What Has Happened to the Proportion of the World's Population

question 35

Multiple Choice

What has happened to the proportion of the world's population living in abject poverty?

• A)The proportion of the world's population living in abject poverty has declined since the 1980s.
• B)Economic growth has increased so much that almost none of the world's population lives in abject poverty.
• C)The proportion of the world's population living in abject poverty has increased slightly.
• D)The proportion of the world's population living in abject poverty has stayed the same.

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