Apes unit 5

Africa and Asia

If the current population trends continue which regions of the world will experience the highest population growths

life expectancy and infant mortality rate

What is the best indicator of quality of life in a country

Immigration

How is US pop. increasing despite lower fertility rate

China, India, USA

three most populous countries

70/growth rate

how to find doubling time

70/3.5 =20

what is the doubling time for a countries with a growth rate of 3.5%

70/7=10 years

what is the doubling time for a country with a growth rate of 7%

family planning, high education costs, late marriages, high land prices

what are some reasons for population decline in Japan

death rates are decreasing

what does current global data indicate

sub-saharan Africa

where is the prevalence of AIDS the highest

it is greater in countries with higher infant mortality rates

what is true about replacement level fertility

the Kyoto protocol

Which official document is the best example of global collaboration for the environment

formation of carbonate deposits

which process indirectly removes carbon from the atmosphere

up 0.5\* C

how much has the global temp increased in the past 100 years

reducing use of fossil fuels

What would reduce acid rain/ deposition

Chlorine

what is released by CFC (Chloroflourocarbons)

it’s a strong oxidant and respiratory irritant

why do we not want a region of ozone near the surface

melting of continental ice caps

what is contributing to rising sea levels the most

infrared radiation from the earths surface is absorbed by gases in the atmosphere

what is the greenhouse effect in the atmospere

decreased area of snow/ice cover

what not only results from global warming but also furthers global warming

478 or 500ppm

what is the irreversible tipping point for CO2 levels

expanded ranges of tropical diseases, more hurricanes and typhoons, more crop damage from pests and diseases

what could happen the atmosphere becomes warmer

CH4

which greenhouse gas is produced by livestock

sulfur dioxide

what is the causative factor for acid deposition

ozone

which gas is harmful in the troposphere but helpful in the stratosphere

particulates

the major pollutant that comes from smokestack emissions

industry, transportation, energy production

what are the three main anthropogenic sources of air pollutants

absorbs infrared radiation by atmospheric gases

how does the atmosphere keep the earth warm

production of electric power

what is the primary cause of ground-level ozone in the US

coastal flooding

what is a likely cause of global warming

a release of CFCs into the atmosphere

what contributes to both global warming an ozone depletion

replacing coal-burning power plants with wind farms

what would reduce global greenhouse gas emissions

increasing concentrations of heavy metals in ponds

what is a good indicator of acid deposition