11/24 test

Question 1

if population has a pyramid-shaped age structure, it… (2)

Answer 1

1. illustrates a rapidly growing population

2. indicates a high death rate

Question 2

in the history of human population growth, the rapid expansion experienced during the industrial revolution can be attributed to

Answer 2

improvements in health care and food supply

Question 3

the statistical study of human populations is called

Answer 3

demography

Question 4

a population age structure diagram with a small, tapered base suggests

Answer 4

a smaller proportion of the population will become parents of the next generation

Question 5

a logistic population growth curve with time on the X-axis and # of population on Y-axis resembles what letter?

Answer 5

S

Question 6

a hypothetical population growing with unlimited food and no mortality that could increase forever demonstrates what kind of population growth?

Answer 6

exponential

Question 7

a characteristic of the first stage of a demographic transition

Answer 7

a decline in the death rate

Question 8

what country has the highest life expectancy

Answer 8

Macau

Question 9

the demographic transition defines… (2)

Answer 9

1. a decline in population growth over time

2. a pattern of change in birth and death rates that occur as a result of industrial and economic development

Question 10

what is not an epidemic disease?

Answer 10

cancer

Question 11

average number of years an individual can expect to live is called

Answer 11

life expectancy

Question 12

what can limit human population growth? (2)

Answer 12

1. war

2. drought

Question 13

what decreased size of human population before the industrial revolution

Answer 13

epidemic disease

Question 14

what can contribute to decreased death rates and accelerated human population growth (4)

Answer 14

1. modern medical practices
2. improvements in sanitation
3. control of disease spreading organisms
4. supplies of human necessities

Question 15

average total fertility rate?

Answer 15

2.6 children/woman

Question 16

factors that are likely to increase the chances of an outbreak of a global epidemic disease? (4)

Answer 16

1. sudden occurrence of a new disease
2. jet airliner transportation
3. antibiotic resistance
4. transmission of animal virus to humans

Question 17

why is it difficult for human population to achieve zero population growth

Answer 17

reducing birth rates require a change in attitude, knowledge of means of birth control and ability to afford those means

Question 18

for a realistic carrying capacity for how many people earth can support, what do you not factor in?

Answer 18

infertility

Question 19

improvements in the standard of living population tend to correlate with…

Answer 19

increased population growth

Question 20

what might be expected to change as per-capita income increases

Answer 20

average family size decreases

Question 21

in cases of exponential growth rates, a population…

Answer 21

increases by a constant percentage each year

Question 22

why does human population continue to grow despite declines in family size? (2)

Answer 22

1. the number of woman of childbearing age keeps increasing

2. global life expectancy at birth continues to rise

Question 23

why is it important to consider the age structure of a population? (4)

Answer 23

1. provides insight into a population’s history
2. provides insight into a population’s future trends
3. predicts future demands for social resources
4. predicts future demands for economic resources

Question 24

the population of kenya illustrates…

Answer 24

many young people and a high death rate at each age

Question 25

the age structure of the united states' population is a column, which shows... (4)

Answer 25

1. a population with slow growth 2. low birth rates 3. high % of the population is elderly 4. low death rates

Question 26

the number of births per year among a fertility-specific age group of women in a population is known as...

Answer 26

age-specific birth rate

Question 27

the correlation between poverty and population growth seems to be...

Answer 27

the poorer a nation, the higher the growth rate

Question 28

We can estimate doubling time by dividing 70 by the annual growth rate. In the US, the current population is growing at 0.6% per year. what is the doubling time?

Answer 28

117 years

Question 29

zero population growth indicates...

Answer 29

a stabilized population

Question 30

approaches used in word wide family planning programs aimed at reducing birth rates include (4)

Answer 30

1. paying people to be voluntarily sterilized 2. giving higher priority in school admission yo children from smaller families 3. imposing tax penalties on larger families 4. providing access to various birth control methods

Question 31

what is a short term factor that will limit human population growth

Answer 31

drought

Question 32

for developing nations to make the demographic transition from high growth rate to growth rate decreases, parents must...

Answer 32

place value on having a small family

Question 33

the environmental impact of a person who lives in the US .... the impact of a person who lives in a low technology society

Answer 33

is greater than

Question 34

What did Thomas Malthus predict

Answer 34

it would be impossible to maintain a rapidly multiplying human population on a finite resource base

Question 35

what are the highest life expediencies in years

Answer 35

80-82 years

Question 36

what is not an intermediate-term factor that affects population growth?

Answer 36

war

Question 37

what the simplest and most effective mean of slowing population growth?

Answer 37

to delay the age of first childbearing by women

Question 38

what's the simplest way to characterize the total impact of the human population on the environment

Answer 38

multiply the average impact of an individual by the total number of individuals