1.  In relation to population, the Chart on Historical World Population Growth shows that pop growth 
      was slow until 1000 AD, increased steadily until the indl age, when it ' ____________________________' 

2.  In relation to population, the demographic  ___________________________'  occurs when high birth & death rates are replaced by low birth & death rates 

3.  In relation to demography, pop characteristics impact social  _____________________________

4.  In relation to demography,  _____________________________  refers to people's attitudes & personality traits 

5.  In relation to pop charts, the Table on the Number of Yrs to Add 1 bb People shows the power of  _____________________________  growth in that it took all of human history to add the 1st bb people, but it now only takes 11 yrs to add a billion people 

6.  In relation to pop figures, the Table on Area Population Yearly Growth shows that only  ________________________________  has stable growth & that the lessor developed nations have the highest growth rates 

7.  In relation to the effects of population growth, nearly all  ________________________________________  are impacted by, & to some extent impact, population growth 

8.  In relation to the effects of population growth, many scientists, economists, & other experts fear that  ________________________________________  cannot keep pace w/ the pop for long 

9.  Malthus believed that  population growth would outpace  __________________________  production growth 

10.  Malthus wanted " __________________________________________ "  to reduce the population 

11.  In relation to the census, the US census must do an actual count & not  ____________________________  sampling, each of which have strengths & weaknesses 

12.  In relation to American generations, adults in a gen usually dominate /  ___________________________  other gens for the 30 yrs they are in their peak career period, i.e. from about 30 to 60 yrs. of age 

13.  The boomers are unique because they are large, educated, & have 'middle class ____________________________________ '  

14.  In relation to the baby boomers, prior to, during, & after the war, many new couples were barely out of their  ___________________________ 

15.  In relation to Gen X, they have surpassed the boomers to become the most highly  _______________________________  generation in American history 

16.  In relation to the SIA variable, population, when examining population characteristics, the assessment shall determine, catalogue, & analyze the amount of  ________________________________  & the % of immigrants 

17.  In relation to the pop explosion & the env, the most immediate impact of pop on the env comes via the increased levels of  ______________________________

18.  In relation to the pop explosion & the env, pop growth threatens  ______________________________  peoples 

19.  In relation to solutions to the population explosion, in the US & much of Euro, fertility is below  _____________________________________  level & therefore their pops only increase through immigration, or they decline 

20.  In relation to solutions to the population explosion, the most direct method to limit pop growth is  _____________________________________

Essays should be two, average length, hand written pages long.  Be sure & answer all parts of the question.  Good penmanship, grammar & spelling are important. 

3.  In relation to solutions to the population explosion, first discuss the causes of the population explosion.  What are the most important causes?  Next, what are the effects of the population explosion?  What are the most important effects?  Finally what are the solutions?  What do you think would work best?  Why?  Would you develop different strategies for the core, semi peripheral, & peripheral nations?