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Human Evolution and Population Growth Quiz

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What is a key characteristic associated with modern humans based on the 195,000 year old fossil from Omo 1 in Ethiopia?

Round skull case (correct)

Concave skull case

Triangular skull case

Long chin

Why does Miller & Spoolman (2009) describe exponential growth as deceptive?

It starts off very fast

It declines after a certain period

It grows slowly at the beginning (correct)

It remains constant over time

What type of graph is typically formed when plotting human population growth data taken from the World Bank and United Nations?

Bell-shaped graph

U-shaped graph

J-shaped graph (correct)

Linear graph

What contributed to the faster growth of the human population during the Industrial Revolution?

Advancements in science and technology Signup and view all the answers

Why was 11 billion projected as the population by 2100 according to the information provided?

Increase in the rate of population growth Signup and view all the answers

What is the projected world population by 2050 if women have an average of 1.5 children, according to the UN world population projections?

7.8 billion Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the S-shape graph mentioned in the text?

Represents leveling off of the population growth Signup and view all the answers

How many people are estimated to be living in poverty worldwide according to the text?

More than 1 million Signup and view all the answers

What is the potential consequence of a continued rapid increase in human population according to the text?

Environmental damage due to resource shortage Signup and view all the answers

What does a decline in population growth imply based on the information provided?

Reduced consumption of Earth's resources Signup and view all the answers