USA Populations
This state's favorable climate, diverse geography, and strong economy play a role in it being the most populated US state.
What is California?
This country, which houses over 1.4 billion people, is the most populated in the world.
What is India?
Dense populations tend to spread disease much faster. This was recently demonstrated by the spread of this disease, which was first discovered in Wuhan, China in November 2019.
What is COVID-19?
Thanks to these, chamber pots have become a thing of the past.
What are flushing toilets?
The One Child Policy was a population control program that ran from 1979-2016 in this country.
This US city is the most populated in the entire country. It is number 11 in the world.
What is New York City?
This country was passed in 2023, and now sits in the number 2 spot for most populated country.
What is China?
Countries with larger populations tend to have much higher carbon footprints. Carbon footprint measures the emissions of this greenhouse gas.
What is CO2?
It was discovered that this chemical element was great for sanitizing water.
What is chlorine?
Women are becoming more and more educated throughout the world. There are even women only educational institutes, like this college in the suburbs of Boston.
Despite being the 10th largest state by area, this western state has the lowest population.
What is Wyoming?
This large South American country is the 7th most populated in the world. It is number one for largest tropical rainforest though.
What is Brazil?
Human activities tied to population growth have accelerated extinction rates by up to 1,000 times the natural rate. Scientists consider us to be in the _______ Mass Extinction
What is Sixth?
This technique involves using high-heat treatments to kill bacteria and other pathogenic microorganisms.
What is pasteurization?
Birth rates in the US are decreasing, however the population is still increasing due to this.
What is immigration?
While Utah has the lowest median age of 31 years old, this northeastern state has the highest...45 years old!
What is Maine?
This Southeast Asian country is the 4th most populated country in the world. It sits between Indian and Pacific oceans.
What is Indonesia?
What is the carbon cycle?
Alexander Fleming invented the first antibiotic in 1928. Today, around 10% of the US population report being allergic to it.
What is penicillin?
Anti-Natalist policies can control population growth. This Southeast Asian country raised its legal marrying age to shorten the fertility window.
What is Singapore?
The US is home to over 97,000 people who are 100 years or older, with more to come! This is the term used to describe someone who is 100 or older. (no, it's not "old")
What is a centenarian?
This African country is the 6th most populated country. The only other African country in the top 10 is Ethiopia.
What is Nigeria?
Densely populated cities have led to the building of skyscrapers to make space where land is limited. The Burj Khalifa is the tallest, housed in this city in the United Arab Emirates.
What is Dubai?
It is estimated that around 300 million people died from this disease in the 20th century. In 1799, the vaccine was first administered in the US.
What is small pox?
The population of this Mediterranean country is projected to decline by almost 40% by the year 2100 due to low birth rates and emigration.
What is Italy?