region: estimates, 1950–2015, and medium variant pr...Figure 3.3 World population projections to 2100: three scenariosPlate 3.1 Many migrants move to informal settlements in urban areasFigure 3.4 Percentage of the population by age for urban and rural areas of ...Figure 3.5 Global urban population growth by city sizeUnited Nations, Depart...Figure 3.6 Percentage of urban by income group, 1950–2050Figure 3.7 Average annual rate of change of the percentage of urban resident...Figure 3.8 Most populous countries by millions.Source: Population Reference ...Figure 3.9 The classic stages of demographic transitions.Figure 3.10 Demographic transition in Sweden and MexicoFigure 3.11 Life expectancy at birth (years) by region: estimates 1975–2015 ...Figure 3.12 Population structure by gender and age‐group, annual 2018Plate 3.2 Children take care of children in many situations, as this girl is...Figure 3.13 Distribution of the world’s population by age and sex, 2017Plate 3.3 Growing cities in less developed nations often have a mixture of m...Figure 3.14 Percentage of population in broad age groups for the world and b...Figure 3.15 Young children and older people as a percentage of global popula...Figure 3.16 Fertility decline in world regions in terms of number of childre...Plate 3.4 Breast‐feeding can delay a woman’s ability to conceive and provide...Plate 3.5 Advertisement for contraceptives in Costa RicaFigure 3.17 Increases in modern contraceptive use in selected countries, by ...Plate 3.6 Family planning classFigure 3.18 A growing population and carrying capacityPlate 3.7 A crowded train in Bangladesh4 Chapter 4Figure 4.1 Contribution of agriculture as share of Gross Domestic Product, 2...Plate 4.1 Starvation in SomaliaPlate 4.2 The bloated belly is a sign of malnutrition, a major cause of stun...Plate 4.3 Obesity is an increasing health and nutrition challenge globally, ...Figure 4.2 Correlation between consumption of animal products and GDP per ca...Plate 4.4 Tropical rainforests are being cut down to clear land to raise bee...Map 4.1 The MediterraneanFigure 4.3 Number of Earths required to sustain global population, 1960–2050...Plate 4.5 Street vendors sell food to many urban dwellersFigure 4.4 Main drivers of food system transformation.Plate 4.6 Women fishing in the Zambezi river
5 Chapter 5Plate 5.1 In some areas, human‐powered vehicles are more common than oil‐fue...Figure 5.1 Global energy consumption, 1850–2000 (twentieth‐century developme...Figure 5.2 World energy consumption by source, 1990–2040 (in quadrillion BTU...Figure 5.3 Crude oil spot market prices 2000–2020Figure 5.4 Global energy supplyNote: Mtoe is million tons of oil equivalen...Plate 5.2 Solar thermal power plant, CaliforniaPlate 5.3 Solar energy provides power for a water pump in MoroccoPlate 5.4 Wind turbines in Altamont Pass, CaliforniaPlate 5.5 Geothermal power plant, CaliforniaPlate 5.6 Shortage of wood is a part of the energy crisis, since many urban ...Figure 5.5 Global fossil fuel production in select countries (2016)Figure 5.6 China’s primary energy consumptionFigure 5.7 Global nuclear production from 1971 to 2012
6 Chapter 6Figure 6.1 Global carbon dioxide emissions from human activityNote: Quan...Figure 6.2 Climate impacts to agricultural production, by region and cropNot...Figure 6.3 Globally averaged combined land and ocean surface temperature ano...
7 Chapter 7Plate 7.1 Deforestation in Mexico
8 Chapter 8Map 8.1 ChinaPlate 8.1 Vehicles, such as this truck/bus, provide a lot of air pollution i...Plate 8.2 Water pollution in the United States is partly caused by large amo...
9 Chapter 9Plate 9.1 Without modern technology to help, necessary tasks can be difficul...Map 9.1 Borneo and IndonesiaMap 9.2 AfricaPlate 9.2 Underground nuclear weapons testing in the United StatesFigure 9.1 Countries with nuclear weapons capacity
10 Chapter 10Figure 10.1 Number of planetary limits exceeded when meeting basic needs
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