Name: __________________
Changing Population Trends - Cornell Notes
Questions
Notes
Problems of Rapid Growth
1.
Describe 3 problems caused by rapid
human population growth.
2.
3.
Why is fuel such as wood important to
humans?
What are problems with unsafe water?
What are some of the problems of
suburban sprawl?
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Growth is Slowing
What continent has most of the world’s
population?
Compare population growth in
developed countries vs. developing
countries.
Factor
Fill each box in with the word high or
low.
Life expectancies
Birth rates
Income
Population growth
Economy
Proportion of world’s
resource use
Proportion of world’s
population
Developed
Developing
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How do countries prevent negative
effects of population growth?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
What are worldwide population
projections for the next 78 years?
Now
2050
2100
Ecological Footprints:
How does the ecological footprint of the
US compare with other countries?
Which countries have the highest
carbon footprint?
1.
Almost all environmental problems can
be traced back to two root causes:
2.
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When the population in an area grows
rapidly:
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