ESS Unit 3 Human Population Dynamics

There are approximately _______ billion people in the world right now.

• 2

• 5

• 8

• 11

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Based on past data, about every ______ years, another billion people get added to the planet.

• 5

• 7

• 12-13

• 20

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which graph below best represents current human population growth?

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS2-2

Which answer below best explains why human population growth has been exponential since the beginning of the industrial revolution?

• modern technology

• modern medicine

• better food growing techniques

• all of the above

_______ is the study of human population.

• Population dynamics

• Demography

• Sustainability

• Demographic Transition Model

Which of the following is NOT a pillar of demography?

• fertility

• mortality

• migration

• environment

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

In what stage of the DTM would you expect a country that is experiencing high fertility & low mortality rates to be in?

• Stage 1

• Stage 2

• Stage 3

• Stage 4

Which graph below best represents the Demographic Transition Model (DTM), that most countries experience?

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A population pyramid displays...

• sex of individuals in the population

• age of individuals in the population

• both answers apply

• neither answer applies

What stage in the DTM would you most likely expect a country with a population pyramid like the one above to be in, if it were experiencing low mortality rates?

• Stage 1

• Stage 2

• Stage 3

• Stage 4