Direction: Read the paragraph and answer the questions that follow. Sanitation…
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Direction: Read the paragraph and answer the questions that follow.
Sanitation and hygiene are critical to health, survival, and development. Many countries are challenged in providing adequate sanitation for their entire populations, leaving people at risk for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)-related diseases. Throughout the world, an estimated 2.4 billion people lack basic sanitation (more than 32% of the world’s population). Basic sanitation is described as having access to facilities for the safe disposal of human waste (feces and urine), as well as having the ability to maintain hygienic conditions, through services such as garbage collection, industrial/hazardous waste management, and wastewater treatment and disposal.
The world did not achieve the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goal (MDG) sanitation target (i.e., to halve the proportion of people without sustainable access to basic sanitation by 2015). Now, the United Nations’ Sustainable Development goal (SDG) is for everyone to have “adequate and equitable” sanitation by 2030.
Question:
Which one of the following is the most appropriate title for the passage?
- A.
Health
- B.
Sanitation and Hygiene
- C.
Clean Environment
- D.
Sustainable Development
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Correct answer: B
Solution: Sanitation and Hygiene
Why this title fits: The passage focuses on access to basic sanitation, definitions of basic sanitation, global statistics on people lacking sanitation, and international targets to improve sanitation access.
Emphasizes the importance of sanitation and hygiene for health, survival, and development.
Gives a global statistic on the number of people lacking basic sanitation.
Defines basic sanitation and lists related services (waste disposal, wastewater treatment).
References global targets (Millennium Development Goal and Sustainable Development Goal) for sanitation access.
Why the other choices are less suitable:
A general term like health is too broad; the passage specifically addresses sanitation and hygiene as a determinant.
Clean environment is related but does not capture the passage's emphasis on human waste disposal and hygiene services.
Sustainable development is mentioned as a goal, but it is an outcome or context rather than the passage's main subject.
Conclusion: The most appropriate title that captures the passage's main idea is Sanitation and Hygiene.