Tuesday, November 24, 2009

1a) 6,962,562,708 12:16am 11-25-09
1b) 5,387,003,550
1c) 29.25%
2a) (click on US Pop Clock)
2b) U.S. Population - 308,012,592
2c) one birth every-------------------------7seconds
one death every------------------------12 seconds
one international migrant (net) every---35 seconds
Net gain of one person every------------11 seconds
3a) China......................1,338,612,968
India.......................1,166,079,217
United States........307,212,123
4a) (click on Data Access)
4b) select one developing country - Netherlands


5a) - china has a one child policy that works
- started in 1979 by the chinese government as a shorterm way to limit population growth
- in rural areas they have to allow a second child so the families have another attempt at having a male
6b) - population size is a major concern in India
- they made birth control available
- they did sterilizations of people
- their population is still too high
7a) ecological footprint - a measure of human demand on earth's ecosystems
8-10) -in class