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As of 2011, which area had the largest percentage of global population: Asia, Africa, Europe or North America?
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As of 2011, which area had the largest percentage of global population: Asia, Africa, Europe or North America?
Asia
Between 1960 and 2000, what happened to global population?
Approximately doubled to 6 billion
Stayed about the same
T/F One of the reasons why predictions of global population vary so much is because it is difficult to estimate birth rates because cultural attitudes about contraception may change over time.
True
Between 1950 and 2010, what happened to Africa's share of global population?
Increased from 4% to 11%
Increased from 10% to 22%
Decreased from 15% to 12%
Increased from 4% to 11%
Between 1950 and 2011, which of the following areas registered an increase in their percentage of global population?
(I) Africa
(II) Asia
(III) North America
(IV) Europe
(V) Latin America
I, II and V
What is the current global population?
6.5 billion
7.3 billion
8.1 billion
8.9 billion
7.3 billion
By 2050, according to the slide presented in class, North America will have what percentage of global population?
6%
10%
12%
20%
6%
By 2025, which region is expected to have experienced the largest growth in megacities, according to the maps shown in class?
Africa
Asia
South America
North America
Asia
According to the slide presented in class, by 2050, Asia will have what percentage of the global population?
33%
43%
53%
63%
53%
As of 1950, which area of the world had the highest percentage of the world's population?
Africa
Europe
Asia
North America
Europe
As of what date did approximately half the world's population live in urbanized settings? 1980 1990 2000 20102000In 1960, global population was approximately? 2 billion 3 billion 4 billion 5 billion3 billionBetween 1950 and 2010, what happened to North America's share of global population? Stayed the same Dropped from 15% to 8% Decreased from 38% to 15% Decreased from 15% to 12%Dropped from 15% to 8%Between 1950 and 2010, what happened to Europe's share of global population? Stayed the same Dropped from 38% to 15% Decreased from 38% to 25% Decreased from 38% to 8%Dropped from 38% to 15%T/F Prior to approximately 1800, the world's population was consistently less than one billion.TrueT/F Change in population is measured by Number of Births minus Number of Deaths.TrueT/F One of the main reasons why global population has increased since the late 1880s is because vaccinations became available.TrueT/F Access to vaccines generally results in a decrease in the amount of people dying which contributes to population growthTrueT/F In the coming decades, the percentage of the world's population living in cities is expected to increase.TrueT/F Louis Pasteur administered the first vaccine in 1885.True