Friday the 16th

1. According to the video, who or what might be the biggest threat to planet Earth?Human population.2. What effects does overpopulation have on Earth?Lack of food, water and supplies3. How does world population growth effect water, food and energy?There will be less4. Where is the world's population data held?United nations in New York.5. What is the United Nations?6. How many people will live on Earth by 2050?9 billion.7. Where is the greatest population growth going to take place?Britan, Us. India China, Japan russia germany eastern europe will shrink.So the less develpoded 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?10. What did Malthus say the problem of population growth is?The power of the population is greater then the power of man.11. How many people lack access to safe drinking water in the world?12. What is the importance of water to people and Earth?Same exact amout of water there had ever been. 1% of fresh water humans can use. not much people have access to water.13. Why not just desalinate sea water?Extreamly expensive, damaging to our seas. And uses to much energy;14. What did Iowa farmer Norman Borlaug do that helped the world's food supply?Green Revalution, Developed high disease resistance crops.15. What are some developed countries doing in developing countries in regards to farming?Afric Mexico Brizil16. According to the host of the video, what three things must people do to ensure that future generations have enough food and resources?reduce the growth of population, stop consuming reasorses and change technology.17. What did China and India do in the 1970's to try to reduce population? Which country was successful?Males had disectumy and china was.18. What two things are very important to women(and men as well) in helping bring down the fertility rate?conterseption
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