Question 1

The United Nations currently predicts that Earth will be home to almost the year 2050. billion people by

Accepted Answer

A)   11
B)   10
C)   9
D)   7
E)   5F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

Which of the following factors drives TFR down?

Accepted Answer

A)   history and tradition
B)   social and economic security
C)   poverty
D)   rural lifestyle
E)   high infant mortalityF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 3

The world population growth rate is currently approximately %.

Accepted Answer

A)   20
B)   10
C)   5
D)   2.5
E)   1.2F) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 4

Which of the following best describes human population growth from early times to the present day?

Accepted Answer

A)   early rapid growth which has leveled off to a nearly constant rate in the last 20 years
B)   slow, steady growth throughout the period
C)   rapid, explosive growth throughout the period
D)   slow, uneven growth until the 1800s, then rapid growth
E)   early rapid growth which has increased rapidly in the last 20 yearsF) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 5

Declining population growth rates in developing countries can be partially attributed to .

Accepted Answer

A)   valuing the birth of a son
B)   reproducing beyond replacement fertility
C)   the education of women
D)   economic disasters
E)   illness in infantsF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

The richest one -fifth of the world's population possesses approximately .
Times the income
Of the poorest one -fifth, and the richest one -fifth uses over 86% of the world's resources.

Accepted Answer

A)   10
B)   20
C)   40
D)   60
E)   80F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

Which area on the map is experiencing a negative population growth rate?

Accepted Answer

A)   A
B)   B
C)   C
D)   D
E)   EF) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

Most of the world population growth in the near future will be in .

Accepted Answer

A)   Europe
B)   North America
C)   currently uninhabited areas such as Antarctica
D)   developing countries
E)   developed countriesF) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 9

Demographically speaking, the effects of AIDS are most significant because _ .

Accepted Answer

A)   it is caused by a virus
B)   AIDS sickens and kills the youngest and most productive members of society
C)   AIDS strikes affluent people more than poor people
D)   AIDS leaves behind orphans
E)   it is not known who is resistant to AIDSF) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

The term demographic transition refers to _.

Accepted Answer

A)   a requirement for a population to reach a specific size before it becomes stable
B)   the slowing down in the growth of a population as it approaches it biocapacity
C)   the decline in death rates and subsequent decline in birth rates that occur as a country economically develops
D)   the slowing down in the growth of a population as it approaches the carrying capacity
E)   the decline in death rates followed by a decline in birth rates that occurred because sanitation levels in areas improvedF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

A population that is NOT growing will have a TFR of .

Accepted Answer

A)   2.1 or lower
B)   less than 1.0
C)   2 or higher
D)   zero
E)   1.2F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 12

The "sensitivity factor" in the model used to represent human environmental impact denotes .

Accepted Answer

A)   the sensitivity of an environment to human pressures
B)   human sensitivity to what needs to be done to protect the environment
C)   the sensitivity of governments to carrying capacity demands
D)   the sensitivity of endangered species to human population infringement
E)   economic sensitivity to resource useF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

What is the population in Canada likely to experience soon?

Accepted Answer

A)   government institution of a population control policy
B)   resource depletion and decreased quality of life
C)   more senior citizens
D)   exponential population growth
E)   more single malesF) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 14

The age structure diagram of Canada suggests that its total fertility rate (TFR)  is .

Accepted Answer

A)   zero
B)   less than replacement rate
C)   over 5.0
D)   now rising but has been recently declining
E)   steadily risingF) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 15

Which area on the map has the highest infant mortality rate?

Accepted Answer

A)   A
B)   B
C)   C
D)   D
E)   EF) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 16

Which area on the map has the highest population density?

Accepted Answer

A)   A
B)   B
C)   C
D)   D
E)   EF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

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The term demographic transition refers to _.

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The richest one -fifth of the world's population possesses approximately . Times the income Of the poorest one -fifth, and the richest one -fifth uses over 86% of the world's resources.

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Which area on the map has the highest population density?

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Which area on the map has the highest infant mortality rate?

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A population that is NOT growing will have a TFR of .

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The United Nations currently predicts that Earth will be home to almost the year 2050. billion people by

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Which area on the map is experiencing a negative population growth rate?

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Most of the world population growth in the near future will be in .

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What is the population in Canada likely to experience soon?

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Demographically speaking, the effects of AIDS are most significant because _ .

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The "sensitivity factor" in the model used to represent human environmental impact denotes .

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The age structure diagram of Canada suggests that its total fertility rate (TFR) is .

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Declining population growth rates in developing countries can be partially attributed to .

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The world population growth rate is currently approximately %.

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Which of the following best describes human population growth from early times to the present day?

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Which of the following factors drives TFR down?

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The term demographic transition refers to _.

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The richest one -fifth of the world's population possesses approximately . Times the income Of the poorest one -fifth, and the richest one -fifth uses over 86% of the world's resources.

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Which area on the map has the highest population density?

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Which area on the map has the highest infant mortality rate?

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A population that is NOT growing will have a TFR of .

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The United Nations currently predicts that Earth will be home to almost the year 2050. billion people by

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Which area on the map is experiencing a negative population growth rate?

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Most of the world population growth in the near future will be in .

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Demographically speaking, the effects of AIDS are most significant because _ .

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The "sensitivity factor" in the model used to represent human environmental impact denotes .

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The age structure diagram of Canada suggests that its total fertility rate (TFR) is .

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Declining population growth rates in developing countries can be partially attributed to .

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The world population growth rate is currently approximately %.

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