Lecture 14 Study Questions PDF

Lecture 14 Study Questions 1. What kind of population growth pattern is the human population undergoing? What are two primary reasons that it is happening? 2. Is the rate of human population growth the same or different in different regions? What accounts for the differences? 3. What is a demographi...

Lecture 14 Study Questions 1. What kind of population growth pattern is the human population undergoing? What are two primary reasons that it is happening? 2. Is the rate of human population growth the same or different in different regions? What accounts for the differences? 3. What is a demographic shift? How does it work (i.e., what are the four phases)? 4. What are two main factors that have allowed the human population to grow rapidly? 5. What industrial process fixes N2? What is the equation? 6. Where do humans get phosphates for fertilizer? 7. Excess N and P get in to waterways by what process? 8. What is eutrophication? What is it a problem? What are some examples? 9. What is an ecological footprint? Why does it vary from region to region? 10. What are some ways to reduce your personal ecological footprint? 11. What are the human induced forces causing extinction? 12. What is an invasive species? Why are they a problem? Give some examples. 13. What is biomagnification? Give an example. 14. Who was first responsible for explaining the problem of biomagnification to the general public? What was the book that did this? 15. Why is plastic pollution a problem? How much plastic is actually recycled?