Chapter 13 Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
of the following, the factor most likely to result in a decrease in the sizr of a specific population is	famine
the agricultural revolution took place approximately	10,000 years ago
the germ theory of disease established that many diseases are caused by	microorganisms
a dramatic decline in the popuation of Europe in the 1300s was caused by the	bubonic plague
a nation with a population that is not increasing is	swedan
when calculating global population growth, the death ration is	subtracted from the birth rate
at present, the growth patterns of the human population are best described as	geometric
the greatest growth of human populations today is occurring in	developing nations
problems associated with a declining population size include	increased famine
the change in energy consumption in the United States during the past 100 years is due to	both population growth and modernization
the person who compared the growth of the human population to its food resources was Thomas More	true
the life expectancy of people in industrial societies has increased over time	true
a population that shows growth of 24 persons per 1000 - has population growth of 24%.	false. 2.4%
the population of Mexico City has doubled within 20 years	false 20
the increase in modern machinery tends to decrease the energy needs of a society	false. increase
the period of the twentieth century marked by huge advances in medicine is sometimes called the biomedical revolution	true
what is an example of geometric progression
whats an example of an arithmetic progression
what do many organisms produce more offspring than can survive
what controlled the population of early humans?
what was an important characteristic of the earliest permanent human settlements
what did the most rapid population growth rate result from
when did the human population begin to grow faster than any other time in history
how much did the black plague of the 14th century reduce englands population
what resulted from the germ theory
what is the formula for figuring population growth
whats an example of a country not experiencing population growth	swedan
what does the demography mean	the science of the changing vital statistics in human population
for the past 150 years how does energy consumption compare to population growth
why will human over population likely lead to extinction of species
when did the agricultural revolution take place	10,000 years ago
geometric	4,12,36
arithmatic	2,4,6
individuals survive	have favorable traits
biomedical	antibiotics& vaccines were discovered
rapid growth rsulted	industrial revolution
not a result of the agricultural revolution	increased nomadic activity
diseases are more common because	cities are desley populated
evidence in ireland in mid-1800s	famine due to plant diseases
elderly people	sweden
energy needs not affected by	location of energy sources

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