Issue 18/08/2011 Revision Date 10/06/2015 Form No. ECT/ACA/F05.02 Assignment #1 Date 00/11/2016 Time: Total Mark: 5 Student's Name Student's ID Course Name Man and Environment Course Code GEN 104 Semester Fall 2016 Instructor's Name Mrs. Mayha Mohammad Ali, Dr. Hend Mohammed & Dr. Amina Toumi Scope and Focus: Human Populations Contributing to the following CLOs: CLO # 4 Relate population growth and the distribution of human populations to effects on the environment. Questions 1 2 Total Point 4 6 10 Student Mark Note: This Assignment accounts for 5 % of the student's final grade. Before you answer this assignment, please read the following important instructions: • Assignments should be handed over to the instructor on the due date. Zero mark will follow late submission of an assignment unless the student has an acceptable reason approved by the instructor. • Due Date: 29/11/2016 Answer all questions: Question 1: (4 Marks) A. Explain why you agree or disagree with the following propositions: 1. Stabilizing population is not desirable because without more consumers, economic growth would stop. 2. The world will never run out of resources because we can use technology to find substitutes and to help us reduce resource waste. B. Suppose the world's population stopped growing today. What environmental problems might this help solve? What environmental problems would remain? What economic problems might population stabilization make worse? Question 2: (6 Marks) Compare and evaluate the population policies of India and China.