1. What type of natural disaster caused cracks in the Washington Monument?*earthquake2. 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 Jobs4. What volcano wiped out the city of Pompeii, Italy on August 24, A.D. 79?*Mount Vesuvius5. What day did the U.S. commemorate on Friday, marking the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution?*Women's Equality Day6. What flag, which was destroyed in terrorist attacks, has been stitched back together from retired flags across the U.S.?*National 9/11 flag7. On August 21, in which country did U.S. Vice President Joe Biden address concerns about America`s ability to manage its national debt?*China8. What hurricane struck the island of Hispaniola and is threatening the U.S. East Coast?*Hurricane Irene9. In what capital city did rebels take control of Col. Moammar Gadhafi's compound?*Tripoli10. What is the name of the Islamic month during which Muslims observe a daily fast as one of the five duties of Islam?*RamadanWe talked about poplulation again. 7 billion people live in the world. 312 million people live in the USA. 3 million people live in Iowa. 12 thousand people live in Shelby county. 5,000 people live in Harlan.Birthrate is how many people are born per 1,000 people.Fertility rate is how many babies each woman has in her life.Death rate is how many people die per 1,000 people.Population growth rate is how quickly population is increasing.Rate of natural increase is births minus deaths.Population density is how many people there are in a square mile.Life expectancy is how long people are expected to live.Carrying capacity is how much people the earth can sustain before it starts running out of stuff.The most populated countries in the world are:ChinaIndiaUnited StatesIndonesiaBrazilPakastanNigeriaBangledeshRussiaJapanThe most populated metropolitan areas of the world are:Tokyo, JapanGuangzhou, ChinaSeoul, South KoreaDelhi, IndiaMumbai, IndiaMexico City, MexicoNew York City, USASao Paulo, BrazilManila, PhilippinesShanghai, ChinaThey are all 20,000,000 or more.It took up till 1800 to reach the first one billion people on the world.The rate of natural increase is slowing down because people are having less kids.
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