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carrying capacity
demography
demographic transition
zero population
growth (ZPG)
age structure
Population Ecology
Section 2 Human Population
Skim Section 2 of the chapter. Make a list of the ways in which
human populations change.
Use your book or dictionary to define carrying capacity.
Use your book or dictionary to define each term.
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36 Population Ecology
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Human
Population
Growth
I found this information
on page .
Summarize two examples of events that could produce each of the
following effects.
Effect: decline in world population growth
Events that could produce this effect:
Effect: increase in world population growth
Events that could produce this effect:
Examine the graph below. Then complete the table that follows.
Section 2 Human Population (continued)
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Approximate Growth Rate
1950 1975 2000 2025 (estimated)
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Population Ecology 37
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Trends in Human
Population
Growth
I found this information
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Calculate the population growth rate for each fictitious country
listed in the table below.
Country
Births per
1000
Deaths per
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Migration per
1000
Growth rate
(percent)
X 25 9 1.6
Y 14 4 2.2
Z 12 15 0.8
Compare trends in industrialized nations and developing countries
in terms of the following factors.
Population growth rate:
Resource use by individuals:
Identify three factors that could keep the human population from
reaching its carrying capacity.
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Section 2 Human Population (continued)
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Analyze how this medical achievement might affect life on Earth.
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Create a demographic profile for an imaginary country
by describing its population characteristics below. List the sources of your data.
Name of country:
Geographic location:
Is it classified as a developing country or as an industrialized nation?
Population size:
Population density:
Description of the populations spatial distribution across the countrys land area:
Birthrate:
Death rate:
Current population growth rate:
Expected population growth rate in the next 10 to 20 years:
General age structure:
Major factors promoting population growth:
Major factors limiting population growth:
Data sources used:

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