1) Which of the following statements about human carrying capacity is the most likely true? a) We have exceeded our carrying capacity as exemplified by world hunger. b) Human technology has been responsible for periodically increasing the carrying capacity. c) The earth can probably support 40-50 billion people on a vegetarian diet. d) In all likelihood, human do not have a carrying capacity. 2) The human population is growing slowly. a) True b) False 3) When has the greatest increase in human population happened? a) In the last two years b) In the last million years` c) In the last few centuries d) In the last billion years 4) About how many people are there on Earth? a) about 7.5 million b) about 1 million c) about 1 billion d) about 8 billion 5) The human population experienced exponential growth just after... a) the Industrial Revolution began. b) the bubonic plague began. c) COVID-19 started. d) agriculture began. 6) Why has the world's human population dramatically increased? a) Development of cities b) Better sanitation c) Access to healthcare d) All of the above 7) What are 3 factors that affect the size of a population? a) births, deaths, education b) births, deaths, migration c) deaths, births, pollution d) deaths, births, sanitation 8) As resources become less available the growth of a population a) slows or stops b) decreases or increases c) up or down d) in or out 9) What is a population ? a) Disturbance has removed vegetation but left soil intact. b) The natural birth, growth and development of ecosystem. c) All organisms of a species that live in the same area. d) A community of interacting organisms and their environment. 10) How can population growth lead to more pollution? a) Too many people breathing causes too much carbon dioxide to enter the atmosphere b) The body heat generated by billions of people leads to an increase in global warming c) More people being born means more paper is needed to print birth certificates d) All people produce waste, so more people equals more waste 11) According to the graph, by which year could the human population reach more than 9 billion? a) 2050 b) 2000 c) 2150 d) 1900 12) Is human population growth equal around the world? a) Yes, it is the same in every country b) No, it varies from country to country c) Yes, but only in developed countries d) No, it is only high in countries with technological advances 13) Which country is depicted as having a rapid population growth in the diagram? a) United States b) Germany c) Kenya d) Canada 14) What type of population growth is shown for Germany in the diagram? a) Rapid Growth b) Slow Growth c) Negative Growth d) Stable Growth 15) What is the trend of population growth in developed countries as shown in the graph? a) Rapid and fluctuating b) Slow and steady c) Negative and decreasing d) Fast and exponential 16) What is a natural resource? a) A part of the environment that supplies material useful or necessary for the survival of living things b) A human-made product that is used for transportation c) A type of animal that humans need for survival d) A scientific tool used to measure resources 17) What is the term used to describe the largest number of individuals of a given species that Earth's resources can support and maintain for a long period of time? a) Population limit b) Resource threshold c) Carrying capacity d) Environmental quota 18) What happens when the human population grows beyond Earth's carrying capacity? a) The population will continue to grow indefinitely b) Earth will not have enough resources to support humans c) New resources will automatically be created d) The population will decrease due to increased resources

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