2014年10月1日星期三

  1. According to the Population Reference Bureau's "2013 World Population Data Sheet", 271 are born every minute, and 106 die every minute. That's a global net population increase of 165 per minute. This lesson was published on May 5th. What's the estimated global population increase exactly one week later (May 12th)?                        A: over 10 million       B: 20,739             C: 1155                          D: 1,663,200    
  2. As a country slows in population growth, its pyramid shape will                                           A: become wider at the base and narrower at the top               B: be inverted                   C: become more rectangular               D: bulge in the middle
  3. What does a Population Pyramid NOT give you information about?                                      A: birth rates      B: actual number of people     C: life expectancy            D: death rates
  4. Which continent would have the most fast-growth pyramids?                                                A: Africa         B:  Asia                  C: North America          D: South America

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