Ch. 9 Human Populations

Question 1

For over 200,000 years, the human population was thought to remain at about ___________

Answer 1

1 million people

Question 2

Then around ________ B.C. societies began to transition from hunter/gatherer into ________, leading to a rise in global population

Answer 2

a. 10
b. farming

Question 3

Again, in the mid 1700’s, the ________ Revolution led to advances in hygiene, technology, and medicine, causing the global population to reach _________ by 1800.

Answer 3

a. industrial
b. 1 Billion

Question 4

World population is projected to peak around 2100 at around ________

Answer 4

11 B

Question 5

In the United States there is a child born every ________, and a death every ________

Answer 5

a. 9 sec
b. 9 sec

Question 6

The study of the characteristics of (especially) human populations, is called ________

Answer 6

demography

Question 7

For the purpose of population trends, the two general categories of countries are ________ and ________

Answer 7

a. developed
b. developing (underdeveloped)

Question 8

Higher incomes, slower population growth, diverse economies, and strong social support are characteristics of ________

Answer 8

developed countries

Question 9

Developing countries typically have ________ population growth

Answer 9

rapid

Question 10

During the 1800ś the world started to experience ________ population growth

Answer 10

exponential

Question 11

The percentage of newborn individuals in a population that can be expected to survive to a given age is known as ________

Answer 11

survivorship

Question 12

Humans have which Type of survivorship?

Answer 12

Type 1

Question 13

If a population has a lot of babies, but few of them survive to adulthood, it would be considered a ________ population

Answer 13

type 3

Question 14

The replacement level fertility rate for humans is a little more than ________

Answer 14

2

Question 15

Movement into a country is called ________

Answer 15

immigration

Question 16

Movement OUT of a country is called ________

Answer 16

emigration

Question 17

For the year 2022, the World Bank Atlas considers ‘high income’ in the world to be anything over ________ per capita for an annual income

Answer 17

$13, 205

Question 18

Consider the Demographic Transition Model. During which stage is the population increasing at a decreasing rate?

Answer 18

4

Question 19

________ is the basic facilities like roads, bridges, sewers, power plants, subways, schools, and hospitals that are necessary to sustain a population

Answer 19

infrastructure

Question 20

In many of the poorest countries, ________ is the main fuel source

Answer 20

wood

Question 21

Many poor countries that lack infrastructure have water supplies that are used for both drinking and ________ ________

Answer 21

sewage disposal

Question 22

________ land is land that is both fertile and available to raise crops

Answer 22

arable

Question 23

an increase in the ration or density of people living in the urban areas rather than in rural areas is called ________

Answer 23

urbanization

Question 24

Traffic jams, inadequate infrastructure, and reduced land for farming is often caused by ________________

Answer 24

suburban sprawl