Lesson 3.3 : Introduction to Human Population

What factors do you feel like allowed human population to grow like this?

• Advancements in medicine

• Increased food production

• Improved sanitation

• All of the above

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What limiting factors do you feel like will cause humans to reach carrying capacity?

• Resource depletion

• Technological advancement

• Population control

• Economic growth

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The world is overpopulated. What does this mean?

• It means there are too many people for the resources available.

• It means the world is underpopulated.

• It means the population is perfectly balanced.

• It means there are no environmental concerns.

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The Malthusian Catastrophe refers to:

• A theory predicting population growth will outpace agricultural production

• A natural disaster caused by overpopulation

• A historical event in the 18th century

• A fictional scenario in a novel

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List two effects of overpopulation.

• Increased pollution and resource depletion

• Improved healthcare and education

• Decreased urbanization and industrial growth

• Enhanced biodiversity and ecosystem stability

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An ecological footprint is:

• A measure of human demand on Earth's ecosystems

• A type of carbon emission

• A method of recycling waste

• A form of renewable energy

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True or False: Overpopulation can lead to less war?

• True

• False

True or False: The more developed or affluent a country is the larger it’s economic

footprint

• True

• False

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Match the following countries with the number of Earths needed if the world's population lived like them.

• 5.0

• U.S.A.

• 4.1

• Germany

• 3.3

• Australia

• 3.5

• South Korea

• 3.0

• Russia

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