Human Impacts on the Environment

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Explain human population growth.

• Human population growth is the increase in the number of individuals in a population.

• Human population growth is the decrease in the number of individuals in a population.

• Human population growth is the stabilization of the number of individuals in a population.

• Human population growth is unrelated to the number of individuals in a population.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The relationship between population growth and the decline of natural resources is:

• Directly proportional

• Inversely proportional

• No relationship

• Unpredictable

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What does the term 'population' refer to?

• All members of one species living in the same area.

• The number of people in a city.

• The number of animals in a zoo.

• The number of plants in a garden.

Fill in the blank: In 2017, the world population was ______ billion people.

• 7.5

• 6.5

• 8.0

• 7.0

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Population density can affect the resources available in a region by:

• increasing demand for resources, leading to scarcity

• decreasing demand for resources, leading to abundance

• having no effect on resource availability

• ensuring equal distribution of resources

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is the birth rate?

• The birth rate is the number of births in a population during a certain amount of time. Births are slightly higher causing an increase in the population.

• The birth rate is the number of deaths in a population during a certain amount of time.

• The birth rate is the number of marriages in a population during a certain amount of time.

• The birth rate is the number of divorces in a population during a certain amount of time.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is the definition of 'Death Rate'?

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

What is exponential growth?

• A) A growth pattern where individuals in a population reproduce at a constant rate.

• B) A growth pattern where individuals in a population reproduce at a decreasing rate.

• C) A growth pattern where individuals in a population reproduce at an increasing rate.

• D) A growth pattern where individuals in a population do not reproduce.

Fill in the blank: The larger the population, the ______ it grows.

• faster

• slower

• smaller

• less