Human Population

How does sanitation affect population growth?

• Improved sanitation can lead to lower death rates and higher population growth.

• Sanitation has no effect on population growth.

• Poor sanitation leads to increased birth rates.

• Sanitation only affects the elderly population.

What is the difference between immigration and emigration?

• Immigration is the movement of individuals out of a population, while emigration is the movement of individuals into a population.

• Immigration is the movement of individuals into a population, while emigration is the movement of individuals out of a population.

• Immigration and emigration are the same processes with different names.

• Immigration refers to the legal process of entering a country, while emigration refers to the illegal process of leaving a country.

Which of the following is NOT a potential limiting factor of human population growth: famine, medicine, war, disease?

• Famine

• Medicine

• War

• Disease

What happens to a population after the demographic transition is complete?

• The population tends to stay about the same size as time passes.

• The population continues to grow exponentially.

• The population decreases rapidly due to high mortality rates.

• The population becomes highly unstable and fluctuates frequently.

What are the three main factors that affect any population's growth rate?

• Birthrate, death rate, migration.

• Economic stability, education level, healthcare access.

• Climate change, natural disasters, technological advancement.

• Government policies, cultural practices, social norms.

What is Demographic Transition?

• It is when a country shifts from high birth and death rates to low ones.

• It refers to the increase in population due to immigration.

• It is the process of urbanization in a country.

• It describes the decline in agricultural practices over time.

What is demography?

• The scientific study of human populations.

• A branch of biology that studies ecosystems.

• The analysis of economic data related to population growth.

• A method of predicting weather patterns based on population density.

What is the relationship between birth rate and death rate in a stable population?

• The birth rate is higher than the death rate.

• The birth rate is lower than the death rate.

• The birth rate is equal to the death rate.

• The birth rate fluctuates independently of the death rate.

What occurs if a population exceeds the carrying capacity of the environment?

• The birth rate would increase.

• The death rate would increase.

• The population would stabilize.

• The environment would become more hospitable.

Explain the concept of population density.

• The total number of species in an area.

• The number of individuals living per unit area.

• The average age of individuals in a population.

• The distribution of resources in a habitat.