Question 1

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-What period of time, since 1900, is represented by the lowest number of immigrants to the U.S.?

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Question 2

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-What are the two peak years for immigration into the United States?

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Question 3

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-Is immigration at its highest following the year 2000?

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Question 4

Compare and contrast the efforts in India and China in regards to population control.

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Question 5

Most of the factors that reduce the rate of growth of a population are focused on women.Why is this the case, and should we be concerned that men are seemingly left out of the equation?

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Question 6

The United States has one of the heaviest ecological footprints of any nation.We also have the fastest population increase of any developed nation.Does this combination of factors affect the ability of the United States to call for movement toward an optimal sustainable population?

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Question 7

Given the following formula:
Population change = (Births + Immigration) ─ (Deaths + emigration)
How would you suggest we reduce the growth rate of the entire human population rather than the population of a country, or area?

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Question 8

What are the implications of the phrase optimal sustainable population, considering the facts that: 1) 97 percent of future growth will come from developing countries, and 2) the environmental footprint of a population is dependent on the affluence of the population? Has the human population been able to achieve what it has achieved because only a small portion of the population is affluent? What will happen as more countries move from under-developed to developing and finally to developed?

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Question 9

If every woman on earth had no more than a total of two children during her lifetime, the world population would still increase for 50 years.Why is that?

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Question 10

Put into your own words the events that occur in the demographic transition model.

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Question 11

Immigration is a volatile subject in many countries of the world, including the United States.However, analysts suggest the retirement of the very large baby boomer generation may result in a worker shortage in the United States.If the United States moves to reduce the number of immigrants into the United States, what will we do to supply the shortage of workers?

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Quiz 6: The Human Population and Its Impact

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). -What period of time, since 1900, is represented by the lowest number of immigrants to the U.S.?

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). -What are the two peak years for immigration into the United States?

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). -Is immigration at its highest following the year 2000?

Compare and contrast the efforts in India and China in regards to population control.

Most of the factors that reduce the rate of growth of a population are focused on women.Why is this the case, and should we be concerned that men are seemingly left out of the equation?

The United States has one of the heaviest ecological footprints of any nation.We also have the fastest population increase of any developed nation.Does this combination of factors affect the ability of the United States to call for movement toward an optimal sustainable population?

Given the following formula: Population change = (Births + Immigration) ─ (Deaths + emigration) How would you suggest we reduce the growth rate of the entire human population rather than the population of a country, or area?

If every woman on earth had no more than a total of two children during her lifetime, the world population would still increase for 50 years.Why is that?

Put into your own words the events that occur in the demographic transition model.