Today a lot of the band people were late so we reviewed our map.
- Overpopulation discussion
- UN Mill./ Planted in peril/ Bush Video/ Iraq/ Afghan/ 9-11/ Overpopulation/ Current events test soon
- Africa assigned blog #8- Liberia is mine due this sunday :) brief history, which country controlled them when did they get their independence how are they doing now any tourist population and other interesting facts.
- 5 forum posts 25
- Daily blog each day
- Everything due Friday May 11
1. According to the video, who or what might be the biggest threat to planet Earth?
- People
2. What effects does overpopulation have on Earth?
- Less food, more homeless people, over crowding, waste, less jobs, deforestation, poverity, wars, human quality and human suffering.
3. How does world population growth effect water, food and energy?
- It effects water by decreasing it and there wont be a lot of water, lack of water makes food run short, and we are loosing energy by not having food and water to live on to make everyone healthy.
4. Where is the world's population data held?
- UN new york city
5. What is the United Nations?
- Peace keeping organization
6. How many people will live on Earth by 2050?
- 9 Billion
7. Where is the greatest population growth going to take place?
- Developing countries
8. What has kept the world's population in check for most of human history?
- Diseases, lack of food, and lack of water during droughts
9. Why did the population boom starting in 1800?
- The industrial revolution which gave us better and safer things for living medication, indoor pluming, over came natural population killers (look at 8).
10. What did Malthus say the problem of population growth is?
- The power of population is greater than the power of earth to produce food and the demand will outstrip supply and if we don't fix it then life will end miserably
11. How many people lack access to safe drinking water in the world?
- More than a billion. 70% of the world is made of water 2.5% is fresh water 1.5% is locked away and 1% is only drinkable to humans.
12. What is the importance of water to people and Earth?
- Because water is used for a lot of the things we do every day. Without water we don't get food, clothes, or energy. Water is our most valuable resource.
13. Why not just desalinate sea water?
- It takes a lot of energy, it is really expensive, and it hurts the sea because of the things we put in the sea. If you drink salt water you will get even more dehydrated.
14. What did Iowa farmer Norman Borlaug do that helped the world's food supply?
- He helped the smaller countries learn how to farm and that brought more food in the world which while the population was going up so was the food. Gave them fertilizer and stuff to help that.
15. What are some developed countries doing in developing countries in regards to farming?
- Buying land and planting crops and when the stuff is done it goes back to their country
16. According to the host of the video, what three things must people do to ensure that future generations have enough food and resources?
- Reduce population, improve technology, stop using so many resources
17. What did China and India do in the 1970's to try to reduce population? Which country was successful?
- China had a one kid policy you could have more than one but you have to pay for it the purpose was to control the population and it is still that way. India had a 2 children rule also the people that they wanted with 2 kids weren't coming in only the people with 5 kids and after you got sterilized in a festival at first it was volunteer it got to be very ugly. China is the one that was successful.
18. What two things are very important to women(and men as well) in helping bring down the fertility rate?
- Education about birth control and education brings freedom making money so you have kids, contraception a lot of religions tell people not to use it and many people feel like you shouldn't use it.
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