Chapter 1 pt.1

Question 1

today, the human species is the most significant agent of ___________ _________ on our planet

Answer 1

environmental change

Question 2

a set of components that interact and functin as a whole

Answer 2

system

Question 3

Estimate the current population of human beings on Earth.

Answer 3

7 billion

Question 4

The way the human popluation is growing it’s expected to add several _________ more people in the ___st century.

Answer 4

billion

21

Question 5

___ in every 2 people live in extreme poverty

Answer 5

1

Question 6

1 in every 2 people live in extreme _______

Answer 6

poverty

Question 7

a condition in which people cannot meet their basic needs for adequate food, clothing, shelter, education or health

Answer 7

poverty

Question 8

about ____% of the total work population currently lives in poverty

Answer 8

40

Question 9

1 in __ of the total world population currently lives in _______

Answer 9

4

poverty

Question 10

What is poverty associated with?

Answer 10

1. low life expentancy
2. high infant mortality
3. inadequate access to health services, safe water, and balanced nutritioun

Question 11

People in poverty earn less than $___ per day

Answer 11

$2

Question 12

When you are poverty you cannot meet basic needs for ______, __________, ________, and ________

Answer 12

food
clothing
shelter
health

Question 13

It is difficult to meet population needs without ____________ Earth’s __________

Answer 13

exploiting

resoources

Question 14

people who study human populations

Answer 14

demographers

Question 15

How long has life existed?

Answer 15

3.8 billion yrs (Earth for ~4.5 BY)

Question 16

What examples do we have to show us that Earth is well suited for life?

Answer 16

1. Water over 3⁄4 of planet
2. Habitable temperature, moderate sunlight
3. Atmosphere provides oxygen and carbon dioxide
4. Soil with essential minerals for plants

Question 17

More than _____% of global economic activities are highly developed countries

Answer 17

50

Question 18

What is a highly developed country?

Answer 18

countries with complex industrial bases, low rates of population growth, and high per capita incomes

Question 19

Give an example of a highly developed country.

Answer 19

U.S., Canada, and Japan

Question 20

What is a less deveoped country?

Answer 20

develping countries with a low level of industrialization; a high fertility rate, and a low per capita income (relative to highly developed countries)

Question 21

Hunger, disease, and illiterary are common in what type of developed county?

Answer 21

Less developed country

Question 22

Give an example of a less developed country.

Answer 22

Bangladesh, Kenya, and Nicaragua

Question 23

What is the world’s most typical person?

Answer 23

28yr old Han Chinese Man

Question 24

Predicted most typical person by 2050 will come from?

Answer 24

India

Question 25

Living conditions vary around the world depending on:

Answer 25

◦ Number of people ◦ Availability of resources – includes clean water, air, healthy soil, biodiversity ◦ Consumption – location, lifestyle

Question 26

What are the two types of resources?

Answer 26

1. Nonrenewable resources | 2. Renewable respurces

Question 27

Which type of resource is this: are present in limited supplies and are depleted by use

Answer 27

nonrenewable resources

Question 28

_________ ___________ do not replenish nonrenewable resources within a reasonable period on the human time scale

Answer 28

natural processes

Question 29

Which type of resource is this: mettalic minerals (gold, tin).

Answer 29

nonrenewable resources

Question 30

Which type of resource is this: nonmettalic minerals (salt, phosphates, stone)

Answer 30

nonrenewable resources

Question 31

Which type of resource is this: Fossil Fuels (coal, oil, natural gas)

Answer 31

nonrenewable resources

Question 32

Which type of resource is this: Direct solar energy

Answer 32

renewable resources

Question 33

Which type of resource is this: Energy of winds, tides, flowing water

Answer 33

renewable resources

Question 34

Which type of resource is this: Fertile Soil

Answer 34

renewable resources

Question 35

Which type of resource is this: Clean Air

Answer 35

renewable resources

Question 36

Which type of resource is this: Fresh Water

Answer 36

renewable resources

Question 37

Which type of resource is this:Biological diversity (forests, food crops, fishes)

Answer 37

renewable resources

Question 38

Which type of resource is this: can be used forever as long as they aren't overexplained in the short term

Answer 38

renewable resources

Question 39

Which type of resource is this: nature replaces these resources fairly rapidly

Answer 39

renewable resources

Question 40

Which type of resource is this: are usually only potentially renewable

Answer 40

renewable resources