Population Growth
Vocab
Calculating Growth
Demographic Transitions
Hodge Podge
Final Jeopardy Question
100
During what historical event did population growth grow exponentially?
Industrial Revolution
100
this is the amount of organisms that can be supported by an ecosystem
Carrying Capacity
100
Populations of early hunting and gathering societies numbered only a few million before the invention of what?
Agriculture
100
a typical pattern of falling death rates and birth rates due to improved living conditions that usually accompanies economic development is known as this
Demographic Transition
100
Originally, Amazon sold only what product?
Books
200
A ____________, or population crash, often occurs after a species overshoots their carrying capacity.
Dieback
200
This is another name for a logistic growth curve
"S" growth curve
200
Give one example of a technological increase that have helped increase the carrying capacity for humans on earth?
agricultural productivity, engineering, information technology, commerce, medicine, and sanitation
200
What typically happens to birth rates during changes of a demographic transition?
Birth rates decrease.
200
Who is the voice of Groot in “The Guardians of the Galaxy”?
Vin Diesel
300
What letter can be used to describe graph showing exponential growth
J Growth Curve
300
This is known as the study of human population characteristics, such as age structure, demographic transition, total fertility, human population and environmental relationships, death-rate factors, and standard of living
Demography
300
This expresses the amount of land required to produce goods and services.
Ecological Footprint
300
A demographic transition usually accompanies __________________ and __________________
economic development and stabilization
300
What is the name of the coffee shop in the TV show “Friends”?
Central Perk
300
Define pronatalist pressures and list 3 examples.
Reasons for having children.
Source of support for parent,
source of income,
source of chores
replace members of society,
additional laborers
400
This type of species has a limited diet and stricter habitat requirements
Niche Specialist
400
The formula that incorporates human population numbers and the types of resources used and technology
I=PAT
400
In the I = PAT formula, what does each variable represent?
P =
A =
T =
P = population size
A = affluence level
T = technology level
400
allowing couples to determine the number and spacing of their children is known as
family planning
400
What is the state capital of Montana?
Helena
500
This type of organism has longer generation time, late sexual maturity and fewer young
K-selected Species
500
The following equation represent the of what?
births + immigration = deaths + emigration.
Zero Population Growth (ZPG)
500
What is the unique family structure of many families in China because of the implementation of their One Child Policy
4-2-1
500
What is this graph showing?
As women’s education increase, total fertility decreases
500
In 1984, this 17th-century Quaker who governed a colony was made an honorary U.S. citizen over 300 years after his death. He is the founder of the Pennsylvania colony.
William Penn