POST COLD WAR WORLD
INTEGRATION OF EUROPE
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Question
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True or false:the 20% of the world population lives in developed countries.
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TRUE
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FALSE
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The population of the World’s developed countries is currently a little over 1.3 billion people. This is about 17% of the world population today and will be about 50% of the world population by 2050.
Detailed explanation-2: -Today, there are about 1.2 billion people living in developed countries and 5.4 in developing countries.
Detailed explanation-3: -Although LDCs account for just 14% of the world’s population, they comprise more than 50% of the world’s extremely poor (i.e. those living on less than $1.9 a day). But the economy of these countries accounts for just 1.3% of the world total.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hence, more than 80 percent of the population of world lives in Asia and Africa.
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