Population

Which country is the second most populated in the world but will soon become the most populated?

• China

• United States

• India

• Nigeria

What did China implement to slow down their population growth?

• they forced people to leave their country

• they created a one-child policy

• they outlawed children

• they gave incentives for families to have five or more children

The population is distributed evenly across the world

• True

• False

Population density is usually higher in places

• along the coast or near water

• in the high latitudes

• in the desert

• in the mountain ranges

Why did the earth's population begin to rise dramatically in the 1800s and continue?

• better medicines and healthcare were available

• better farming techniques allowed for more food production

• the Industrial Revolution allowed for technology to assist humans in transportation and mass production of goods

• All of these factors led to population growth

What country has the highest life expectancy?

• US

• Japan

• Australia

• China

Most of the countries with the lowest life expectancy is on which continent?

• North America

• Asia

• South America

• Africa

For population to grow what essentially has to happen?

• people have to have more children

• more people have to die than what is being born

• birth rate must exceed death rate

• death rate must exceed birth rate

What are characteristics of countries that have higher life expectancies? You will choose more than one answer

• they value education

• they are at war

• easier access to medical care and medicines

• good government; democratic; freedoms

• lack of sanitation and access to clean water

What is the world's most populous country?

• India

• China

• U.S.

• Mexico