Question 1

A country with ________________ is not expected to grow quickly in the near future.

Accepted Answer

A)   many developing regions
B)   growing industrialization
C)   a female to male ratio of 1.2 to 1
D)   a broad-based, pyramid-shaped age-structure diagram
E)   high female employment and literacyF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

Define ecological footprint and differentiate between the ecological footprint of a developing country and that of the United States. Support or challenge the following statement: ʺThe population problem does not lie entirely with the developing world.ʺ

Accepted Answer

An ecological footprint is the cumulativ...

Question 3

Diminishing population growth rates in poor countries can be partially attributed to ________________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What is a demographic transition? What are its four stages? State why each stage is important and what the consequence is for population growth. Do all countries go through the demographic transition?

Accepted Answer

A demographic transition is a theoretica...

Question 6

If global fertility rates remain at 2008 levels, the United Nations predicts that world population will surpass ________________ billion in 2050.

Accepted Answer

A)   10
B)   9
C)   4
D)   7
E)   5F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 7

The view held by both Malthus and Paul Ehrlich suggests that depletion of resource supplies due to greater numbers of people ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   will lead to natural selection of the most fit individuals
B)   will result in exponential population growth
C)   is not a problem because new resources can always be found to replace depleted ones
D)   is not a problem because disease will limit population size
E)   is a problem because some resources are limited and can be depletedF) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

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

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 increasingly rapid growth
E)   Early rapid growth which has increased rapidly in the last 20 yearsF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

Which statement most accurately describes the population control efforts in China?

Accepted Answer

A)   A One-Child Policy that requires all women to work and education for all has decreased fertility rates.
B)   A One-Child Policy that is enforced through taxation and penalties has successfully controlled population growth.
C)   Changing public attitudes about family size through communication, education, counseling, and contraceptives has reduced the population growth rates.
D)   There is minimal governmental financial support for birth control for all couples.
E)   Increasing child survival, elevate status and employment levels for women and increase literacy in the general population has decreased fertility rates.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

If a population roughly doubles in the course of 50 years, its growth rate would be close to ________________%.

Accepted Answer

A)   10
B)   20
C)   5
D)   25
E)   1.5F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 11

Use the figure above to answer the following question
-The population in part (a)  is likely to experience ____________ soon.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

What three-factor model is used for representing the impact on environment? What is a fourth factor that could be added to this? Give a simple explanation for each factor and describe what it means in terms of human impacts on the environment.

Accepted Answer

The full equation is I = P + A + T.
The ...

Question 13

The world population growth rate is currently close to ________________%.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

The richest one-fifth of the worldʹs population possesses approximately ________________ times the income of the poorest one-fifth, and the richest one-fifth uses over 86% of the worldʹs resources.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

A graph of world population growth over the past 500 years most closely resembled the letter ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   M
B)   U
C)   J
D)   S
E)   KF) B) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 16

The 1994 Cairo, Egypt, conference was organized ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   by President Clinton to seek world funding for family-planning initiatives
B)   to urge governments to better address social issues such as poverty and disease as potential sources of population problems
C)   to lower the worldʹs population to preset targets by advocating the use of contraceptives
D)   to reevaluate the effectiveness of Chinaʹs one-child policy
E)   to address the growing AIDS epidemic in AfricaF) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 17

The most serious problem caused by population growth is ________________ .

Accepted Answer

A)   crowding
B)   lack of farmland to meet food needs
C)   too few jobs
D)   increasing demand for resources
E)   inefficient food transportationF) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 18

Which of the following is not one of the worldʹs top five most populous nations?

Accepted Answer

A)   Vietnam
B)   Indonesia
C)   United States
D)   India
E)   BrazilF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

A population which is not growing will have a TFR of ________________

Accepted Answer

A)   5 or higher
B)   2.1
C)   1.2
D)   less than 1.0
E)   zeroF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

The annual global growth rate of the human population peaked in the ________________ and has been declining ever since.

Accepted Answer

A)   1990s
B)   1950s
C)   1960s
D)   early 1900s
E)   year 2000F) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Exam 6: Human Population

Which statement most accurately describes the population control efforts in China?

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Define ecological footprint and differentiate between the ecological footprint of a developing country and that of the United States. Support or challenge the following statement: ʺThe population problem does not lie entirely with the developing world.ʺ

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Which of the following is not one of the worldʹs top five most populous nations?

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The 1994 Cairo, Egypt, conference was organized ________________.

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The most serious problem caused by population growth is ________________ .

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The world population growth rate is currently close to ________________%.

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The view held by both Malthus and Paul Ehrlich suggests that depletion of resource supplies due to greater numbers of people ________________.

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

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What is a demographic transition? What are its four stages? State why each stage is important and what the consequence is for population growth. Do all countries go through the demographic transition?

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A population which is not growing will have a TFR of ________________

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The annual global growth rate of the human population peaked in the ________________ and has been declining ever since.

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Diminishing population growth rates in poor countries can be partially attributed to ________________.

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A graph of world population growth over the past 500 years most closely resembled the letter ________________.

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The richest one-fifth of the worldʹs population possesses approximately ________________ times the income of the poorest one-fifth, and the richest one-fifth uses over 86% of the worldʹs resources.

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Use the figure above to answer the following question -The population in part (a) is likely to experience ____________ soon.

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What three-factor model is used for representing the impact on environment? What is a fourth factor that could be added to this? Give a simple explanation for each factor and describe what it means in terms of human impacts on the environment.

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A country with ________________ is not expected to grow quickly in the near future.

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If a population roughly doubles in the course of 50 years, its growth rate would be close to ________________%.

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

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If global fertility rates remain at 2008 levels, the United Nations predicts that world population will surpass ________________ billion in 2050.

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