M5_Q2_Quiz1_World Population Growth

When was agriculture invented?

• 10 million years ago

• 1850

• Year Zero

• -8000

What was the world population by the Year Zero?

• 10 million

• 250 million

• 1 billion

• 7 billion

When did the world population reach 1 billion?

• Year Zero

• 1800

• 1950

• Today

What caused the population to grow faster than ever before?

• Agriculture

• Industrial Revolution

• Fewer babies

• Population experts

How many people are there in the world today?

• 2 billion

• 4 billion

• 6 billion

• 7 billion

According to the United Nations, when will the fast population growth come to an end?

• 2000

• 2100

• 2200

• 2300

What is the projected world population by the end of this century?

• 8 billion

• 9 billion

• 10 billion

• 11 billion

What is the current world population growth rate?

• Increasing

• Decreasing

• Stagnant

• Unknown

What is the main reason for the decline in the number of babies being born?

• Agriculture

• Industrial Revolution

• Population experts

• People are choosing to have less babies

What was the world population when agriculture was invented?

• 10 million

• 250 million

• 1 billion

• 7 billion