Exam 16: The Earth in the 21st 22nd Centuries

The world's population in 2100 will likely number around ____ million people.

Cities in the developed world produce more ________ these days than they did in the 1960's.

Population exponentialism is related to ____.

Describe what demographers mean by the ecological complex. Then discuss some of the ecological impacts of a world population of more than 10 billion inhabitants in the year of 2010.

A theme often focused on by Dudley Poston in our Population and Society textbook is that Demography is ______.

In the last chapter of our Population and Society textbook, Dudley Poston argues that pollution is closely related to:

The ______ is an international treaty intended to bring countries together to reduce global warming.

What are some of the overall environmental problems faced by our planet? Which problem do you think is making the biggest impact on the earth? Why have you selected this particular problem?

According to discussions in the last chapter of our Population and Society textbook, water is a _______ resource than oil.

The ecological complex refers to the interactions of which of the following four constructs?

The last chapter of our Population and Society textbook deals for the most part with

Three countries are listed in our Population and Society text that are among the few countries that do not support the Kyoto Protocol, i.e., the international treaty intended to bring countries together to reduce global warming. The three countries mentioned in our textbook are the following:

How has technology evolved in the developed world in the past decade? Do you consider the changes due to technology generally to be good or bad for humanity? Why do you make this argument?

Describe the sociological and philosophical impacts of a possible 10 billion inhabitants of the Earth in the year of 2100.