Posted by 4Maddie on September 16, 2011 at 11:24am
1. According to the video, who or what might be the biggest threat to planet Earth?population.2. What effects does overpopulation have on Earth?running out of resources.3. How does world population growth effect water, food and energy?we willl eventually run out.4. Where is the world's population data held?5. What is the United Nations?6. How many people will live on Earth by 2050?9 billion7. Where is the greatest population growth going to take place?india8. What has kept the world's population in check for most of human history?nature.9. Why did the population boom starting in 1800?10. What did Malthus say the problem of population growth is?11. How many people lack access to safe drinking water in the world?more than one million people.12. What is the importance of water to people and Earth?we need it to live.13. Why not just desalinate sea water?14. What did Iowa farmer Norman Borlaug do that helped the world's food supply?green revolution.15. What are some developed countries doing in developing countries in regards to farming?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. change tech. reduce growth.17. What did China and India do in the 1970's to try to reduce population? Which country was successful?limit birth rate. one child per family.18. What two things are very important to women(and men as well) in helping bring down the fertility rate?birth control.
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