APES: Human Population Practice Questions

If the population of a country grows at a rate of approximately 5 percent per year, the number of years required for the population to double is closest to

15 years

In demographic transition, what stage does the birth rates drop below the death rates?

4

Using the rule of 70, a population growing at 10% would double in

7 years

about 7.4 billion and is growing at an annual rate of 1.35 percent. If world population were to grow at this rate for the next year, approximately how many people would be added?

9.99 x 10^9 (~ 10 billion)

It has recently been estimated that the growth in world population has slowed in the past decade. Despite this trend, environmentalists remain concerned about the environmental impact of world population, principally because a. the standard of living is increasing in many developing countries, leading to an increased per capita use of natural resources b. people are living longer in developed nations, putting a strain on the economies of those countries c. life expectancy is still decreasing in Africa due to AIDS d. the standard of living is poor in many developing countries, leading to a great deal of deprivation and suffering e. fertility is falling due to exposure to endocrine disruptors released into the environment

A

Order the following from the stage of highest total population to the stage of lowest total population? A. Industrial, pre-industrial, transitional, post-industrial B. Pre-industrial, industrial, post-industrial, transitional C. Post-industrial, industrial, transitional, pre-industrial D. Industrial, post-industrial, pre-industrial, transitional

A. (Birth rate - Death rate)/10

An age structure diagram that is soon to show dramatic growth would currently have the most growth in the A. Bottom B. Top C. Center

A. Bottom

Which country uses economic rewards and penalties to try to reduce their population growth? A.) China B.) Mexico C.) US D.) Great Britain

A. China

A high infant mortality rate usually indicates of the following except: A. Insufficient food B. Good quality of life C. Poor nutrition D. A high incidence of infectious disease

B. Good quality of life

Which of the following does not help reduce death rates? A. Increased food supplies B. Low access to family planning C. Improvements in sanitation and personal hygiene D. Improvements in medical and public health technology

B. Low access to family planning

A "demographic trap" occurs when: A. Population stops growing B. Population growth outstrips economic growth C. Population growth causes the economy to grow at an even faster rate D. Political methods are used to control population

B. Population growth outstrips economic growth

Which age category is incorrectly matched with the associate age group? A. Pre-reproductive (0-14) B. Post-reproductive (55+) C. Reproductive (15-44)

B. Post-reproductive (55+)

When countries experience negative growth they A. Create an echo-boom B. Put a strain on the younger population C. Are defined as a baby boom generation

B. Put a strain on the younger population

What is the type of Fertility Rate that is approximately equal to 2.1 in developed countries and 2.5 in some developing countries? A. Total fertility rate B. Replacement fertility rate C. Zero growth fertility rate D. Rapid growth fertility rate

B. Replacement fertility rate

Which stage has the highest growth rate? A. Pre-industrial B. Transitional C. Industrial D. Postindustrial

B. Transitional

The baby boom generation was followed by A. another baby boom generation B. the baby bust generation C. the post-boom generation D. the echo-boom generation

B. the baby bust generation

What is biotic potential? What would it look like on a graph?

Biotic potential is the ability of a population of living species to increase under ideal environmental conditions - sufficient food supply, no predators, and a lack of disease. (Exponential) Need to know both factors that determine an organism's biotic factor and that is the rate of reproduction and size of each litter.

The difference between crude birth or crude death rates and the birth rates or death rates is: A. that "crude" refers to the raw data, and regular birth/death rates are divided by 1000 B. that a percentage of crude birth supports abortion plans better C. nothing, they represent the same value. D. The birth/death rates employ percentages, whereas the crude birth/death rates employ decimal form

C. nothing, they represent the same value.

What is the formula for human population?

CBR+Immigration- CDR+Emigration

Which of the following is the best description of a population that has a stable age distribution? a.A large population that is growing at a constant rate b.A large population with a negative growth rate c.A population that is in the early stages of logistic population growth d.A growing population in which the proportions of individuals in the different age classes remain constant e.A small population that has not yet achieved exponential growth

D

4. Age structure diagrams of countries that show ______ growth have a broad base.

rapid

What is the easiest way for the world to become sustainable?

reduce the human population

What stage of the demographic transition model has highest growth? (Name, not stage).

transitional

When the crude birth rate is equal to the crude death rate, _____________ is obtained

zero population growth (ZPG)

The type(s) of fertility effecting population size and growth rate is/are A. Raw fertility rate B. Replacement level fertility C. Total fertility rate D. Both B and C E. Both A and C

D. Both B and C

The rate of the world's annual population change is affected by all of the following except: A. Crude birth rate B. Death rate C. Infant mortality D. Migration

D. Migration

Which stage would have the lowest TFR? A. Pre-industrial B. Transitional C. Industrial D. Postindustrial

D. Postindustrial

Which of the following is not a factor affect of birth rates and fertility rates? A.) Importance if children as part of the labor force B.) Infant mortality rate C.) Availability of legal abortions D.) Replacement-level fertility

D. Replacement-level fertility

_______________ is the shift from high birth rates to low birth rates during industrialization.

Demographic transition

Which of the following is a true statement about replacement-level fertility? a.It equals the average number of children a woman will give birth to during her child-bearing years. b.It equals the annual number of live births per 1,000 people in a population. c.It equals the natural increase of a population in one year. d.It is found by subtracting the number of emigrants from the number of immigrants in one year. e.It is greater in countries with high infant-mortality rates than in countries with low infant-mortality rates.

E

Which of the following is a true statement about the total fertility of a society? a.The total fertility of a society is the difference between the crude birth rate and the crude death rate. b.The total fertility of a society is the number of children necessary for a couple to replace themselves in the next generation. c.The total fertility rate of a society is positively correlated with the average education of women. d.The total fertility rate of a society is negatively correlated with the number of women of child-bearing age. e.The total fertility of a society decreases as the society progresses through the demographic transition.

E

Where in the world is HIV at the highest instances?

Sub Sahara Africa

____________ refers to the average number of children a women will have during heir child bearing years.

Total Fertility Rate (TFR)

An______________ is the proportion of the population or of each sex at each age level.

age structure

The ______________, or generation-x, is the group on whom much of the economic burden of the baby boomers (healthcare, social security) falls

baby bust generation

A population rises, then becomes stable, what should happen to the population next if it continues that pattern?

begin to fall

Infant mortality and child mortality rates include what years?

children under 1 and 5

Population growth rates are high in developing countries because a. infant mortality rates are low. b. women tend to have children late in life. c. family planning is common. d. children are often an important economic advantage. e. All of the above.

d. children are often an important economic advantage.

The population of the United States continues to grow as a result of a. immigration. b. babies born to baby boom generation parents. c. the birth rate being above replacement level fertility during the 1940s through 1960s. d. population momentum. e. All of the above.

e. All of the above.

Crude Birth rate, crude death rate, immigration, and ________ affect a region's population change.

emigration

Malthus noted that human populations grow ________ while food supply grows ________.

exponentially; linearly

At present, Earth's human population is

expotential

The increase in the size of Earth's human population in the last century has been dramatic. What major event in history contributed to the dramatic increase?

industrial revolution

Two useful indicators of overall health of the people in a country or region are _____________and the __________________.

life expectancy, infant morality rate

List three traits about a K strategiest

live long time, parental care, few offspring

The indicator(s) of health of is/are the A. Infant mortality rate B. Availability of food C. Gross National Product D. Life expectancy E. Both B and D F. Both A and D

F. Both A and D

What are some methods to decrease population growth and how can these methods be implemented?

Family Planning Couples plan out when and how many children they will have Increase funding to family planning programs and allow access to them Legalized Abortion Although controversial, it does decrease the number of children born Do not make laws against abortion and allow clinics to be open Contraceptives Failure of contraceptives is normally because of lack of knowledge of proper use Increase the education about the use of contraceptives Women's Rights Studies show that women have fewer and healthier children when they: 1. Have access to education and to playing jobs outside the home 2. Live in societies in which their rights are not suppressed Increase the ability for women to obtain jobs and their ability to participate in the society around them

______________ provides educational and clinical services that help couples choose how many children to have and when to have them.

Family planning

A particular country has a Total Fertility rate equal to replacement level fertility and emigration equal to immigration. What can we say about the population?

It is stable