Article #2 for the Science Journal

Article #2 for the Science Journal

<p>Name: ______Article #2 for the Science Journal Environmental Science – Mrs. Bodnar Answer the questions below in complete sentences, save it as a Word document, and submit it to turnitin.com.</p><p>Article: “Wyoming, Long on Pride but Short on People, Hopes to Lure Some Back”</p><p>1. What is the ratio of cattle and people in Wyoming?</p><p>2. Why is the state of Wyoming trying to get young people to move back?</p><p>3. What is the purpose of the Internet-based program called Wyoming Grown?</p><p>4. Why has Wyoming struggled to keep young people in its borders?</p><p>5. How is the growing population of retiring Baby Boomers connected to the problem of young people leaving the state?</p><p>6. Why does Wyoming Grown target people who grew up there?</p><p>7. According to Wenlin Liu, Wyoming has a “chicken and egg” problem. What does he mean?</p><p>8. This quote appears in the article:</p><p>“he moved back to Laramie, a university city that many call Laradise…”</p><p>What do you think is meant by the name Laradise? Support your answer using references to the text.</p><p>9. Pennsylvania has a similar problem to Wyoming. Our population is decreasing and aging. For example, the last 3 kindergarten classes enrolling in South Side, for example, have declined about 40%, from an average of 100 students per class to about 60. What do you think Pennsylvania should do to address this problem? Support your answer using information from the text and/or class discussion about population.</p><p>10. Germany’s birth rate is one of the lowest in the world. It is also one of the few countries in Europe that is welcoming thousands of refugees and migrants who are fleeing war, poverty, and persecution in their home countries. Given what you have learned in this article and in class, what can you infer about Germany’s reasons for this welcoming approach?</p>

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