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Review for AP Environmental Science Human Population and Urbanization Unit
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1
It can be said that poverty is becoming _________ urbanized, mostly in ________ countries.
less, developed
increasingly, developing
increasingly, developed
less, developing
2
Which sustainability principle? -60% of metal, glass, and plastic is recycled.
biodiversity
chemical cycling
reliance on solar energy
3
The crude birth rate is the number of live births per ____ persons in a given year.
100
50
1000
500
4
Which sustainability principle? -City buildings have solar panels to help heat the buildings.
reliance on solar energy
biodiversity
chemical cycling
5
The term demographic transition refers to a country that has....
declining death rates then birth rates as it industrializes
all of these
to reach a specific size before it is stable
reached carrying capacity and its growth slows
6
Choose the stage in which population growth continues but at a slower rate.
B
C
A
D
7
Which of the following is a major factor in human population increase in the last 200 years?
All of these answers are correct.
Humans can live in almost all of the planet’s climate zones.
Agriculture has allowed more people to be fed per land area.
Improved health and sanitation has lowered the death rate.
8
"Fecal snow" is characteristic of...
Rio de Janeiro
Sao Paulo
Mexico City
Calcutta
9
Two useful indicators of overall health in a country or region are...
life expectancy and infant mortality rate
birth rate and death rate
life expectancy and death rate
replacement-level fertility rate and total fertility rate
10
Choose the stage in which death rates decrease and birth rates are high.
A
C
B
D
11
A high infant mortality rate is most often associated with...
a high standard of living
undernutrition and malnutrition
undernutrition
malnutrition
12
Which sustainability principle? - Flood-prone areas along the river banks converted to parks.
reliance on solar energy
chemical cycling
biodiversity
13
Which of the following implies the greatest built-in momentum for population growth?
a large population size
a large number of people under age 34
a large number of people under age 15
a large number of people age 29 to 44
14
It took 1000s of years to get first 2 billion, it took __ years to go up by another 2 billion
100
200
less than 50
75
15
Population went from about 4 to 6 billion (increasing by another 2 billion) in __ years.
25
100
50
75
16
Women tend to have fewer children when they:
All of these answers
Have access to paying jobs outside the home.
Live in societies in which individual rights are protected
Have access to education.
17
Which sustainability principle? -70% of the paper used in the city is recycled.
biodiversity
chemical cycling
reliance on solar energy
18
Which sustainability principle? -Volunteers planted more than 1.5 million trees in the city.
chemical cycling
biodiversity
reliance on solar energy
19
Age structure diagrams...
don't provide insight into future trends
show only two age groups: reproductive and not reproductive
are useful for studying only developing countries
are useful for predicting population momentum
20
Which of the following statements about women's employment/economic status is false?
Women do almost all domestic work and child care.
Women do more than half of the work gathering fuelwood.
Women do more than half the work involved in producing food
Women have more than half of the world's assets.
21
Actual average replacement-level fertility for the world is slightly higher than __child/couple
two
four
one
three
22
The concentration of the U.S. in urban areas has what positive effect on our natural resources?
increased biodiversity because less habitat is destroyed
all of these
reduced global warming since pollution is in smaller areas
reduced fossil fuel use because of delivery in smaller areas
23
A city can be described as a...
cool pocket
wind tunnel
heat island
dust bowl
24
Women possess ____ of the world's land.
25%
less than 2%
10%
50%
25
The world population is expected to increase from _____________ in 2009 to ___________ in 2050.
6.8 million, 9.5 million
6.8 billion, 9.5 billion
7.5 million, 11 million
7.5 billion, 11 billion
26
The population change in a particular area or country in a particular year can be calculated by
(deaths + immigration) − (births + emigration)
(births + immigration) − (deaths + emigration)
(births + deaths) − (immigration + emigration) ANS: B
(deaths + emigration) − (births + immigration)
27
Rapidly growing countries have an age structure that...
has a narrow pyramid
has a broad-based pyramid
forms an inverted pyramid
shows little variation in population by age
28
Choose the diagram that shows a declining population.
C
B
D
A
29
The age structure of a population is the number or percentage of...
persons of each sex in young, middle, and older age groups
females under reproductive age
persons of each sex age 15 to 44
females at reproductive age
30
Which has similar numbers of males and females in prereproductive and reproductive categories?
C
A
D
B
31
The first hypercity on the planet, with a population of 35 million people, is...
New York City in the United States
Moscow in Russia
Mumbai in India
Tokyo in Japan
32
China's population policy has included all of the following except....
urging couples to have no more than one child
health, pension, and employment benefits for 1-child pledge
banning abortion
encouraging later marriages
33
The three most populous countries on Earth are, in order of size from largest to smallest:
India, China, and the United States
China, India, and Brazil
China, India, and the United States
India, China, and Russia
34
Choose the stage in which most countries experience zero growth rate.
D
B
C
A
35
In the United States, ____ of all urban transportation is by car.
88%
68%
98%
78%
36
10,000 years ago population was 5 million. It took until __ for population to reach 2 billion
1967
1900
1827
1927
37
Which of the following are benefits of urbanization?
All of these answers.
Recycling is more economically feasible.
People have better access to health care and education.
Birth rates are lower.
38
Which of the following are factors that hinder demographic transition in developing countries?
insufficient financial capital
large debts to developed countries
shortages of scientists, engineers, and skilled workers
all of these answers
39
Which sustainability principle? -For every tree cut down in the city, two are planted.
chemical cycling
biodiversity
reliance on solar energy
40
The average number of children born to women in a population during their reproductive years is
crude birth rate
total birth rate
total fertility rate
crude fertility rate
41
Choose the diagram with demographic momentum.
C
B
D
A
42
The urban growth occurring in the developing countries is...
caused by both immigration and natural increase
helping to eliminate urban poverty
generally well planned and orderly
generally offset by migration to rural areas
43
Choose the stage that has a high birth rate and a high death rate.
A
C
B
D
44
Dispersed cities....
exist where land is plentiful
all of these answers
exist where gasoline is cheap
are found in the United States
45
Which sustainability principle? -Tax credits for installing solar panels on private homes.
biodiversity
chemical cycling
reliance on solar energy
46
Infant mortality rate refers to the number of children out of 1,000 that die...
in their first month
before birth
by their fifth birthday
by their first birthday
47
One of the cultural preferences driving couples to continue having children in India is ...
the perceived need for children to care for them in old age
the preference for male children
more than one of these answers
the preference for female children
48
Women receive about ____ of the world's income.
1%
10%
25%
50%
49
Which are ways that humans have degraded natural capital to meet their own needs and wants?
eliminating many natural predators and reducing biodiversity
all of these answers
using renewable resources faster than it can be replenished
relying mostly on polluting & climate-changing fossil fuels
50
Advantages of Mass Transit Rail systems include which of the following?
Inexpensive to build.
Causes fewer injuries and deaths than cars.
Two of these answers choices are correct
Produces less air pollution than cars.
