Question 1

Reductions in death rates in recent centuries are due more to better food and sanitation than modern medicine.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The age-class histogram on the left could represent the population of

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A)   China
B)   Mexico
C)   Uganda
D)   India
E)   SwedenF) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 3

Neo-Malthusians argue that

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A)   Malthus's eighteenth century theories apply to similar circumstances today
B)   We should never return to the conditions observed by Malthus in his day
C)   Malthus could be useful today if reinterpreted
D)   Malthus was wrong from the start
E)   None of these represents the viewpoint of Neo-MalthusiansF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

The greatest future growth in human numbers is expected to occur in the

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A)   rich countries of Europe and North America.
B)   rich Asian countries including Japan.
C)   developing nations.D) A) and B)
E) None of the above

Question 5

A pyramid-shaped age structure histogram is characteristic of a(n)  _________ population.

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A)   Stable
B)   Expanding
C)   Declining
D)   Unpredictable
E)   DiminishingF) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 6

A population growing at one percent per year should double in about ___ years.

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A)   30
B)   70
C)   10
D)   2
E)   0.2F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

Human ingenuity and intelligence as the "ultimate resource" is the central theme in the argument of

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A)   Julian Simon
B)   John Muir
C)   Thomas Malthus
D)   Neo-Malthusians
E)   MarxismF) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

The population theory held by Thomas Malthus was that the human population would:

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A)   Never reach its environment's carrying capacity
B)   Develop a modern utopia
C)   Reach its environment's carrying capacity and then maintain equilibrium
D)   Maintain equilibrium with its carrying capacity
E)   Outstrip its resources, then suffer starvation and miseryF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

Pronatalist pressures are influences that lead people to

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A)   Increase fecundity
B)   Have more children
C)   Have fewer children
D)   Prevent infant mortality
E)   Wait until later in life to have childrenF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

A dependency ratio is a comparison between the numbers of

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A)   Working and nonworking people
B)   Parents and children
C)   Old people and young people
D)   Young infants and older adults
E)   Middle aged people and infantsF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

Worldwide, use of contraceptives in recent years has

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A)   stayed about the same.
B)   increased dramatically.
C)   decreased dramatically.D) A) and B)
E) A) and C)

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a factor contributing to decreased life expectancy?

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A)   Disease
B)   Improved sanitation
C)   Poverty
D)   Famine
E)   WarfareF) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 13

Technological optimists argue that technological advances have:

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A)   Led to the increase in human population, but whether we can continue is of great concern
B)   Proved Marx wrong in his predictions of famine and disaster
C)   Proved Malthus wrong in his predictions of famine and disaster
D)   Been developed because there are more people, supporting the view that more people are the "ultimate resource."
E)   Been a neutral factor in the issue of population growthF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

The most industrialized country listed is

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A)   Country "A"
B)   Country "B"
C)   Country "C"
D)   None of the countries listed are likely to be industrialized
E)   It is impossible to use the data in the table to identify an industrialized countryF) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 15

Which of the following demographic categories best identifies Country "A"?

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A)   Developed
B)   Moderately developed
C)   Less developed
D)   Developing
E)   Third WorldF) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 16

Less developed countries can best argue that developed countries are primarily responsible for overpopulation problems because

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A)   Developed countries grow most of the global food resources
B)   Less developed countries have no population-based environmental problems
C)   Less developed countries have recently drastically reduced their fertility rates
D)   Developed countries do not understand a global society
E)   Less developed countries were many times impoverished by colonialismF) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 17

The demographic transition generally accompanies economic development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The message from author Garret Hardin's "lifeboat ethics" is that

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A)   Helping poor people will, in time, reduce their rate of reproduction
B)   The poorer countries of the world are caught in a demographic trap
C)   Economic growth will reduce the birth rate of poor nations
D)   The world has enough resources for everybody
E)   Helping poor people will simply increase their rate of reproductionF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 19

One of the _________ effective ways to stabilize populations is to _________.

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A)   Most; provide free contraceptives
B)   Least; provide free contraceptives
C)   Least; decrease child mortality
D)   Most; decrease child mortality
E)   Most; expect mandatory sterilizationF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

Julian Simon was convinced that without fundamental social and economic changes, environmental damage will accelerate.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: Human Populations

Worldwide, use of contraceptives in recent years has

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The population theory held by Thomas Malthus was that the human population would:

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Less developed countries can best argue that developed countries are primarily responsible for overpopulation problems because

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Neo-Malthusians argue that

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A pyramid-shaped age structure histogram is characteristic of a(n) _________ population.

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The most industrialized country listed is

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Human ingenuity and intelligence as the "ultimate resource" is the central theme in the argument of

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Reductions in death rates in recent centuries are due more to better food and sanitation than modern medicine.

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A dependency ratio is a comparison between the numbers of

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The age-class histogram on the left could represent the population of

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The greatest future growth in human numbers is expected to occur in the

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Which of the following is NOT a factor contributing to decreased life expectancy?

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Pronatalist pressures are influences that lead people to

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One of the _________ effective ways to stabilize populations is to _________.

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The demographic transition generally accompanies economic development.

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Julian Simon was convinced that without fundamental social and economic changes, environmental damage will accelerate.

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Which of the following demographic categories best identifies Country "A"?

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A population growing at one percent per year should double in about ___ years.

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The message from author Garret Hardin's "lifeboat ethics" is that

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Technological optimists argue that technological advances have:

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