1. What type of natural disaster caused cracks in the Washington Monument?*Earthquake*2. Whose memorial dedication ceremony is planned for Sunday, August 28 in Washington, D.C.?* Martin Luther King Jr.*3. What computer pioneer resigned as CEO of Apple on Wednesday?*Steve Jobs*4. What volcano wiped out the city of Pompeii, Italy on August 24, A.D. 79?*Mount Verovious*5. What day did the U.S. commemorate on Friday, marking the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution?*Womans Equality*6. What flag, which was destroyed in terrorist attacks, has been stitched back together from retired flags across the U.S.?* The 911*7. On August 21, in which country did U.S. Vice President Joe Biden address concerns about America`s ability to manage its national debt?*China*8. What hurricane struck the island of Hispaniola and is threatening the U.S. East Coast?* Hurricane Irene*9. In what capital city did rebels take control of Col. Moammar Gadhafi's compound?*Tripolie*10. What is the name of the Islamic month during which Muslims observe a daily fast as one of the five duties of Islam?* RamadanPopulation.Our first unit this semester will be about population.Today we also took a quiz on population. 7 billion people live in the world. 312 million people live in the USA. 3 million people live in Iowa. 12 thousand live in Shelby Country, and 5,000 for Harlan. Natural Increase means the different between births and deaths. Its how much more births we have then deaths. Each year we are growing about 80 million. Month 6 thousand are added. Each day 215 thousand are added. Every minuite 149 are added. Every second 2.5 are added.Define birth rate- How many people are born per one thousand population.Define ferility rate- how many babies each woman will have in there lifetime.Define death rate- How many people die per 1,000 population.Define population growth rate- The rate of which the population grows. Either if it is speeding up or slowing down.Define rate of natural increase- How many people are added to the world.Define population density- How many people live in one area.80 million people are added to earth each year.Most populated cities.TokyoGuangzhouSeoulDelhiMumbaiMexico CityNew YorkSao PauloManilaShanghaiIt took the world till 1804 till we reach 1 billion in populationin the next twelve years we will reach a new billion
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