Questions based on video
1. According to the video, who or what might be the biggest threat to planet Earth?
Humans
2. What effects does overpopulation have on Earth?
3. How does world population growth effect water, food and energy?
4. Where is the world's population data held?
New York City
5. What is the United Nations?
Worldwide peacekeeping organization. Most countries are members of this
6. How many people will live on Earth by 2050?
9,000,000,000
7. Where is the greatest population growth going to take place?
The less developed countries
8. What has kept the world's population in check for most of human history?
9. Why did the population boom starting in 1800?
Things like diseases are not as serious as they used to be
10. What did Malthus say the problem of population growth is?
The power of population growth is indefinitely greater than the earth to produce subsistence for the people
11. How many people lack access to safe drinking water in the world?
1 billion
12. What is the importance of water to people and Earth?
Everything needs water. Plants and animals need it to live and provide food, and things you buy have to be made in mater
13. Why not just desalinate sea water?
It is expensive, uses a lot of energy, and the biproducts have bad effects
14. What did Iowa farmer Norman Borlaug do that helped the world's food supply?
The Green Revolution: developed high yielding, disease resistant crops, and taught people how to get the most out of it while harvesting
15. What are some developed countries doing in developing countries in regards to farming?
introducing things to them to help them learn how to make things better themselves
16. According to the host of the video, what three things must people do to ensure that future generations have enough food and resources?
Stop consuming so many resources
Change our technology
Reduce growth
17. What did China and India do in the 1970's to try to reduce population? Which country was successful?
Infamous 1 child police - China
Festivals where a vasectomy was given for a small reward - India
China's way worked our better
18. What two things are very important to women(and men as well) in helping bring down the fertility rate?
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