15-2 World Population

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STATE STANDARDS:
S.9.1 Identify characteristics of a social problem as opposed to an individual problem.
S.9.2 Describe how social problems have changed over time.
S.9.3 Explain how patterns of behavior are found with certain social problems.
S.9.4 Discuss the implications of social problems for society.
S.9.5 Examine how individuals and groups respond to social problems.
S.9.6 Evaluate possible solutions to social problems and the potential consequences.

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Matching Pairs 15-2 World PopulationOnline version STATE STANDARDS: S.9.1 Identify characteristics of a social problem as opposed to an individual problem. S.9.2 Describe how social problems have changed over time. S.9.3 Explain how patterns of behavior are found with certain social problems. S.9.4 Discuss the implications of social problems for society. S.9.5 Examine how individuals and groups respond to social problems. S.9.6 Evaluate possible solutions to social problems and the potential consequences. by Lance Hiles 1 _____ was an English economist and minister, who wrote “Essay on the Principle of Population”. 2 When world population finally stabilizes, we will have reached ____, which means a person dies for every person born, so the population never changes 3 Malthus believed _____ would result in smaller families & better living standards, so that positive checks on population could be avoided. 4 Preventive checks against large populations are already being implemented by the _____ and _____ , per Malthus. 5 When the growth rate for the world drops to 0, the actual world population will continue to grow, until it reaches _____ . 6 Zero population growth can only be reached once the fertility rate reaches the _____ , or 2.1 babies per household. 7 Checks on population can be positive or preventive, and positive factors are events that _____ , per Malthus. 8 From the start of recorded history until 1976, the amount of time it takes for the world population to double _____ 9 Thankfully, from 1976 until today, the amount of time it takes for the world population to double is same as the time before, mainly because of ____ 10 Demographic transition theory: _____ countries are in the second stage, where modernization occurs & mortality drops, but birth rate remain high. 11 Stages of _____ can be used to predict the population growth in your country, per the demographic transition theory. 12 Population growth does NOT occur in arithmetic increments, but in geometric increments, otherwise known as _____ . 13 The quality of census data varies a great deal and can be _____ . Even though many countries count people living in those countries. 14 Laws that limit parents to 2 children will not create zero population growth right away, due to _____ , which takes 7 decades to expire. 15 Checks on population can be positive or preventive, and preventive factors include _____ , per Malthus. 16 The population will exceed _____ , because population grows exponentially and _____ grows arithmetically, per Principles of Population. 17 Our world population numbers are just a reasonable guess, because _____ has counted all the people in the world 18 In "An Essay on the Principle of Population," Malthus argues that _____ . 19 Malthus' theory was not as accurate as the demographic transition theory, because Malthus did not anticipate _____ . 20 When the _____ experience improvements in income, those improvements are cancelled out by more births, leading to less food, and death.

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