Name:_______________________________________________Per:______Date:___________________Assignment#:__________EnvironmentalScienceNotes:9.2–ChangingPopulationTrends

ChangingPopulationTrends

A. ____________________________________________=basicstructuresandfacilitiesneededtooperateasociety

a. Buildings,roads,watersupplies,powerplants,schools,hospitals,etc.

b. A_____________________________________________populationusesresourcesatanincreasedrate

ProblemsofRapidGrowth

A. Duetorapidpopulationgrowth,resources(water,fuel,land)areused________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________.

B. Duetooveruseofresources,thestandardoflivinghas______________________________.

a. Standardofliving=levelofwealth,comfort,andmaterialgoodsandnecessities

C. Fuelwood

a. Inmanypoorcountries,_______________isthemainsourceof_______________

b. Woodisusedtoboilwaterandcookfood

c. Inrapidlygrowingpopulations,treesarecutdownforfuel,resultingina____________________

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D. UnsafeWater

a. Somecountriesmustusethewatersupplyfor___________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b. Watersuppliesbecomecontaminatedandhelpspread______________________________suchas

dysentery,typhoid,andcholera

E. ImpactsonLand

a. Growingpopulationslackenough______________________________(landthatcanbeusedtogrow

crops)

b. Landisneededforagriculture,housing,andnaturalhabitats

i. However,landislimited

c. ______________________________=themovementofpeoplefromruralareastocities

i. Muchofacity’spopulationlivesin__________________________,butcommutetothecity,

causingtrafficjams,alackofinfrastructure,andhighhousingcosts

ADemographicallyDiverseWorld

A. Becausemanycountriesareintheprocessofdevelopment,itcanbedifficulttocategorize

countriesas“developed”vs.“developing”

B. Somecountriesmaybeindustrialized,butstillhave_____________________________________________

a. Otherslackindustrialization,butarestablewithgoodeducation

C. Leastdevelopedcountries:

a. _____________________________________________

i. Three-yearaverageofgrossnationalincomeperpersonoflessthan_________________

b. _____________________________________________

i. _________________________________________________________________________________________________

c. _____________________________________________

i. Basedonagriculturalproductionand_____________________________________________________

ManagingDevelopmentandPopulationGrowth

A. Somecountriestryto________________________________________________throughads,familyplanning

programs,economicincentives,andlegalpunishments

GrowthisSlowing

A. Theworld’sfastestgrowthrateoccurredbetween_____________________________________________

B. Fertilityrateshavedecreasedinmanydevelopedandless-developedregions

C. Despitethis,resourcesarestillbeingdepletedfasterthanissustainable

Pair-Share-RespondtimeJ

9.2FormativeAssessmentpg.231

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