A02 - The rapidly growing global economy will have a significant impact on the future.

Q.1

What was Prof. Roslings’ overall conclusion at the end of the video?

The long term future of the world economy is looking increasingly negative.
The health and wealth of third-world countries can never equal that of the developed world.
With aid, trade, technology and peace, it’s fully possible today’s third-world countries can become healthy and wealthy in the future.
While people worldwide have become healthier, economically most people are now poorer.

Q.2

What two types of statistics did Prof. Rosling plot on his virtual graph?

Q.3

While in 1810, most countries were poor and sick, which two countries did Prof. Rosling indicate were slightly better off at that time?

Q.4

What did Prof. Rosling say when he paused the video in the year 1948?

After World War II, almost all countries were poor and sick.
The disparity between the wealthy and poor and healthy and sick countries of the world had decreased.
While World War II was over, the Cold War between the West and the Soviet Union was just beginning.
The war was over, Sweden won the Winter Olympics, Prof. Rosling was born, and the differences between rich and poor and healthy and sick countries were wider than ever.

Q.5

Overall, how did Prof. Rosling describe what had occurred between 1810 and 2009?

There has been 200 years of remarkable progress and the huge gaps between the countries of the world are beginning to close.
Little overall improvement in health and wealth had occurred around the world.
Only a handful of countries had seen improvements in health and wealth during the period.
Overall, the health and wealth of countries around the world had declined.