Global Population Dynamics Quiz

What is the definition of demographics?

• The study of weather patterns

• Statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it.

• The study of animal behavior

• The study of geological formations

In which stage of the Demographic Transition Model does a country experience high birth rates and high death rates?

• Stage 1: High Stationary

• Stage 2: Early Expanding

• Stage 3: Late Expanding

• Stage 4: Low Stationary

What are the reasons for changes in birth rates in Stage 1 of the Demographic Transition Model?

• Family planning and good health

• Many children needed for farming and religious/social encouragement

• Development of and improvement in agriculture

• Improvements in medical care and diet

During which stage of the Demographic Transition Model did Europe and North America experience significant population increase?

• Stage 1: High Stationary

• Stage 4: Low Stationary

• Stage 3: Late Expanding

• Stage 2: Early Expanding

What is the condition called when the Crude Birth Rate (CBR) declines to the point where it equals the Crude Death Rate (CDR), and the Natural Increase Rate (NIR) approaches zero?

• Zero Population Growth (ZPG)

• High Population Growth

• Rapid Population Decline

• Stable Population Growth

Which countries are in the Low-Growth or Stationary Stage of the Demographic Transition Model?

• India and China

• Italy and France

• Canada and Australia

• Brazil and Mexico

What are the reasons for changes in death rates in Stage 3 of the Demographic Transition Model?

• Improved medical care and diet

• Fewer children needed and good health care

• Development of and improvement in agriculture

• Reliable food supply and later marriages

What is the main factor that leads to continuing population growth in the Moderate-Growth Rate stage of the Demographic Transition Model?

• High birth rate and high death rate

• Low birth rate and low death rate

• Declining birth rate and already-low death rate

• High birth rate and declining death rate

What is the main factor that leads to a very low rate of growth in the Low-Growth or Stationary Stage of the Demographic Transition Model?

• Family planning and good health

• Reliable food supply and later marriages

• Improved medical care and diet

• Low birth rate and low death rate

What is the Demographic Transition Model?

• A model that studies animal behavior

• A model that studies geological formations

• A model that predicts weather patterns

• A model that proposes how populations should change over time in terms of their birth rates, death rates and total population size