Human Population Growth and Resource Consumption

What was the reason for the increase in population since the 1800s?

• More births allowed people to work more on their land and have more food to eat.

• Agriculture began to improve, and farmers could use antibiotics, fertilizers, and pesticides on their crops

• The Industrial Revolution improved the availability of food and clean water to more people through technology.

• The birth rate increased because people could travel from place to place to find food.

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Using resources in ways that maintain them at a certain quality for a certain period of time and give resources time to recover and replenish themselves is called?

• consumption

• reclamation

• sustainable use

• replanting

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In 2016, Japan’s estimated birthrate was 8 births per 1,000 people. The estimated death rate was 10 deaths per 1,000 people. There were not very many people moving into or out of the country. What most likely happened to Japan’s population size in 2016?

• grew quickly

• grew slowly

• decreased slowly

• stayed the same

What has happened to the size of the human population over time?

• Human population size did not change at all until around the year 1880.

• Human population size has grown slowly since the beginning of the Modern Age.

• The size of the human population began increasing rapidly within the last 200 years.

• The size of the human population has always increased at a steady rate.

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Causes of climate change include

• burning fossil fuels

• farming

• clear cutting

• human population growth

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A city determines the average amount of electricity used by its residents over a year. Which term is used for this specific calculation?

• resource use

• population growth

• per capita consumption

• conservation science

How can a city decrease its per capita consumption of water?

• It can encourage each citizen to use less water.

• It can increase the total amount of water available.

• It can limit the number of new people moving into the city.

• It can find a new source of water for the city.

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Which of the following best describes the concept of carrying capacity in relation to human population growth?

• The maximum number of individuals an environment can support without significant negative impacts.

• The rate at which a population increases in size under ideal conditions.

• The total number of species that can coexist in a given area.

• The average lifespan of individuals in a population.

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What is the primary factor that has led to the exponential growth of the human population in the last century?

• Increased birth rates

• Decreased death rates due to medical advancements

• Increased immigration rates

• Decreased emigration rates

Which of the following resources is most directly affected by human population growth?

• Solar energy

• Fossil fuels

• Wind energy

• Geothermal energy

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