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College Prep Human Population Environmental Science Chap. 8 REVIEW
College Prep Human Population Environmental Science Chap. 8 REVIEW
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Chapter 8 Human Populations
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1
Which tends to fall first as a country transitions
wages
the economy
death rates
birth rates
2
Which of these events significantly changed human population growth in the mid 1700's?
Development of agriculture
The Bubonic plague
The Industrial Revolution
The Black Death
3
During the preindustrial stage of this demographic transition, birth rate.....
begin to fall
disappear
are about equal with the death rate
begin to increase
4
The richest 1/5th of the world uses what percent of the world's resources?
5
43
50
86
5
During any minute of the day more people are born than die, true or false?
False
True
6
What does demographic transition explain?
why infants are dying
immigration of Latinos into the country
countries movement into the post industrial age
NOTHING
7
The worlds population growth rate has
decreased
flucuated
increased
stayed the same
8
Which country will show the highest growth rate in years to come?
Denmark
Canada
Kenya
Italy
9
The average number of children a female member of the population has during her lifetimes is?
Fertility
Reverse fertility rate
general fertility rate
The total fertility rate
10
What refers to the death of an infant?
infant morality
infant mobility
infant morbidity
infant mortality
11
Which country has the greatest ecological footprint?
China
Canada
Thailand
United States
12
Which of these industrialized countries has the largest ecological footprint?
Canada
China
India
Thailand
13
Has the worlds population increased or decreased since the 1960's?
IDK they didn't take a census then
stayed the same
increased
decreased
14
Fertility rates help
insure an adequate work force
predict population growth in the future
predict rates the population has already grown
answer the population numbers world wide
15
Replacement fertility is?
the total fertility needed to keep a population increasing.
the total fertility needed to keep a population slow.
the total fertility needed to keep a population decreasing
The total fertility needed to keep a population stable.
16
All of the following are tied to empowering women except:
prescribed doctrine by the government
freedom of choice
education
contraception
17
Agricultural development included all the following except_______
pesticides
biological pesticides
synthetic fertilizers
weed control
18
What determines if a nation is considered "Developed"?
Infertile Soil
Low incomes
Lack of infrastructure
High incomes
19
The human population decreased abruptly during the
Black fever
Bubonic plague
Smallpox
Holy Wars
20
What did not occur during the industrial revolution?
Rural life shifted to urban
improved sanitation
organic farming
increased medical technology
21
Of the 7.6 billion people on Earth, about 4 billion live on $2.00 or less per day...
True
False
22
Negative impacts of technology include
exploiting fossil fuels
increasing forest and timbers
advances in health care
increase in biodiversity
23
Which is not an example of land overuse
population beyond land's capability to support it
continued farming with no inputs
over grazing
conservation programs
24
If a country has a declining population you would expect the total fertility rate to be:
4 or greater
less than 2.1
2.1
more than 2.1
25
The earth's total population is approximately
7 billion
6 million
7.6 billion
7 .6 million
26
Developing nations have a population growth that ______ population growth in developed nations.
is less than the
surpasses
is mostly slower than the
matches
27
Are there more men or women born around the world?
Men
women
28
Which country has the smallest growth rate?
Saudi Arabia
Denmark
Australia
Unisted states.
29
Most of the world's population can be found in
in Europe
the largest countries
smaller countries
developing nations
30
The changes in a population's size during a specific period of time is called the _____?
total fertility rate
fertility table
growth rate
growth curve
31
What is the wealth gap?
the stark contrast between affluent and poor societies.
when countries have poor societies.
when countries have an affluent society
a difference in wages
32
If a population has many young people it will experience what kind of population growth?
decreasing
Over inflated
Rapid
Slow
33
These graphs are called?
infant mortality diagrams
Demographics
Age Structure Diagram
Life Expectancy Diagram
34
What do demographers study?
All populations
age structure diagrams only
distribution of natural resources
human population statistics
35
Which of the following does not affect population growth?
Wealth or poverty
dietary restrictions
Education or lack of
Religion or ideology
36
Poor societies generally have
capable governments
access to proper sanitation and water supplies
adequate medical care
high total fertility rates
37
Which type of fertility rate keeps a population stable?
birth rate
total fertility rate
fertility rate
replacement fertility rate
38
High life expectancy and low infant mortality will create which of the following?
The highest rate of population growth
A low rate of population growth
Negative population growth
A medium rate of population growth.
39
Population density includes
how many people in a square kilometer
how the people are distributed around the world
birth rates and death rates
the number of people
40
This refers to:
world hunger
overwhelmed government
the wealth gap
buying your vote
