Population Growth and Environmental Challenges

What is included in multidimensional poverty, in addition to income?

Access to education (correct)

Access to clean water

Access to transportation

Access to healthcare

Which factor is not associated with poverty?

Access to safe water

Short life expectancy

Access to balanced nutrition (correct)

Illiteracy

What is a challenge even with effective family planning?

Immediate reduction in population growth

Increased access to balanced nutrition

Adding several billion people to the world in the 21st century (correct)

Decrease in poverty rates

What is a major milestone related to public health discussed in the text?

Improving urban sanitation and waste removal Signup and view all the answers

What may very well happen in the coming decades despite remaining concerned about population growth?

Encountering many problems Signup and view all the answers

Which action is NOT recommended in the text for addressing poverty?

Reducing child labor limits Signup and view all the answers

What is poverty?

A condition in which people are unable to meet their basic needs for food, clothing, shelter, education, or health. Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes highly developed countries?

Low rates of population growth and high per person incomes. Signup and view all the answers

What is the current average fertility rate worldwide?

2.5 children per woman. Signup and view all the answers

What is projected regarding the fertility rate in the coming decades?

It will decrease further from 2.5 children per woman. Signup and view all the answers

How is consumption related to a country's economic growth?

Consumption is intimately connected to a country’s economic growth. Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes the gap between rich and poor countries?

Rich countries are known as highly developed countries. Signup and view all the answers

What was the human population in 1960 compared to 2023?

3 billion vs. 8.89 billion Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'carrying capacity' refer to in the context of population growth?

Number of individuals an environment can support without significant negative impacts Signup and view all the answers

What does fertility measure in terms of demographic change?

Number of children born per couple, person, or population Signup and view all the answers

What is fecundity a measure of?

Capacity of an organism to produce offspring Signup and view all the answers

Which pattern of population growth is exhibited by developed countries during the 19th and early 20th centuries?

Demographic transition Signup and view all the answers

Why is fertility considered a determinant of demographic change?

It influences the number of children born per couple or person Signup and view all the answers