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What was the approximate human population about 2000 years ago?
✓ -:- 300 million
What is the expected human population in the year 2050 (according to UN estimates)?
✓ -:- 9.7 billion
When looking at population growth since the middle of the 20th century, most of the global
population growth has occurred in which place(s)?
✓ -:- in less developed countries
Jacey Reese offers the following rebuttal to the argument that the world has been
improving
✓ -:- the arguments do not take into consideration the negative experiences of
nonhuman animals
What characterizes the academic discipline of Global Studies?
✓ -:- it is both multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary
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World population grows at a rate of approximately _________
✓ -:- 1.08 percent
Population growth between the years 0 and 1,000 (in the first millennium) was rapid.
✓ -:- False
The prediction that population increase will outstrip food production is known as
✓ -:- Malthusian Dilemma
In the PBS Newshour Clip (2011) "Food For 9 Billion: Turning the Tide in the Philippines" all
of the following problems were discussed, EXCEPT
✓ -:- soil degradation due to overfarming
According to Godin and Martin (2019) in "'No Help is Coming...," women in Malawi are
disproportionately affected by climate change. Issues include all of the following, EXCEPT
✓ -:- Poorer farming opportunities
According to Godin and Martin (2019) in "'No Help is Coming...," what problem re-occurred
in early March 2019?
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✓ -:- Devastating floods swept the city
According to the PBS Newshour (2011) "In Brazil Women's Changing Roles...," what is the
wealth distribution in Brazil?
✓ -:- Despite economic growth, Brazil remains a very unequal society
According to the PBS Newshour video (2012) "Food For 9 Billion Turning the Tide in the
Philippines", the Catholic Church has decided to approve the dissemination of artificial birth
control methods through foundations like the "Path Foundation."
✓ -:- False
According to the PBS Newshour video (2012) "Food for 9 Billion: Turning Population Tide in
the Philippines," the observed trends for population in the Philippines are best described as:
✓ -:- All of the above
According to Melissa Godin and Martin (2019) in "'No Help is Coming...," how many people
were living with HIV in 2016?
✓ -:- 1 million
In the Foreign Policy article "And Now for Some Good News," what examples of positive
developments does Rothkopf cite?
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GLST Midterm Questions & 100% Correct
Answers- Latest Test | Graded A+ | Passed
What was the approximate human population about 2000 years ago?
✓ -:- 300 million
What is the expected human population in the year 2050 (according to UN estimates)?
✓ -:- 9.7 billion
When looking at population growth since the middle of the 20th century, most of the global
population growth has occurred in which place(s)?
✓ -:- in less developed countries
Jacey Reese offers the following rebuttal to the argument that the world has been
improving
✓ -:- the arguments do not take into consideration the negative experiences of
nonhuman animals
What characterizes the academic discipline of Global Studies?
✓ -:- it is both multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary
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World population grows at a rate of approximately _________
✓ -:- 1.08 percent
Population growth between the years 0 and 1,000 (in the first millennium) was rapid.
✓ -:- False
The prediction that population increase will outstrip food production is known as
✓ -:- Malthusian Dilemma
In the PBS Newshour Clip (2011) "Food For 9 Billion: Turning the Tide in the Philippines" all
of the following problems were discussed, EXCEPT
✓ -:- soil degradation due to overfarming
According to Godin and Martin (2019) in "'No Help is Coming...," women in Malawi are
disproportionately affected by climate change. Issues include all of the following, EXCEPT
✓ -:- Poorer farming opportunities
According to Godin and Martin (2019) in "'No Help is Coming...," what problem re-occurred
in early March 2019?
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✓ -:- Devastating floods swept the city
According to the PBS Newshour (2011) "In Brazil Women's Changing Roles...," what is the
wealth distribution in Brazil?
✓ -:- Despite economic growth, Brazil remains a very unequal society
According to the PBS Newshour video (2012) "Food For 9 Billion Turning the Tide in the
Philippines", the Catholic Church has decided to approve the dissemination of artificial birth
control methods through foundations like the "Path Foundation."
✓ -:- False
According to the PBS Newshour video (2012) "Food for 9 Billion: Turning Population Tide in
the Philippines," the observed trends for population in the Philippines are best described as:
✓ -:- All of the above
According to Melissa Godin and Martin (2019) in "'No Help is Coming...," how many people
were living with HIV in 2016?
✓ -:- 1 million
In the Foreign Policy article "And Now for Some Good News," what examples of positive
developments does Rothkopf cite?
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