The Unprecedented Growth of the World's Population Beginning in the Twentieth

question 18

Multiple Choice

The unprecedented growth of the world's population beginning in the twentieth century

• A) includes a dramatic decrease in the population of the United States.
• B) includes a sizable increase in the population of Europe.
• C) saw the world's population increase tenfold in the twentieth century.
• D) catapulted the world population to over 7 billion in 2011.
• E) all of the above

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Definitions:

Ayurvedic Medicine

Traditional healing system of India that addresses mental and spiritual well-being and physical health. Ayurveda identifies three types of energies that are present in all things: vata, pitta, and kapha, and believes that imbalances in any of these areas can cause disease.

Vata, Pitta, Kapha

Fundamental principles in Ayurveda representing different body types and constitutions.

Medicinal Blood Removal

A therapeutic procedure, also known as phlebotomy or bloodletting, used to remove blood from the body with the intention of treating certain medical conditions.

Leeches

Bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worms used medicinally for bloodletting since ancient times.