Question 1

Describe the theories of Thomas Malthus.

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Question 2

What is the Club of Rome?

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Question 3

Define exponential growth.

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Question 4

Define China's One child policy.

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Question 5

Define Developed vs. least developed countries.

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Question 6

Explain and give examples of Volatile organic compounds.

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Question 7

Review the Fast Facts at the start of the chapter. Consider each carefully. Which fact is most compelling (surprising) to you and why?

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Question 8

Which Fast Fact would you use to talk to and educate others about our current population crisis? Why and what would you say?

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Question 9

Why not reduce environmental problems to demographics? What is Carolan's argument? Use 'greenhouse gases' and 'urban sprawl' in your explanation.

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Question 10

What is the link, according to the text, between population growth and food security? Use the terms 'crop yields' and 'arable land' in your explanation.

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Question 11

Discuss the connection between famine and democracy according to Carolan.

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Question 12

According to the text, what are some of the other 'mouths' that we must feed that are putting added stress on our food system? Use facts and references from the chapter.

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Question 13

Explain the 'demographic transition model.' What are its assumptions about population growth and stabilization? Discuss and explain.

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Question 14

Discuss and explain the role of family planning in stabilizing population growth. Use facts and cases from the chapter in your explanation

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Question 15

What is the paradox between development and population in managing population impacts on the planet? Make reference to the chapter.

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Question 16

The text discusses the "Boserup Effect" and the argument for a population explosion. What is meant by this? Reference the chapter in your explanation.

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Question 17

The text discusses Julian Simon's perspective of people as the planet's 'ultimate resource.' Summarize Simon's perspective. Use the term "cornucopian" in your explanation.

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Question 18

Is it fair to continue framing 'the population problem' as a low-income country problem when the average U.S. citizen's ecological footprint is thirty-times greater than that of the average Indian and one hundred times greater than that of the average person in the world's poorest countries?

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Question 19

Having large families in low-income nations is perfectly rational for many living in those environments. What are some of the sociological forces underlying high fertility rates in developing countries?

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Question 20

Does a person have a fundamental human right to have as many children as he or she chooses?

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Quiz 6: Population: a Problem of Quantity or Quality