To day we are going to finish the video and questions.1. According to the video, who or what might be the biggest threat to planet Earth?-millions or births and the people in africa having a lot of children2. What effects does overpopulation have on Earth?- It could cause food shortages and cause us to run out of natural rescource3. How does world population growth effect water, food and energy?- if there is to much population we will soon run out.4. Where is the world's population data held?- United Nations5. What is the United Nations? were a bunch of countries come together.6. How many people will live on Earth by 2050?7. Where is the greatest population growth going to take place?8. What has kept the world's population in check for most of human history?- Death rates have reduced.9. Why did the population boom starting in 1800?10. What did Malthus say the problem of population growth is?-the power of population is going to cause us not to have enough food.11. How many people lack access to safe drinking water in the world?-more than a billion12. What is the importance of water to people and Earth?- poor infanstructure, poverty, and death if people dont have enough.13. Why not just desalinate sea water?- They are exspencive and can be damaging to our seas. and cause a lot engery use.14. What did Iowa farmer Norman Borlaug do that helped the world's food supply?- The Green Revolution showed indian and mexican farmer about his new crop.15. What are some developed countries doing in developing countries in regards to farming? Raising productivity. gettin more land.16. According to the host of the video, what three things must people do to ensure that future generations have enough food and resources?-change our technoly, stop consuming resources, and reduce or population.17. What did China and India do in the 1970's to try to reduce population? Which country was successful?-thought to bring down its birth rate bye making felstivals to sterilize men. India was not successful China was.18. What two things are very important to women(and men as well) in helping bring down the fertility rate?- well educated chilrdren tend to have smaller families. freedom to run there own lives. or use contemsemption.
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