OVERPOPULATION

_{Where is she going to present her lecture tomorrow?}

• At a university
• In a government commitee
• In an NGO organization

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

^{How does she seem to feel at the beginning of her talk?}

• Disappointed because the audience arrived late
• Optimistic because the audience seem interested
• Worried because the audience may have too high expectations

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CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.9

_{What happened in 1968?}

• Thomas Malthus made a prediction about overpopulation
• A medical discover promised to control birth rate
• Someone wrote a book that criticized medical science 

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

_{The world hasn't experienced mass starvation because...}

• ...Nanotechnology has contributed in the agroindustry 
• ...food production has risen thanks to pesticides
• ... engineers have succeeded to produce cheap food

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

_{What did she say about overpopulation?}

• France will double its population density in 2045
• Asians megacities won't have enough natural resources
• it is the result of the world's resource consumption

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

_{According to her, what will happen in 2030?}

• The middle class will grow significantly
• the developing countries won't have resources
• scientists will invent alternative energy resources 

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

_{What do some ultra-cautious people think about the future?}

• There will be a World War for natural resources
• People should start taking some drastic measures
• Countries will face natural emergencies

_{What will she discuss in the second part of her talk?}

• Innovative sources of energy
• Alternatives to solve the overpopulation problem
• The solution for mass starvation 

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CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.K.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

_{What did Malthus say about people?}

• They  will become lazier in the future
• They don't react unless they have to
• They are lazy when there is a disaster

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

_{What is the lecture mainly about?}

• Overpopulation and future predictions
• Mass starvation and how to prevent it 
• Birth control and food supply in the future

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CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.K.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2