Midterm 1

Question 1

The world industrialized nations, which has the highest population growth rate?

Answer 1

U.S.

Question 2

Which best describes the growth of a population exhibiting the S curve type of growth?

Answer 2

The numbers increase slowly at first, then accelerate rapidly and gradually level off and stabilize.

Question 3

Which region in the world has the longest doubling time (slowest)?

Answer 3

Europe

Question 4

In what way does the population profile of a typical less developed country differ sharply from that of a highly industrialized nation?

Answer 4

The less developed country has a higher proportion of its people under the age of 15.

Question 5

How do you calculate growth rate?

Answer 5

Expressed as a percentage and per 100

Question 6

Homeostatic Controls and example

Answer 6

Self regulating factors

Ex: Snowshoe hares

Question 7

Demographic Transition

Answer 7

Declining birth and death rates following industrialization

Cause: The realization by married couples that in an industrial society children are an economic liability

Question 8

The limit at which a given environment can support a certain population is referred to as that environments….?

Answer 8

Carrying capacity

Question 9

At which age does a woman’s fertility begin to decline?

Answer 9

31

Question 10

Maximum number of births before complications?

Answer 10

4

Question 11

Minimum interval between births to give body time to recuperate?

Answer 11

2 years

Question 12

What is the biologically optimum age range for bearing children?

Answer 12

20-30 years

Question 13

What and What of women who have children young, break the cycle to educate all women?

Answer 13

Educational and economic welfare

Question 14

The risk of maternal death, miscarriage or stillbirth, begins to increase with which pregnancy?

Answer 14

Four

Question 15

Why is it difficult to convince many couples in the developing world to limit their number of children to 2?

Answer 15

Parents view many children necessary to help care for elders, help with work, and care for parents in their old age.

Question 16

Who pioneered the family planning movement?

Answer 16

Margaret Sanger

Question 17

Why do we have family planning/goal?

Answer 17

To ensure the wellbeing of mother and child

Question 18

What afflicts more people worldwide than any other condition?
(Public health epidemic)

Answer 18

Iron Deficiency

Question 19

Regarded as the worlds single most important cause of preventable brain damage and mental retardation

Answer 19

Iodine Deficiency Disorder

Question 20

A severely malnourished child is diagnosed as suffering from marasmus. This indicates that the child’s diet is deficit in?

Answer 20

Total calories and protein

Question 21

In developing countries, numerous cases of childhood blindness could be prevented each year simply by adding what micro-nutrient to the kids diet?

Answer 21

Vitamin A (fat soluable

Question 22

Most of the game in world food supply, since 1950, were achieved by what?

Answer 22

Increasing yields per acre

Question 23

Which country leads the world in aquaculture production?

Answer 23

China

Question 24

What is the second largest cause of death after cardiovascular disease?

Answer 24

Cancer

Question 25

What are aflatoxins?

Answer 25

Carcinogens produced by a fungus growing on grains and nuts

Question 26

During which stage of fetal development is exposure to a teratogenic agent likely to be most damaging?

Answer 26

3rd through 8th week of pregnancy

Question 27

The death rate due to which type of cancer has declined dramatically over the past 50 years because of improved diagnostic procedures?

Answer 27

Uterine cancer

Question 28

The fact that asbestos workers who smoke are 60 times more likely to develop lung cancer than are their nonsmoking colleagues is an example of what?

Answer 28

Synergism

Question 29

Less invasive and less dangerous type of procedure done in males for birth control?

Answer 29

Vasectomy

Question 30

What is responsible for 50%-60% of overall childhood mortality in developing countries?

Answer 30

Malnutrition

Question 31

What is the most important cause of childhood blindness in low income countries?

Answer 31

Vitamin A Deficiency (VAD)

Question 32

Kwashiorkor

Answer 32

Protein starvation

Question 33

Marasmus

Answer 33

Protein and Overall calorie starvation

Question 34

Top cancer incidents for men & women?

Answer 34

Lung & Bronchus