Unit 1 Test Review (quiz assignments)

Question 1

t/f the world life expectancy is 78 years of age

Answer 1

false

Question 2

which of the following would be an example of a population limiting factor
-suitable access to medical care
-air pollution
-fertile soil
-all of the answers listed

Answer 2

air pollution

Question 3

which statement is true concerning Thomas Malthus

Answer 3

he was an English economist who felt that Earth would reach its population carrying capacity

Question 4

In 2017, there were 20.3 births and 5.9 deaths per 1000 people worldwide. Calculate the global population growth

Answer 4

1.44%

Question 5

t/f in the US, population density is based on how many organism are located in a square kilometer

Answer 5

false

Question 6

according to our reading, what is the number one way in which humans can alter an environment

Answer 6

agriculture

Question 7

in which of the following locations would you expect a high infant morality rate

Answer 7

Chad

Question 8

which of the following diseases would be considered “zoonotic?”

Answer 8

bubonic plague

Question 9

after heart disease, what is the second biggest killer worldwide for humans

Answer 9

infectious disease

Question 10

in 2010, worldwide there were 20.3 births and 8.4 deaths per 1,000 individuals. Using this data, calculate the population growth (in percent) for the world in 2010

Answer 10

1.19%

Question 11

according to your reading, the US average life expectancy is __ years

Answer 11

78

Question 12

_____ is the movement of people into another country or region

Answer 12

immigration

Question 13

if you were to study the demographics of a region, what would you be studying?

Answer 13

human population and population trends

Question 14

what has caused the life expectancy in the US to decrease by 1-2 years over the past few years?

Answer 14

COVID-19

Question 15

t/f migration is a factor in determining global populations

Answer 15

false

Question 16

if a country has a high life expectancy rate and the infant mortality rate is low, what can you conclude about this country?

Answer 16

adequate access to health care

Question 17

t/f infant mortality rates are lower in developed countries and higher in developing countries

Answer 17

true

Question 18

if a science is “interdisciplinary,” what does that mean?

Answer 18

it borrows ideas from many sciences

Question 19

which of the following would be considered “biotic?”

Answer 19

bacteria

Question 20

what is considered the apex of a food chain or food web

Answer 20

humans

Question 21

which of the following is not true concerning biomes?

Answer 21

a lake is an example of a biome

Question 22

according to our reading, how long have humans been on earth?

Answer 22

2.5 million years

Question 23

what is the approximate world population

Answer 23

7.8 billion

Question 24

what is the approximate population of the US

Answer 24

332 million

Question 25

t/f the production of homegrown food will increase your resource usage

Answer 25

false

Question 26

t/f Thomas Malthus argued that Earth will not be able to sustain enough resources for a decreasing human population

Answer 26

False

Question 27

Which US state has the highest population

Answer 27

California

Question 28

____ is the difference between immigration and emigration in a given year per 1,000 people in a country

Answer 28

Net migration rate

Question 29

which of the following would lead to a higher life expectancy rate in a region?

Answer 29

lower crude death rates

Question 30

t/f AQI stands for air quality indicator

Answer 30

false

Question 31

t/f if the “AQI” rating is 15, that is considered to be healthy

Answer 31

true