About How Many People in the World Live Without Access

question 33

Multiple Choice

About how many people in the world live without access to clean,safe water?

• A) 1 billion
• B) 1.2 billion
• C) 1.5 billion
• D) 1.8 billion

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Definitions:

Trade-Off

A situation that involves losing one quality, quantity, or property of a set or design in return for gaining another.

Inflation

The speed at which the overall price level for goods and services increases, thereby diminishing the buying power.

Productive Capacity

The maximum output that an economy can produce without increasing inflation, given its current level of resources.

Equity

Fairness or justice in the way people are treated or the distribution of resources, often distinguished from equality by focusing on needs and outcomes.