Population explosion

On a global scale, rapid population growth can harm the environment.

• True

• False

One major cause of population growth is falling death rate.

• True

• False

One reason the world is growing so quickly is because...

• The world has infinite resources for everyone

• There are more and more places for people to live

• Birth rate is higher than death rate

• Death rate is higher than birth rate

Things that attract people to a new place ...

• Push factors

• Pull factors

The study of population is called

• Topography

• Cartography

• Demography

• Population growth

The population growth is calculated as

• Death rate minus Birth rate

• Birth rate minus Death rate

• Birth rate multiplied by Death rate

• Birth rate plus Birth rate

Number of births each year per 1,000 people

• migration

• population growth

• death rate

• birth rate

Birth rates tend to be higher in

• Developed countries

• Developing countries

Why do people live longer today than 200 years ago?

• Better hairstyles

• Better restaurants

• Better health care

• Better clothes

In order for population to grow

• death rate must be higher than birth rate

• heart rate must be lower than death rate

• birth rate must equal death rate

• birth rate must be higher than death rate