting checks for American jets and upgrading its weapons systems. The country easily edged out India, which...
