Population Growth and Change
Three types of communities people can live in.
Rural, suburban, and rural
Humans not disposing of wastes properly.
pollution
Three types of natural renewable energy are...
water, wind and solar (sun)
Neil Armstrong and Edward Aldrin are known for this famous accomplishment.
First people on the moon.
The gradual warming up of the temperature on Earth's surface.
global warming
City populations in the 10 millions are called this...
megacity
People cutting down trees to plant their crops.
deforestation
This type of energy does not give off CO2 and can last for thousands of years.
Nuclear energy
What Russian accomplishment was successfully done first in space?
Sputnik satellite was launched.
These people help to protect Earth's natural environment.
environmentalists
These types of countries have very high un employment rates and the government cannot pay to give people clean water or living space.
developing countries
Rachel Carson wrote this book to warn readers about the use of pesticides.
Silent Spring
Coal, petroleum, and natural gases are classified as...
fossil fuels
Name the FIRST human technological jump from something old to something new.
stone to copper
Person who studies the population movements of people around the world.
Demographer
This country is the most populated and poorest cities in the world.
Calcutta
This law from Japan would never fully be accepted because people though it would disrupt their economies.
Kyoto Protocol
Name the two specific energy types that both need the use of water.
hydroelectric and geothermal
Name of the organization whose mission it is to identify the cause of human diseases by looking DEEP into the human body.
Human Genome Project
To limit the use of energy.
Conservation
The name of the time period in the 1800s where people began moving to large cities because of technology opportunities.
Industrial Revolution
What does EPA stand for?
Environmental Protection Agency
What does OPEC stand for?
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Who urged nations to contribute money to fight against aids in Africa?
General Kofi Annan
The point at which enough babies are born to balance the number of deaths is called...
zero population growth