Is Earth Overpopulated? BBC Documentary - Study guide

List 2 things that have helped save the life of children (increase their lifespan) in Bangladesh.

1 - Technology enhancement // 2. Access to healthcare

What is Earth's current population size?

7 billion.

How much energy today is still harvested from fossil furls?

About 80%.

In 2012, which country (blue on graph) has the most people living in extreme poverty?

Africa.

How many people are predicted to be on Earth before the growth rate starts to flatten?

Around 11 billion people.

What does a good life mean to most people in the world?

Being able to have easy transportation, not going hungry - owning airplanes.

What could help Africa's agriculture?

Better technology could help Africa.

Globally from 1963 to 2012, babies per woman changed from 5 per woman to _______ per woman in 2012.

It changed from 5 per woman to 2.5 (or 2) children per woman in 2012.

What does literate mean? And how many of the world's current population of adult's are literate?

Literate means the ability to read and write. 80% of the adults worldwide are literate.

How do people making $1 per day view the people above them?

People making $1 per day view the people above them as rich, or a higher level above them.

How do people making $100 per day view the people below them?

People making $100 per day view the people below them as poor, or lower class.

What was the average # of babies that women of Bangladesh have now and how long is the child predicted to live?

The average # of babies is 2, the average life span is 70 years old.

What was the average # of babies that women of Bangladesh had in 1970 and how long was the child predicted to live?

The average # of babies was 7, the average life span was 50 years old.

In 1963, what made the biggest difference in population size and number of offspring a woman had?

The biggest difference was access to healthcare clinics and education.

What is the correlation between the use of fossil fuels and wealth?

The correlation is about half.

In the year 2100, which countries of the world will have the smallest population? Largest?

The countries that will have the smallest population is America and Europe. Asia and Africa have the largest population.

What is the conclusion regarding the overpopulation of the Earth (in other words, is it possible for Earth to continue at this rate?)

The number of children stopped growing, it can continue growing if the richest find a way to use their resources.

How can the population of the Earth increase if the number of children being born is less?

The population can increase due to the fact that more children are surviving b/c they have more access to vaccines and healthcare.

How has life in Mozambique improves for the people there? List some examples.

What has helped improved lives is new industries and more hospitals.

What helped decrease the # of children born per woman globally?

What helped was birth control, and family planning.