Human Population Issues

Question 1

is the statistical study of human populations. It
examines the size, structure, and movements of
populations over space and time.

Answer 1

DEMOGRAPHY

Question 2

Refers to the whole number of inhabitants
occupying an area (a country or the world),
continually modified by increases (births and
immigrations) and losses (deaths and
emigrations).

Answer 2

HUMAN POPULATION

Question 3

Today, the global population nearly reached ______
people.

Answer 3

8.2 billion

Question 4

It is expected to expand and peak at approximately
________ around the mid-2080s. Population levels are then
anticipated to experience a slight decline, settling at around
_________.

Answer 4

10.3 billion, 10.2 billion

Question 5

_______ and ______ remain the two most populous
countries of the world, both with more than 1 billion people,
each representing nearly 18 percent of the world’s
population, respectively.

Answer 5

India, China

Question 6

The issue of
overpopulation is most
pronounced in areas
like _________. (In the Philippines)

Answer 6

Metro Manila

Question 7

Philippine Population

Answer 7

116 138 484

Question 8

___________ is the increase in the
number of humans on Earth.

Answer 8

Human population growth

Question 9

_________ is the term used to describe the
rapid and dramatic rise in world population that has
occurred over the last few hundred years.

Answer 9

Population explosion

Question 10

The impact of human population growth on the
environment takes two major forms:

Answer 10

1. CONSUMPTION OF RESOURCES
2. PRODUCTION OF WASTES

Question 11

The __________
from the environment often
releases pollutants and
waste that reduce air and
water quality, and harm the
health of humans and other
species.

Answer 11

extraction of resources

Question 12

_________- are burned for
energy to generate
electricity and to power
transportation and
industrial processes. The
combustion of fossil fuels
releases ___________

Answer 12

Fossil fuels, greenhouse
gases.

Question 13

_________ is extracted
from lakes, rivers, the
ground, and man-made
reservoirs for drinking,
agriculture, recreation, and
industrial processes.

Answer 13

Freshwater

Question 14

______ leads to
land use changes due to
the increased demand for
housing, settlements, and
agriculture, resulting in
deforestation and
biodiversity loss.

Question 15

__________
reduce the population of
the exploited species.
Consequently, species can
be prone to become
endangered or extinct.

Answer 15

Overfishing and hunting

Question 16

As people travel, import, and export
supplies, urbanization creates
disturbed environments where
invasive species often thrive and
outcompete native species.
Mahogany trees in the
Philippines native tree species

Answer 16

INCREASE IN THE TRANSPORT
OF INVASIVE SPECIES

Question 17

___________ areas can rapidly
spread diseases within and among
populations.

Answer 17

Densely populated

Question 18

__________, in which a disease
transmits from humans to animals,
poses animal and public health.

Answer 18

Reverse zoonosis

Question 19

At the forefront of these efforts to control the
population growth lies with the _________,
which also conducted its once-in-a-decade
conference in 1994 at _____.

Answer 19

United Nations, Cairo

Question 20

It sought to stabilize the population of the world
at ________ in the year 2050 in alignment with
the Sustainable Development Goals.

Answer 20

7.8 billion