Posted by 4Maddie on September 19, 2011 at 11:13am
graduated income tax. obama. is raising taxes on the weathley. graduated income taxes, more money you make the more taxes you pay. middle class 23 percent goes to the goverment. one out of four dollars goes to the goverment. this is his plan. needs to go threw congress first. a. rich can afford it. they should step up. b. rich already pays a lot. and why should they be puinished for how hard they have worked. i am on side b. i mean they pay most of there money to the goverment as it is.1. According to the video, who or what might be the biggest threat to planet Earth?population. humans. we are the reason for all of the problems on earth.2. What effects does overpopulation have on Earth?running out of resources. less food less natural 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?there will be less. water will be unsafe. new york.5. What is the United Nations?a organization set up for international peace and security.6. How many people will live on Earth by 2050?9 billion7. Where is the greatest population growth going to take place?india, china, afganistan. south seheran africa. india will become number one soon.8. What has kept the world's population in check for most of human history?nature. drought dieses natural disaster.9. Why did the population boom starting in 1800?control of death rate. medicine.10. What did Malthus say the problem of population growth is?running out of food for everyone. and safe drinking water.11. How many people lack access to safe drinking water in the world?more than one billion people. 50 percent lacks safe drinking water.12. What is the importance of water to people and Earth?we need it to live. our body needs it. crops, plant, animals, everything needs water. we use water for electriity. its a bad cycle.13. Why not just desalinate sea water?poplution to the water. very costly. damage seas and uses to much energy.14. What did Iowa farmer Norman Borlaug do that helped the world's food supply?green revolution. experimented pollinated different types of wheat plants. diesess resisting crops introduced them to countries overseas.15. What are some developed countries doing in developing countries in regards to farming?african countries buying land then sending it back to original country.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. education. educated married 28 1-2 kids. uneducated married 18 3-7 kids. conterception. more freedoms.
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