Deck 16: The Earth in the 21st 22nd Centuries

Question 1

According to discussions in the last chapter of our Population and Society textbook, water is a _______ resource than oil.

A) more plentiful
B) more unreliable
C) less plentiful
D) more renewable
E) more scarce

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The world's population in 2100 will likely number around ____ million people.

A) 50
B) 40
C) 30
D) 20
E) 10

Answer 2

E

Question 3

What are some of the overall environmental problems faced by our planet? Which problem do you think is making the biggest impact on the earth? Why have you selected this particular problem?

Answer 3

Not Answer

Question 4

Population exponentialism is related to ____.

A) population implosion
B) global fertility rates
C) global climate change
D) human evolution
E) family planning

Question 5

In the last chapter of our Population and Society textbook, Dudley Poston argues that pollution is closely related to:

A) mortality rates
B) fertility rates
C) immigration rates
D) global warming
E) ecological disarray

Question 6

A theme often focused on by Dudley Poston in our Population and Society textbook is that Demography is ______.

A) destiny
B) difficult
C) determination
D) demanding
E) exponential

Question 7

Describe the sociological and philosophical impacts of a possible 10 billion inhabitants of the Earth in the year of 2100.

Question 8

How has technology evolved in the developed world in the past decade? Do you consider the changes due to technology generally to be good or bad for humanity? Why do you make this argument?

Question 9

The ecological complex refers to the interactions of which of the following four constructs?

A) population, organization, environment and agriculture
B) population, government, environment and technology
C) population, organization, environment and industry
D) population, government, environment and industry
E) population, organization, environment and technology

Question 10

The ______ is an international treaty intended to bring countries together to reduce global warming.

A) Paris Climate Accord
B) Kyoto Protocol
C) United Nations Climate Agreement
D) Global Climate Accord
E) United Nations Global Agreement

Question 11

Three countries are listed in our Population and Society text that are among the few countries that do not support the Kyoto Protocol, i.e., the international treaty intended to bring countries together to reduce global warming. The three countries mentioned in our textbook are the following:

A) Niger, Lesotho, and Canada
B) Canada, Mexico, and Cuba
C) France, Canada, and Mexico
D) Australia, New Zealand, and India
E) Australia, U.S., and Canada

Question 12

The last chapter of our Population and Society textbook deals for the most part with

A) the effects of population policy.
B) the future of the earth's population from the perspectives of ecology, sociology, and philosophy.
C) the urban to rural phenomenon.
D) the immigration trends of the most populous countries.
E) the trends towards deconcentration in the U.S.

Question 13

Describe what demographers mean by the ecological complex. Then discuss some of the ecological impacts of a world population of more than 10 billion inhabitants in the year of 2010.

Question 14

Cities in the developed world produce more ________ these days than they did in the 1960's.

A) babies
B) technological solutions
C) solid waste
D) political discord
E) isolation