Thursday September 15

[2Taylor]

We reviewed over south america map and all the little islands around there. The test will be sometime early next week. President obama's disapproval rating is a new high of 55% which is not as good because it's higher then his 48% of approval rate. Most americans believe that he is a good person, likable and works hard but the people don't like what he's doing. His disapproval is still lower then what George Bush's was=70%. His rating is getting worse though. At least the people like him as a person! Big news yesterday was the attack on cobble which is in Afghanistan. We are withdrawing from that war which is a very good thing but the question is what will happen after this? Because we have to hope that the citizens there can be strong enough on their own to dominate their military.
Population Video Questions:
1. According to the video, who or what might be the biggest threat to planet Earth?
- Ourselves
2. What effects does overpopulation have on Earth?
-Not enough food, alot of polllution and you can't find like the natural world as easily; animals are in danger.

3. How does world population growth effect water, food and energy?
-We lack it and it is slowly decreasing.

4. Where is the world's population data held?
-United Nations in New York City

5. What is the United Nations?
-Worldwide peace keeping organization

6. How many people will live on Earth by 2050?
-approx. 9 billion

7. Where is the greatest population growth going to take place?
-The smaller developING countries.


8. What has kept the world's population in check for most of human history?
-By nature if there is enough food water and stuff.

9. Why did the population boom starting in 1800?
-death rates reduced becuase of medicine and such

10. What did Malthus say the problem of population growth is?
-The power of population is indefinetley greater then the power in the earth to produce people.

11. How many people lack access to safe drinking water in the world?
- More than a billion people

12. What is the importance of water to people and Earth?
-people need water to survive

13. Why not just desalinate sea water?
-the bi-product can damage the seas and it is really expensive.

14. What did Iowa farmer Norman Borlaug do that helped the world's food supply?
-The Green Revolution; produced anti-disease crops and went all over the world to show people how properly conserve etc. their crops and food.

15. What are some developed countries doing in developing countries in regards to farming?
-Getting land from more poor countries and farming on that land to get more food.

16. According to the host of the video, what three things must people do to ensure that future generations have enough food and resources?
-1) Stop consuming so many resources
-2) Change our technology
-3) Reduce the growth of our population

17. What did China and India do in the 1970's to try to reduce population? Which country was successful?
-China: One child per family; fined if not and it is still like that to this day
-India: They steralized men
The one that was more successful was China because the men that came to get steralized were the men who had already had 5 or plus kids.
18. What two things are very important to women(and men as well) in helping bring down the fertility rate?
- 1) Having an education
-2) Have the freedom to run their own lives