Worldwide, the average total fertility rate is about 2.8 children per woman, and the average female literacy is 74 percent. How does Africa compare with the rest of the world in both aspects?

Describe some of the challenges to achieving sustainability.

Write a short essay in which you discuss whether or not a country that releases significant amounts of pollutants into the air that fall as acid precipitation in another country should be expected to pay some of the costs of cleanup.

Describe two methods of surface mining.

Which of the following is not one the six most produced foods worldwide each year? a. potatoes b. beef c. nee d. wheat

For each pair of terms, explain how the meanings of the terms differ. livestock and ruminant

What is the term for the movement of people from rural areas to cities? A.. land-use planning B. infrastructure C urban sprawl D. · urbanization

What role might genetic engineering play in agriculture in the future?

Read about interactions of economics and the environment. List some ways that both governments and organizations could encourage people to conserve resources

Which foods had lower production in 1995 than in 1990?

How has modern agriculture changed crop yield around the world?

Describe three methods of subsurface mining.

Describe three major international meetings or agreements relating to the environment.

Malnutrition is largely a result of a. war. b. soil erosion. c. poverty. d. salinization.