Duration: 20 minutes Practice Sample Questions Section A: Data Response Questions (DRQs) [5 marks] 1. Figure 1 shows the fertility rate of women (by regions) from 1950 to 2020. Figure 1 Source: Ithaca College Gerontology Institute a. Compare the changes in the fertility rates of women in the three listed areas (world‚ more developed region and less developed region) from 1950 to 2020. [3]
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A forest is an area of land with many trees. Many animals need forests to live and survive. Forests are very important and grow all over the world. Many forests are being cut down for houses to be built because of overpopulation. This cutting down of forests is called deforestation and it is causing damage to the natural habitat of animals. Even roads have been built for the peoples to pass though the forest to reach their destination. People have gotten rid of forest to build towns cities‚ farms
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Name: Instructor: Curse: Date: Is Climate Change Natural or Man-made? Introduction The planet has been experiencing considerable climate change for the last several decades. There have been many explanations toward the main causes of the increased warming of the planet. On one hand are the environmentalists who believe that the major cause of this increased warming of the planet is the increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere induced by human activities. On the other hand‚ the scientists
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centers and by creating laws to prevent couples from having more then two children. Education on family planning and birth control is a primary factor in restraining population growth. A common problem that people think is associated with overpopulation is having nowhere to put everyone‚ but there are also many other
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day‚ thinking globally as one people on one Earth in one biosphere with one future. We’re all in this together! Crucial environmental issues concern ozone depletion‚ global warming‚ species extinction‚ marine habitat destruction and deforestation to name just a few. Overwhelming scientific evidence points to human activities as the primary cause of all of these problems. They imperil our very existence. At the beginning of the Industrial Revolution‚ just 200 years ago‚ our population
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depleted the Earth’s resources. Our sheer ignorance has begun to cause severe problems like depletion of the Ozone layer‚ death of rivers due to dumping of industrial waste‚ global warming etc. In our quest for industrialization heavy amount of deforestation took place. This has harmed the Earth’s environment. The ice at the Poles has started to melt due to the rise in Earth’s temperature. This is an ominous sign of what is to come. We have dug quite a huge pit for ourselves already‚ but we can still
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damages to the life of all organisms living on Earth. By the latest estimations an average temperature on Earth is going to increase approximately by 3 degrees Celsius‚ which is caused by the following factors: worldwide industrialization‚ overpopulation‚ deforestation and machines worldwide. For the majority of the countries under the Protocol the advantage is a huge profit they make on this deal. How is it possible? Each country is permitted to have the level of emissions according to the amount
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The paper highlighted those stresses : the rural exodus to the cities due to scarce land resources in the countryside‚ the pollution problems in the urban environment‚ the migration of people to forested areas with direct impacts including the deforestation‚ the watershed degradation and the loss of biodiversity. Striking a balance between population growth and conserving the natural resources are necessary for a sustainable development which is to move away from resource exploitation and more toward
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quantity of soil caused by agriculture and industrial purposes. Types of soil degradation are water and wind erosion‚ physical degradation and chemical degradation. Some of these are human causes and some are physical causes. Overgrazing‚ deforestation‚ overpopulation‚ fertilizer and pesticide use and conflict are some examples of human causes. Some physical causes are rising temperatures‚ falling rainfall‚ wind‚ flash floods and topography. Soil degradation has many consequences on environment and populations
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The most important factor in identifying a raven‚ whether a common one or one of a similar degree is that of knowing the difference between a raven and that of a crow. The raven‚ in this case the species of corvus corax is of the kingdom Animalia‚ the phylum Chordata‚ the class Aves‚ the order Passeriformes‚ the family Corvidae‚ and the genus Corvus. For a sense of comparison to the origins of both birds‚ by taking the American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)as an example it can be found in the Nearctic
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