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Population Growth Graph

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7. Of the population growth graphs listed, the graph that is most likely to have a positive population growth momentum is the first one because there are many more prereproductive and reproductive people than postreproductive. This is because when all the prepubesents grow up, they will come to be the parents of the following generation, and this generation will be bigger than the previous generation. The third graph pictured is most likely to have a negative population growth momentum because there is a very small prereproductive group and a large postreproductive group.
8. Carrying capacity of the Earth system is related to land degradation and agricultural productivity because there can only be as many people on the planet as the land …show more content…

Food insecurity is the condition in which people live in hunger or fear of starvation (around a billion people live in this condition). The regions that have the most food insecurity are South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
10. It is difficult to find the relationship between population growth and economic development, but some econismost believe that population growth stimulations economic development and technological innovation. Others think that rapidly expanding populations hamper down on developmental efforts. A slower, more stabilized population growth would help other issues in the world (poverty, hunger, underdevoplement, etc.), and in turn, will promote economic development.
11. Cultural values affect fertility rates because some traditions promote high birth rates. In the past, there was high birth and death rate for children, but now (thanks to modern medicine), there is a high birthrate and a low death rate. Culturally embedded fertility levels take a long time to decline because they are so deeply engrained in the beliefs of the people. Children are also important for ecomic and social reasons in developing countries. They are used to help the parents with work around the house or with the farm. Later in lives, sons are incharge of taking care of his elderly parents. That is why in India, for example, having a son is considered a must. Without a son, the parents do not have someone to take care of them in the

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