Human Population Growth and Per Capita Consumption

Which of the following graphs shows exponential growth?

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Why is the human population in a period of exponential growth?

During this method of food production, the human population was limited by the resources available in the natural environment.

• Hunting and Gathering

• Agriculture

• Global Trade

• Industrialization

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During this method of food production, humans domesticated plants and animals and began to live in settlements.

• Agriculture

• Global Trade

• Industrialization

• The Green Revolution

During this method of food production, farming and food transportation first became mechanized or used machinery to speed up the process.

• Global Trade

• Industrialization

• The Green Revolution

• Organic Farming

Choose all of the following strategies that were first introduced into farming during the Green Revolution.

• The use of synthetic (man-made) pesticides

• The use of synthetic (man-made) fertilizers

• The use of large-scale irrigation

• The development of genetically modified plants

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If the human population on Earth continues to increase, infer how the amount of farmland available per capita will change.

• The same amount of farmland will be available per capita.

• Per capita farmland will increase as well.

• The amount of farmland available per capita will decrease.

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Which statement is most accurate about human population growth in different regions?

• Human population is growing exponentially everywhere.

• Human population is growing more rapidly in the developing world (particularly in the African and South Asian continents).

• Human population is growing most rapidly in the developed world (especially in Europe and North America.)

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