World Population

BY 2050 MOST OF THE GLOBAL POPULATION GROWTH WILL OCCUR IN WHICH WORLD REGION?

• Africa

• Asia

• Oceania

• South America

More than half of the world’s population growth through 2050 is expected to occur in Africa. According to the United Nations, the population in sub-Saharan Africa could quadruple to nearly _ billion by 2100, becoming more densely populated than China.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

WHAT WAS THE APPROXIMATE WORLD POPULATION IN 1 C.E.?

• 85 million

• 110 million

• 170 million

• 220 million

C.E. = Common Era

• True

• False

WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE WORLD’S PEOPLE TODAY LIVES IN URBAN AREAS?

• 30

• 55

• 70

• 85

THE WORLD POPULATION IN 2019 WAS 7.7 BILLION. WHAT IS THE POPULATION EXPECTED TO BE BY 2050?

• 9

• 9.3

• 9.7

• 10

FORESTRY MANAGEMENT ORIGINATED IN THIS COUNTRY AS FAR BACK AS 1165

• Germany

• Costa Rica

• Brazil

• Japan

WHAT PERCENTAGE OF EUROPE’S POPULATION WAS LOST DURING THE BLACK DEATH IN THE 14TH CENTURY?

• 5-10

• 10-20

• 25-50

• 50-75

In 1347-1350 there was an estimated decrease of 25 to 50 percent in Europe’s population due to bubonic plague which spread quickly across the continent. The plague was spread by infected fleas that attached themselves to ____. This depopulation of Europe caused social instability and labor shortages

• gnats

• bats

• cats

• rats

WHAT IS THE REPLACEMENT LEVEL FERTILITY RATE (RATE AT WHICH A COUNTRY WILL MAINTAIN THE SIZE OF ITS CURRENT POPULATION)?

• 1.5

• 2.1

• 2.5

• 3.1