Unit 2: Population

If the world's population in 2010 was approximately 7 billion and is expected to reach 14 billion in 45 years, what is the term for the period of 45 years?

• Crude Death Rate

• Demographic Transition

• Life Expectancy

• Doubling Time

Which of the following is TRUE of world population?

• The majority of the world's population lives in Latin America

• There are fewer people in the world now than in the middle of the 20th century

• The most rapid growth is occurring in less developed countries

• People are uniformly distributed across the earth

Which term describes the annual number of deaths of infants under one year of age, compared with live births?

• Total Fertility Rate

• Infant Mortality Rate

• Crude Birth Rate

• Natural Increase Rate

What is the scientific study of human population?

• Demography

• Ecology

• Biology

• Geneology

What country is expected to surpass China as the most populous country in the world by 2025?

• Indnoesia

• United States

• Russia

• India

What are the two most populous countries in the world?

• China and India

• China and United States

• Russia and India

• Indonesia and Japan

Two thirds of the world's population is clustered into 4 regions. Which of the following is NOT one of those regions?

• Europe

• South Asia

• East Asia

• Latin America

The countries of Thailand and Poland have approximately the same arithmetic population density. From this we can conclude that the two (2) countries have about the same:

• Level of output per farmer

• Standard of Living

• Number of people per area of land

• Large extended family

In 2009, Sweden had a crude birth rate of 10 and a crude death rate of 10. In what stage of demographic transition is Sweden?

• Stage 1

• Stage 2

• Stage 3

• Stage 4

Country X has a crude birth rate (CBR) of 45 and a crude death rate (CDR) of 15, while country Y has a (CBR) of 20 and a (CDR) of 5. Which country has a lower rate of natural increase?

• The rate is the same in both countries

• Country X

• The rate cannot be determined

• Country Y