Population Growth and Resource Consumption

As of 2017, there are approximately how many humans on Earth?

• 600,000

• 1 billion

• 4 billion

• 7.5 billion

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is the number of people born per 1,000 individuals for a certain period of time?

• Death Rate

• Birth Rate

• Population

• People Growing

What is the number of deaths per 1,000 individuals for a certain period of time?

• Death Rate

• Birth Rate

• Population

• People Dying

Population growth is determined by calculating the number of individuals who...

• are born

• die

• move in or out of an area

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

A rate of change that increases more and more rapidly over time.

• Population

• Birth Rate

• Exponential Growth

• Death Rate

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What natural resource helps keep us warm in the winter and cool in the summer, to travel from place to place, and to grow and transport the food we eat?

• Wood

• Electricity

• Water

• Fossil Fuels

Contamination of Earth's land, water, and air due to human impact is called?

• Pollution

• Bad Nature

• Population Growth

• Earth's Systems

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is it called when the number of humans grows beyond what the available resources can support?

• Population

• Pollution

• Overpopulation

• Population Growth

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The practice of using less of a resource so that it can last longer.

• Balancing

• Sustainablility

• Conservation

• Ecology

What was the reason for the increase in population since the 1800s?

• More births allowed people to work more on their land and have more food to eat.

• Agriculture began to improve, and farmers could use antibiotics, fertilizers, and pesticides on their crops

• The Industrial Revolution improved the availability of food and clean water to more people through technology.

• The birth rate increased because people could travel from place to place to find food.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4