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Overpopulated – Worksheet 1“Don’t Panic: The truth about population”BBC with Professor Hans Rosling How many people live on earth?What impact did farming have on the population?When did the world population become 1 billion?What caused the population to dramatically increase after 1800?What job does Taslima have?Why is this job important for both families of Bangladesh and population control?Explain why the decreasing average of children born per woman is so important to the world.What was Hanan’s mother’s reason for having so many children?Explain why the improvement of child mortality rates decreased the average number of children.Why will there be 3 billion more adults by the end of the century?In 2013, how many billions of people will live in:North and South America?Europe?Africa?Asia?Overpopulated – Worksheet 2“Don’t Panic: The truth about population”BBC with Professor Hans Rosling How will overpopulation affect urbanisation? (4 marks)What will this mean for natural resources? (4 marks)Explain why it is so important to halt the increase in population. (4 marks)Predict a future in 2100 where 11 billion people are estimated to live. (8 marks)Total: /20 ................
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