human population

Health and disease can determine a population's

• life or death

• hopes and dreams

• happiness or discontent

• religious beliefs or politics

Today the human population of Earth is

• more than 10 billion

• more than 6.7 billion

• less than 7 million

• less than 9.9 million

Experts strongly disagree over

• how to define exponential growth

• the predicted world population for the year 2050

• whether the human population will stop growing

• how much the human population has grown in the last 500 years

In most areas of the world today

• people are richer than ever in human history

• people are smarter than ever in human history

• people weigh more than ever in human history

• people live longer than ever in human history

As the human population grows, the demand for natural resources stays the same.

• true

• false

If population and the demand for natural resources continue to grow at the present rate, the human population will be too large for Earth to support.

• true

• false

Which of the following is likely to be affected by a growing population?

• amount of land for agriculture

• amount of clean water

• amount of energy used daily

• number of people who are unemployed

• all of the above

Which country is the most populous in 2019?

• India

• China

• United States

• Mexico

• Russia

Which country is projected to be the most populous in 2050?

• India

• China

• United States

• Mexico

• Pakistan

In most areas of the world today

• people are richer than ever in human history

• people are smarter than ever in human history

• people weigh more than ever in human history

• people live longer than ever in human history