Unit 3 Extended Response Questions

HG Ch. 3 Extended Response Questions

1. According to the demographic transition model, population growth should slow down as a country becomes more developed. Where is the U.S. according to the demographic transition model?


2. In the 1990s, the U.S. experienced increased population growth; explain this recent growth and compare it to slow growth patterns in other highly developed countries.


3. At the United Nations International Conference on Population and Development held in Cairo, Egypt in 1994, the Indian delegation claimed that population policy involved much more than limiting growth. Describe India’s claim that consumption of natural resources must enter global conversations on population policy.


4. Discuss the ways that population, technology, and affluence have affected the environments of three countries: China, India, Thailand.


5. Explain why LDCs may have higher population growth.