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understanding population and environment
What is population,
What is distribution,
What is density
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factors affecting population
What is population mainly affecte...,
How can population get affected b...
2
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physical environment
How does climate affect the popul...,
How does climate affect the popul...,
How does climate affect the popul...
4
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development processes
What does development processes r...,
What do social development proces...
2
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developments in food supply
When was the neolithic revolution,
What was the shift from in the ne...,
What is the green revolution
5
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other societal developments
What is the main driver of popula...,
When did the industrial revolutio...,
What was the industrial revolution
5
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global population numbers and patterns
Until,
How many years did it take for po...,
Since when has global population ...
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global population density
How much of the population curren...,
What are some of the most densely...
5
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rate of population change
Until the mid 1990s where was the...,
Present day why has the trend of ...,
Who has the higher birth growth r...
4
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food production
How much has food production incr...,
How much has arable land increase...,
What are three reasons why food p...
6
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examples of regions with differing crop yields
What regions have consistent high...,
What regions have moderate yields...,
What regions have little to no yi...
3
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food consumption
Globally how has food consumption...,
How much was the 1960s average gl...,
How much of africas population is...
4
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cereals
How much of global calories are f...,
How much of africa and parts of a...,
Where is wheat consumption the hi...
3
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meats
Where is the highest meat consump...,
What is consumed in the middle east,
What is the main meat in hics
4
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livestock products
Which area dominates the consumpt...,
What continent has the lowest con...
2
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fats oils and sugars
Where s the consumption of fat th...
1
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agricultural systems
Why can agriculture be considered...,
What are the inputs in an agricul...,
What are the processes in an agri...
4
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agricultural productivity
What is agricultural productivity,
What is high productivity
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factors affecting productivity: types of farming
What is intensive farming,
In terms of intensive farming wha...,
What is extensive farming
5
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factors affecting productivity: climate
What are climate factors,
Why is productivity limited to cl...,
What is needed to sustain plant a...
6
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factors affecting productivity: soils
What is agricultural productivity...,
What are issues with soil
2
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how climate change affects agriculture
If climate changes what areas wil...,
What will happen as a result of c...,
How much will rice yields decreas...
7
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soil problems
How can the quality and structure...,
What part of the soil is eroded,
What is the topsoil
3
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how does water erosion create issues for agriculture
What is water erosion,
Why can water erosion occur,
What is sheet erosion
8
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wind erosion
What is wind erosion,
Where is wind erosion prevalent,
What can cause the topsoil to bec...
5
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structural deterioration of soil
What is structural deuteriation,
Why might structural deterioratio...,
What issues can structural deteri...
3
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water logging of soil
What is waterlogging,
What are the two reasons why wate...,
3
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salinisation of soil
What is salinisation,
What may draw saline soil water t...,
How does salinisation negatively ...
3
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desertification of soil
What is desertification,
What is desertification caused by,
What breaks down the structure of...
4
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management of soil problems
What are two processes which are ...,
When are strategies to manage soi...,
What are the 6 ways soil problems...
13
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food security and strategies to ensure it: access amount efficiency
What proportion of the global pop...,
What are the three key strategies...,
How can increasing a country s ac...
9
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food security and strategies to ensure it: green revolution
When did the green revolution tak...,
What is the green revolution an e...,
Where did the green revolution help
6
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food security and strategies to ensure it: global agriculture and food security programme and practical action
What is the global agriculture an...,
Example of when the,
What is practical action
4
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patterns of mortality
What are three indicators of a po...,
How is mortality measured,
How is morbidity measured
9
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patterns of morbidity
What does the incidence and preva...,
How are morbidity rates shown,
Where are non communicable diseas...
6
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the epidemiological transition
What does the epidemiological tra...,
How does the epidemiological tran...,
What does the epidemiological tra...
7
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the environment and its effect on health: climate and vector borne diseases
How does the environment influenc...,
What environmental factors can in...,
What are vector borne diseases vbd
11
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the environment and its effect on health: topography and geographical location
How does the topography of an are...,
Why are floodplains particularly ...,
How does sunlight exposure influe...
7
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the environment and its effects on health: water quality
Why is good water quality critica...,
Name three water borne diseases c...,
What is the second leading cause ...
8
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the environment and its effects on health: air quality
What percentage of the population...,
What are the two main types of ai...,
What are natural causes of ambien...
10
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role of international agencies and NGOs in maintaining global health
What does the world health organi...,
What are the main responsibilitie...,
What is the main focus of the foo...
8
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natural population change
What is natural population change,
What are vital rates in populatio...,
Define birth rate
8
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demographic transition model DTM
What does the demographic transit...,
What are the five stages of the dtm,
Why are birth rates and death rat...
17
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aspects of demographics stage one to five
What are the two major demographi...,
How can age sex composition be vi...,
What is the dependency ratio
8
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controlling natural population change
What is societal population control,
How do governments encourage popu...,
How does access to contraception ...
6
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unnatural population change: migration
What is economic migration,
What defines a refugee,
What is the difference between a ...
6
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push factors of migration
What is a push factor related to ...,
How does environmental quality ac...,
What role does war or persecution...
6
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pull factors of migration
How do job opportunities and wage...,
How does a better environment ser...,
How does the absence of war or pe...
6
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processes of migration
What is one key factor that influ...,
How does the eu affect migration,
How does australia s immigration ...
6
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impacts of migration
What are some social impacts of m...,
What are some social impacts of m...,
How can migration impact the envi...
9
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population ecology: carrying capacity and ecological footprint
What is carrying capacity,
What happens when the carrying ca...,
What effects can reaching carryin...
9
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the population resources and pollution model
What does the population resource...,
How does the population interact ...,
What is a positive feedback loop ...
6
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population perspectives
What is the main idea behind malt...,
What did malthus 1798 predict abo...,
What are positive checks in malth...
8
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environmental change and effects on health: ozone depletion
What is the major cause of ozone ...,
When was ozone depletion first ob...,
How has the hole in the ozone lay...
8
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environmental change and effects on health: climate change
What are the primary negative eff...,
How does thermal stress affect he...,
What is the impact of climate cha...
6
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environmental change and effects on health: agricultural productivity and nutritional standards
How will climate change affect ag...,
What health impacts are associate...,
How does malnutrition affect peop...
5
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future global population prospects
What is the projected global popu...,
What do the high middle and low p...,
What might cause global populatio...
12
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projected population-environment relationships
How does the relationship between...,
Why are fossil fuels a concern fo...,
What role do technological advanc...
7
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