How many people live on earth? (2009)

Give some examples of how quickly the world’s population is growing?

What is the population today?

How much does the world’s population increase by each year?

What are some of the issues we are facing as our population continues to grow?

Name two environmental problems that population density contributes to.

Not only the natural environment is threatened by population growth but it also

threatens....

What does the UN predict the world’s population will be by mid century?

By 2050 which country will have overtaken China to become the most populated in the world?

Name two countries where population will shrink?

The parts of the world where the population will grow fastest are rich or poor?

What do you think is the reason/s for this?

Since 1890 how have the world death rates been reduced?

What fundamental ingredient for life are we running out of?

How many people on earth lack this ingedient?

In the next 20 years how many people will live in areas without this vital ingredient?

Whatt do you think will happen as a result and why?

How much of the entire land surface is already being used to produce food?

What are the world’s richest countries acquiring from the very poorest?

Why are the HIC’s (high income countries) using land in LIC’s (low income countries)?

What is carrying capacity?

The earth’s population would need how many earths to support the world’s population with our current way of life?

What are the three ways we could reduce our impact on the earth?

What policy was adopted in China in 1979?

Why was it not successful do you think?

What did they encourage in the 1970’s in India to reduce the birth rate?

How does a good education help to reduce birth rates?

Across the world what fraction of married women don’t have access to contraception?