NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
TOXICOLOGY
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Question
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The increase in the size of Earth’s human population in the last century has been dramatic. Which of the following identifies two major contributors to this increase?
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New methods of agriculture and the identification of new food crops
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The Industrial Revolution and modern medicine
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New methods of birth control and decreased warfare
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Increased education for women and the development of new pesticides
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Rapid population growth began in the 1800s when people found ways of producing more food and controlling diseases. The global rate is growing at one billion every 15 years at present. Population growth is affected by changes in birth rate, death rate, and migration.
Detailed explanation-2: -The process of industrialization had begun, bringing about profound changes over the lives of humans and their interactions with the natural world. With improved living standard, lowered death rate and prolonged life expectancy, human population grew exponentially.
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