Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. A country with a 3% rate of growth for one hundred years would
experience a 3% increase in population each century.
2. A drop in fertility means that fewer children are born each year.
3. Population momentum results in an almost immediate slowdown
in population growth.
4. A sharp decline in population will mean a sharp decline in
negative environmental impacts.
5. The world produces enough grain to feed each individual person a
minimum diet of 2,000 calories per day. 2,923 calories are
produced, but currently 37-40% goes to feed livestock.
1. False
2. False
3. False
4. False
5. False
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A) agreed to aid the United States in its fight against the Taliban. B) used the confusion of the situation to launch an attack against India. C) dissolved and reorganized as an Islamic theocracy. D) sided completely with the Taliban. E) immediately rescinded Pashtun autonomy in the northern portions of the country.
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