Changing Population Trends

Because birth rates have begun to fall Earth’s population will

• soon stabilize at the level it is today—about 6 billion.

• begin to decrease until it reaches 5 billion.

• increase for a short time and then decrease to current levels.

• stabilize somewhere around 9 billion by 2050.

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Which of the following is not a strategy that could slow population

growth?

• public advertising

• economic incentives

• legal punishments

• limiting education for women

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Currently, the fastest-growing populations are in

• Europe

• North America

• Asia

• Australia

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Which of the following makes it difficult to reduce population growth?

• High literacy rates result in women wanting to have more children.

• Population sizes will not decline until some people start having to

  do without food and other necessities of life.

• Many people live in cities, where large families are an advantage.

• Many people have low literacy and limited access to healthcare.

What is the overall trend of this population graph?

• Increasing

• Decreasing

• Constant

• No trend

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What is a possible reason for Japan’s population bulge for 65-69 year olds?

• Lack of quality healthcare

• Less industrialization among the masses

• Education declining among the elderly

• Rejoicing after the end of a major world war

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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

a

b

c

Black Death/Bubonic Plague

Industrial Revolution

Scientific and Medical Advancements

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is a possible reason for Japan’s population bulge for 65-69 year olds?

• Lack of quality healthcare

• Less industrialization among the masses

• Education declining among the elderly

• Rejoicing after the end of a major world war

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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

a

b

c

Black Death/Bubonic Plague

Industrial Revolution

Scientific and Medical Advancements

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which of the following is not a strategy that could slow population growth?

• public advertising

• economic incentives

• legal punishments

• limiting education for women