Human Population Growth

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Increase population

,

(b) Decrease population

• death rate

• immigration

• birth rate

• emigration

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NGSS.HS-LS2-1

What type of growth is shown in this graph?

• Linear

• Exponential

• Logistic

• Overshoot/dieback pattern

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NGSS.HS-LS2-2

Select the area in the graph showing when extreme population growth started happening

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Select the area in the graph showing when population growth seems to reach the carrying capacity

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which events match the pattern of population growth seen in the graph?

a

b

c

Black Death/Bubonic Plague

Scientific and Medical Advancements

Industrial Revolution

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NGSS.HS-LS2-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

Match the following pyramids with their type of population growth

• Zero growth / decrease

• A

• Stable / slow growth

• B

• Fast growth

• C

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

​ (a)   numbers of babies are born in underdeveloped countries because the population ​ (b)   much access to health care, and they usually ​ (c)   afford it.

• does not have
• Large
• can't
• Small
• has
• can

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which country/countries are expected to have a population growth pyramid similar to this one? (more than one option is correct)

• USA

• India

• Italy

• Kenia

• France

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NGSS.HS-LS2-2

Organize these options into the right categories -- what are the correct lifestyle characteristics for these 2 "eras" seen in the graph?

Groups:

(a) Year 0 - 1800

,

(b) 1800 - present day

• not many elderly people

• fast growth

• advanced technologies and industry

• poor healthcare

• more elderly people

• no technologies and industry

• poor infrastructure

• advanced healthcare

• advanced infrastructure

• babies survive better

• low carbon dioxide levels

• slow growth

• higher carbon dioxide levels

• many babies do not survive

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

Select the areas with high population density

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4