Midterm

Question 1

Causes of population exlopsion

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1) Agricultural revolution - increased food supply because of domesticated plants and animals
2) Industrial revolution - better living conditions, more jobs available thus more room for growth (death rates are still high)
3) Disease Control - sanitation and disease control leads to higher life expectancy
4) Unavailability of Birth Control - underdeveloped countries could not control how many kids they had
5) Tradition/Culture/Religion - honor in large families, chinese would try a lot for boys, polygamy lead to population growth, advocacy against contraceptives and divorce

Question 2

How population growth affects development

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Question 3

How development affect population growth

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Question 4

UN Conference

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Question 5

Factors that lowered birth rates impacting population

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Question 6

Culture, religion, values influences preferences for certain genders - Arab, African, Indian, Chinese societies

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Question 7

Population policies of Mexico

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Question 8

Less/underdeveloped countries

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Question 9

Developed countries

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Question 10

Urban agglomerations/mega cities

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Question 11

Market approach

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Question 12

The state approach

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Question 13

The blended approach

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Question 14

MDG (Millennium Development Goals)

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Question 15

development assistance

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Question 16

foreign aid

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Question 17

globalization

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Question 18

positive effects of globalization

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Question 19

negative effects of globalization

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Question 20

causes of world hunger

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Question 21

how food affects development

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Question 22

how development affects food

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Question 23

can the world feed itself? discuss

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Question 24

green revolution

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Question 25

food waste

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Question 26

erosion

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Question 27

urban sprawl

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Question 28

mediterranean diet

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Question 29

fertilizers

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Question 30

pesticides

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Question 31

arable land

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Question 32

organic agriculture

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Question 33

terrorism

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