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Human Population Growth

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2hrs 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Health and disease can determine a population's

a)

life or death

b)

hopes and dreams

c)

happiness or discontent

d)

religious beliefs or politics

2.

Today the human population of Earth is

a)

more than 10 billion

b)

more than 6.7 billion

c)

less than 7 million

d)

less than 9.9 million

3.

Experts strongly disagree over

a)

how to define exponential growth

b)

the predicted world population for the year 2050

c)

whether the human population will stop growing

d)

how much the human population has grown in the last 500 years

4.

In most areas of the world today

a)

people are richer than ever in human history

b)

people are smarter than ever in human history

c)

people weigh more than ever in human history

d)

people live longer than ever in human history

5.

Dramatic growth occurs when a population grows at an ever-increasing rate.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

Today the growth rate of the human population is decreasing.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

Advances in arts and sciences have improved human health and allowed for tremendous population growth.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

As the human population grows, the demand for natural resources stays the same.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

If population and the demand for natural resources continue to grow at the present rate, the human population will be too large for Earth to support.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

The United States' population grows when more people are born worldwide each year than die worldwide each year.

a)

true

b)

false