Facts and Stats 1.0
The amount of _______ has fallen 50% per person worldwide since 1960.
Farmland / Arable Land
Over 450 ________ worldwide have populations exceeding 1 million.
Cities
Areas or populations outside of cities
Rural
Area or populations inside cities or towns.
Urban
Which city is considered the most sprawling city in the United States?
Houston, Texas
An increase in food production has been linked to the use of fertilizer, pesticides, and _______________.
GM Food
A social, political, economic, or environmental force that drives migrants away from an area.
Push factor
A social, political, economic, or environmental attraction that draws migrants into a new area.
Pull Factor
With the most polluted air in the world, 22 million people is the population of what city?
Mexico City
70% of Amazonian deforestation is linked land needed for ______________
Livestock / Grazing land
The expansion of a city into previously undeveloped land, increasing the overall physical size of the city.
Urban Sprawl
An area with fertile soil in a moderate climate, with a consistent water supply, that can be used to grow crops.
Arable Land
What is the area in China that has a population of almost 7 times that of Ontario, but is only 1/3 the size?
Pearl River Delta Megaregion
Around 80% of ________ worldwide is untreated and released into waterways
Sewage
The clearing of forests and woodlands for other purposes, most commonly agriculture, logging, and urbanization.
Deforestation
The unwanted process of turning arable land into desert due to factors such as reduced rainfall and poor agricultural practices.
Desertification.
Between 2012 and 2014, 2.5 million people fled what country due to civil war?
Syria
With over 9 million residents, _________ produces more waste than it can handle.
Anything that contaminates, making air, land, and water unsafe or unusable.
Pollutant
A person, group, or organization that has an interest in or a concern about something.