Quiz about Environmental Science - Chapter 9 - Human Population

Question 1

The study of population is

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demography

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survivorship

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age structure

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migration

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The distribution of ages in a specific population

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age structure

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infrastructure

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life expectancy

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demographic transition

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Have the highest birth rates

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least-developed countries

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urbanization

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developed countries

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arable land

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Percentage of members of a group who are likely to survive to a given age.

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survivorship

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life expectancy

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age structure

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migration

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Movement of individuals into or out of a population.

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migration

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demographic transition

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infrastructure

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urbanization

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Movement of people into cities from rural areas.

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urbanization

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demographic transition

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infrastructure

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migration

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land that can be used to grow crops

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arable land

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least-developed countries

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demography

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infrastructure

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Average number of years a person is likely to live.

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life expectancy

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age structure

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survivorship

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demography

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The basic facilities and services that support a community.

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infrastructure

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arable land

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demographic transition

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urbanization

Question 10

A model that describes how changes in a population will occur.

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demographic transition

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demography

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infrastructure

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urbanization

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An increase in water-borne diseases could possibly be alleviated by

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adequate sewage treatment facilities for growing populations

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very rapid growth of large cities

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sufficient fuelwood

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both a and b

Question 12

Which of the following is true of human demographic trends?

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When birth rates and death rates are both high, the population grows slowly, if at all.

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In preindustrial societies, birth rates are low and the population grows rapidly.

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When the average number of children born to each woman falls, the total population always increases.

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Death rates rise in the third stage of the demographic transition.

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Between 1880 and 1930 human population doubled due to

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All of the above

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the Industrial Revolution

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a combination of high birth rates and lowered death rates.

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improvements in societal infrastructure and services.

Question 14

Countries that have entered the third stage of demographic transition are most probably characterized by

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societal conditions that favor smaller families

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weak or developing economies

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death rates that far exceed birth rates

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populations with a high proportion of young people.

Question 15

Which of the following is a reason that wood is considered a limited resource in many developing countries?

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People cut down trees faster than they can grow.

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Wood is used in place of money to buy food.

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Fuelwood allows people to purify their water by boiling it.

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Excess wood is used to construct shantytowns.

Question 16

During Stage 2 of a population's demographic transition, the death rate

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decreases

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increases

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remains the same

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is zero

Question 17

Since 1970, fertility rates have

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decreased in both more-developed and less-developed countries.

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increased in both more-developed and less-developed countries

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increased in more-developed and decreased in less-developed countries.

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decreased in more-developed and increased in less-developed countries.

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a strategy that would reduce population size?

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Limiting education for women

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Public advertising

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Economic incentives

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Legal punishments

Question 19

Scientists predict population sizes by using

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age structure, survivorship, fertility rate, and migration.

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survivorship, migration, life expectancy, and replacement structure.

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life expectancy, age structure, fertility rate, and migration.

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replacement rate, fertility rate, age rates, and survivorship.

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Age structure data include all of the following except

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the amount of population change due to immigration or emigration.

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members of a population who are between 5 and 11 years old.

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the ratio of males to females in a population.

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the ratio of older people to younger people in a population.

Question 21

According to the population pyramid of this country, its population is most likely...

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growing rapidly.

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growing slowly.

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decreasing.

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not changing.

Question 22

Which has NOT been a major cause of the population explosion?

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increase in birth rates

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modern preventive medicine

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increase in life expectancy

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improved sanitation

Question 23

Which of the following is likely to be affected by a population of 7 billion?

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all of the above

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amount of land for agriculture

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amount of clean water

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number of people who are unemployed

Question 24

The number of live births per 1000 people is called the...

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birth rate.

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growth rate.

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infant rate.

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baby total.

Question 25

All of the following are demographic figures used in determining the total population of a country EXCEPT...

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marriage rate.

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immigration.

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birth rate.

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death rate.

Question 26

One reason for a rapid population growth is...

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declining death rates.

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an increase in pull factors.

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a sparse population density.

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internal migration.

Question 27

Areas close to rivers tend to be...

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Densely populated

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Sparsely populated

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Fairly populated.

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None of the above

Question 28

Which is NOT a reason that the United States' growth rate is slowing down?

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The infant mortality rate is increasing

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Women have more career opportunities

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Women have more education opportunities

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The average total fertility rate is decreasing

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