Biology/Ecology Afghanistan Canada 2008 Pop

Biology/Ecology

Afghanistan

Canada

2008 Pop (millions)

BR/1000

DR/1000

GR

PGR

Afghanistan's population, assuming constant BR/DR and no emigration, immigration, will double every 29 years, or in 2036; Because Canada's birth rate is much smaller in relation to death rate, it will not be until 2182 that Canada's population will double. (See: http://www.metamorphosisalpha.com/ias/population.php)

Afghanistan Projected Population (millions)

Canada Projected Population (millions)

Human Population Growth

GR = 20/1000

PGR = 20/1000 X 100 = 2%

DT = 70/.02 = 35 years

Population in 2044 = 199,988

Population in 2079 = 399,955

Afghanistan represents an example of a moderate/rapid growing population.

Part 5 - Profile A is more representative of Canada.

Part 6 - E, both B. And D. important due to high birth rate and potential mortality issues.

Part 7 -- D, there would be very few young people in the population.

Part 8 - One of the clear challenges of reducing global warming is transferring the energy needs of the developed world into solutions that allow a burgeoning population access to some of the more common utilities of the developed world. In the developed world, for instance, capital and innovation are more apt to provide alternatives; solar power, wind power, hydro-electric power, nuclear power, etc. When translating these technologies to other countries, Afghanistan for instance, one must be mindful that a structure is necessary for construction and maintenance of many technologies, as well as the natural resources that are available in the country.

Of course, if money were no object and the developed countries of the world put funding together, hydroelectric power would be ideal for Afghanistan since it is mountainous, many rivers, and steep inclines. However, the cost of construction in areas without adequate roads would be astronomical. This being said, it is not without precedent that a nuclear power facility, under the strict guidelines of the United Nations, might be set up to provide power to the major cities. Public attitudes towards nuclear power remain ambivalent, and issues with Chernobyl, etc. still sting, but the simple fact is that the technology is there (Dittmar, 2010).