Human Population

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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

a

b

c

Scientific and Medical Advancements

Black Death/Bubonic Plague

Industrial Revolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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

• slow growth

• poor healthcare

• no technologies and industry

• low carbon dioxide levels

• poor infrastructure

• more elderly people

• not many elderly people

• fast growth

• many babies do not survive

• higher carbon dioxide levels

• babies survive better

• advanced technologies and industry

• advanced infrastructure

• advanced healthcare

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Match the following pyramids with their type of population growth

• Fast growth

• B

• Zero growth / decrease

• C

• Stable / slow growth

• A

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-2

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Select the areas with high population density

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What can attract people to live in a certain place, increasing the population size/density?

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Increase population

,

(b) Decrease population

• birth rate

• death rate

• immigration

• emigration

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is the carrying capacity of the following graph?

• 600

• 800

• 1000

• 2000

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4