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