Human Population and Urbanization

What is the point at which the population number stops increasing?

• carrying capacity

• stabilization

• initial growth phase

• maximum overdrive

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NGSS.HS-LS2-1

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

What type of growth is the human population experiencing today?

• Exponential growth

• Zero population growth

• Slight decreases in growth

• Slight increases in growth

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

How would the population growth of the United States in 2010 be described based on this population pyramid?

• Positive growth

• Stable growth

• Negative growth

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NGSS.HS-LS2-1

How would the population growth of Cambodia be described based on this population pyramid?

• Positive growth

• Stable growth

• Negative growth

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

What sort of society is shown in this pyramid?

• Post industrial, rich country (decreased growth)

• industrial, developing country (slow growth)

• agricultural, undeveloped country (rapid growth)

• developed country (stable growth)

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

What sort of society is shown in this pyramid?

• Post industrial, developed, rich country

• industrial, developing country

• agricultural, undeveloped country

• developing country, with one child policy

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

Make an inference about this country's level of development.

• Wealthy (developed)

• Medium (almost developed)

• Poor (low level of development)

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

Which is the study of the population that is based on factors such as race, gender and age?

• Statistics

• Chi-square

• Demographics

• Survivorship

Which of these are density dependent factors of the human population? (There is more than one!)

• Natural Disasters

• Food availability

• Sanitation

• Disease

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is urbanization?

• when cities can't get enough water

• movement of population from rural areas to cities

• cities are often warmer than surrounding areas

• when topsoil is eroded away and nothing will grow

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-6