Ch 16: Renewable Energy Alternatives

What is energy conservation (ch 15, pp 343-345)? U.S. history w/ respect to it? OPEC embargo, CAFE stan ar s. What are two (!) ro"tes to conser#ation? What is cogeneration? What is the signi$icance o$ Iceland?

What are the seven (7 alternative energies $rom this chapter? !e"ine each o$ them. E#$lain how they %wor&'. What are the advantages%bene"its& disadvantages%li'itations o$ each o$ them? (hint( yo" may want to chec& yo"r c)assmates* wor& against the in$ormation pro#i e in the te+t) ,or what two (!) reasons o we nee to )oo& to a)ternati#es to $ossi) $"e)s? What are the bene"its o$ renewab)es? What are the challenges%obstacles to a option o$ renewab)es as o"r primary energy s"pp)y? Which is the "astest growing renewab)e?

Ch 6: ()'an Po$)lation
-s China*s One+Child Policy a s"ccess? ."antitati#e)y? ."a)itati#e)y? (Why or why not?) -s g)oba) pop")ation growing? -$ so, where is most o$ g)oba) pop")ation growth occ"rring? /ow many peop)e are a e to the g)oba) pop")ation annually? 0#ery second? What is the c"rrent g)oba) pop")ation growth rate (P,R)? -s 123 stab)e/"nchanging? What is e#$onential growth? /ow is pop")ation do)bling ti'e etermine ? What oes the IPA-(s mo e) te)) "s? What is de'ogra$hy?

What is the ./0/ pop")ation? China*s pop")ation? 4hina*s 5,3? What are the genera) characteristics o$ h"man pop")ation density 6 distrib)tion? What o the shapes o$ age str)ct)re diagra's/$o$)lation $yra'ids te)) "s abo"t $"t"re pop")ation growth? What is tota) $erti)ity rate (-FR)? What is re$lace'ent "ertility? What $actors ri#e own 5,3? What is 1otestein*s !e'ogra$hic -ransition 7o e)? What are its $o"r stages? What happens to 2irth Rate, !eath Rate 6 1op")ation? What is meant by 3e'$ower'ent o" wo'en4? What is the signi$icance o$ the 1556 .1 Po$)lation Con"erence in 4airo, 0gypt? What does 3-he 7orld*s Po$)lation E#$losion4 8ight)ine episo e (#i eo) te)) "s? 9in& between pop")ation growth an wea)th. Where wi)) $"t"re growth be? What is the %wealth ga$' (ine:"itab)e istrib"tion o$ wea)th)? What are the two ma;or reasons $or optimism s"ggeste by the te+tboo& a"thors?