Name ______Date ______Per-Box# _____ World in the Balance: The People Paradox

  1. Why was the TajMahal built?
  2. The film indicates that, in general, more educated women have ______children.
  3. Why do Indian families value sons so highly? What percent of India’s marriages are arranged? How old are most Indian brides? Why are brides burned?
  4. Why is the two-child family “magical”?
  5. Why are jobs hard to find in India? The shift to what types of industry might save India? Why is Japan’s population is shrinking?
  6. By 2050, 1/3 of all Japanese will be over 65. Why will this be a problem?
  7. Japan could solve their population problem by taking in immigrants. Why do they not accept immigrants?
  8. In your lifetime you will consume and pollute the same amount as ______Indian children. It may be easier to cut fertility than to raise it. Why?
  9. In order to provide food and habitat for humans, what has been happening in Africa? Kenya has been a proponent of family planning since the 1970s. HOW? (2 reasons).
  10. What is the “obvious solution” to preventing unwanted pregnancies and AIDS in Africa?
  11. When did the world population first cross the 1 billion mark? 6 billion? If population levels remain constant, we could double out population in ______years.
  12. Respond to the following quotes from the film: It may be easier to cut fertility than to raise it. Why?
  13. Describe WHY AIDS in parts of Africa is causing such an enormous problem as far as population dynamics.

World in the Balance: China Revs Up.

  1. Dan Jaffee checks the air quality coming into the northwest US. What did they find?
  2. Who was producing the pollution? What problem do the US and china share?
  3. Describe urban haze – what is it made of?
  4. What is the largest migration in human history?
  5. The Chinese economy has grown at ______% per year China has an abundance of what fossil fuel? What does burning that fuel release into the air?
  6. Mao Zedong ordered millions to stop farming. What was the result? The combustion of coal releases what toxins into the atmosphere?
  7. Why did the government close one of the Capital Steel furnaces?
  8. Kuznets Curve charts what relationship?
  9. What is the primary source of air pollution in large Chinese cities?
  10. What is the Hong family’s dilemma? Comment on Chinese car manufactured car emissions standards.
  11. Why is the automobile industry important to China’s economy? Why don’t Chinese consumers insist on cleaner cars?
  12. Why doesn’t Chinese government insist on cleaner cars?
  13. Market share of SUVs in the US: % China is the #2 contributor to Global warming. When might it overtake the US for #1? What keeps Chinese families small? (2 reasons)
  14. Farming has been the mainstay of China for centuries. What is the dilemma China faces regarding farming?
  15. What is the water problem in China? Farming vs. industry:Global warming:
  16. How did the farmers “cause” the Yangtze River flooding?
  17. Why has China turned to other countries for food?
  18. When do governments usually begin to enact environmental protection policies? What is causing the Golden Snub-nosed Monkeys to become more rare?
  19. What is the fastest growing burden on the atmosphere?
  20. Why is there little interest in expanding public transportation in China?
  21. What is the Hi-Wire? What is the problem with the HI-Wire
  22. Respond to one of the following items in a well written paragraph:
  23. Which is worse: great affluence or lots of people? Explain your reasoning.
  24. The US is a leader in carbon emissions. Much of the world looks to the US for leadership. Where does that leave the world?