The Developing World and the DevelopedWorld
i) In what ways is human population ecology similar to anddifferent from that of other organisms? Why is it difficult todetermine a carrying capacity for humans?â€
ii) How has the global human population changed frompre-historic times to 1800? From 1800 to the present? What isprojected over the next 50 years?
iii) How does the World Bank classify countries in terms ofeconomic categories?
iv) What are the environmental and social consequences of rapidpopulation growth in rural developing countries? In urbanareas?
v) Define crude birthrate (CBR) and crude death rate (CDR).Describe how these rates are used to calculate the percent rate ofgrowth and the doubling time of a population.
vi) How do the current positions of the developed and developingnations differ in demographic transition?
