Population Issues #1
World population growth is actually slowing down.
True or False
True
Where birth rate equals death rate this is known as ___ population growth.
ZERO
True or False: People can get enough protein in their diet from eating just plants.
True
What two main crops are used for food, animal feed, and biofuels in the U.S.?
Corn & Soybeans
Some families in the world need lots of children because: 1) children will die, 2) they need children to work, 3) ______.
Children can care for their parents in their old age.
The single most important activity needed to reduce the world population is __________.
Educate Women
What country pays $5000 to parents for each child under 18
Canada
True or False: India and China can't grow enough food for their populations.
False
When changing food from plants to animals, ___% of the energy is lost.
90%
By 2050 the world population will be around ___ billion.
10
In the U.S. around __ __ __, 000 immigrants are added each year.
700,000
The two things that have helped with population growth are increasing the food supply and ___.
Controlling disease
The area of the world that is in most need of food is ______.
Sub-Sahara Africa
What do the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South America have in common?
All grow enough food to export to other countries.
More than half of the immigrates coming into the U.S. are from what two nationalities?
Asian & Hispanic
Number of people per unit of land area like how many people live per square mile is called ___.
Population density
The replacement fertility rate for each woman in the world is __.__ kids in their life time.
2.1 children
Three factors that influence health levels are: 1) health care, 2) Adequate food, and 3) ________.
Safe drinking water
__ of Americans are overweight and __ are obese.
2/3rds are overweight, 1/3 are obese.
Lack of food, lack of water, and increased ____ will control the population of the world the most.
Waste
Population growth causes 1) water pollution, 2) air pollution, 3) famines, 4) extinctions, 5) environ degraduation, and 6) ______.
Political unrest
Religious, Tradition, Social, and Economic reasons effect _____ rates.
Fertility
What country has an education level of 6.5 years in school?
Kenya
What 2 factors will change the population in the U.S. in the future?
Baby boomers getting older & immigration policy
Measure of the land area required to provide resources and absorb wastes from the population is its ecological _______.
Footprint