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T/F; Average life-expectancy at birth is equal for men and women -
✔✔false
what are the three factors for explaining low savings by the poor -
✔✔money may be lost or stolen, saving options like banks may not
exist, temptation to increase consumption in both "goods" and "bads"
according to Banerjee and Duflo, individuals living in households where
the consumption per capita is less than USD 1.08 per person per day in
PPP terms are classified in which group - ✔✔extreme poverty
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,what is true about famines - ✔✔are about lack of access to food and
government action and policy can help save lives during these events
critical factors affecting the future of global food supply and demand
include... - ✔✔productivity of agriculture, prosperity (incomes), and
population
what is the first goal under the millennium development goals -
✔✔eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
what two scenarios would be a correct assessment of the progress
made under the first goal of the millennium development goals -
✔✔extreme poverty in the developing world has declined significantly
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,and the proportion of undernourished people in the developing regions
has fallen by almost half
which nutrient is primarily responsible for building cells that make up
the muscles of the body - ✔✔proteins
T/F; total fertility rate is declining globally between 1970-2020 -
✔✔true
what proportion of the population lies between ±1 standard deviation
of the mean of a normal distribution- ✔✔68%?
which form of malnutrition leads to diversion of nutrients to parasitic
agents - ✔✔secondary malnutrition
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, what are the 4 methods for measuring undernutrition - ✔✔clinical
assessment, biochemical assessment, dietary assessment,
anthropometric assessment
clinical assessment - ✔✔examination of physical symptoms
biochemical assessment - ✔✔blood/urine testing
dietary assessment - ✔✔survey of diet to assess nutritional status
anthropometric assessment - ✔✔measuring human body and its parts
and comparing to other humans
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