Unit 3 Test

Question 1

The CBR & CDR are the number of births or deaths per ____ people?

Answer 1

1000

Question 2

In the demographic transition model, stage two is characterized by?

Answer 2

High birthrate and reduced death rate

Question 3

The correct order of the stages is?

Answer 3

Pre-industrial, transitioning, industrial, post-industrial

Question 4

In developed countries, replacement-level fertility rate is about?

Answer 4

2.1

Question 5

The two major indicators of development are?

Answer 5

Infant mortality rate & life expectancy

Question 6

Which curve is Type I?

Answer 6

A

Question 7

R-selected species characteristics include?

Answer 7

Short lifespans, little to no parental care

Question 8

All are characteristics of K-strategies except

Answer 8

Niche generalists

Question 9

Type 1 survivorship indicates which type of reproductive strategy?

Answer 9

K-selected

Question 10

The natural rate of increase is represented by?

Answer 10

Exponential growth

Question 11

Populations going through demographic transition go through a period of expansion but stabilize?

Answer 11

With a larger population but zero growth

Question 12

The doubling time of a population

Answer 12

Is a function of exponential growth

Question 13

Decreased death rate and accelerated rate of human population growth are NOT related to

Answer 13

Increase in family planning and education for girls

Question 14

Which is not a density-dependent factor that affects population size?

Answer 14

Weather

Question 15

Which factors indicate a rapidly growing population?

Answer 15

A low infant mortality rate & a high percentage of girls with little education

Question 16

The number of children an average woman would have over her full reproductive lifetime?

Answer 16

TFR

Question 17

Why is the US population growing if the total fertility rate is below replacement level?

Answer 17

Immigration

Question 18

For the forseeable future, which types of countries will see the greatest increases in population number?

Answer 18

Countries that are the poorest and least able to support population growth

Question 19

What does it mean for TFR to be 2.1?

Answer 19

A value that two children plus a fraction to compensate for the death of offspring will replace the average male & female in the population

Question 20

What does a TFR of 2.1 mean?

Answer 20

Zero population growth (ZPG)

Question 21

What is a scientist observing when he/she examines the proportion of males and females in a population

Answer 21

Sex ratio 1:1

Question 22

What species does an insect that reproduces rapidly belong to

Answer 22

R-selected species

Question 23

When birth rates decline, what happens?

Answer 23

The average age of the population grows older since population shifts towards the elderly

Question 24

What is the total fertility rate

Answer 24

Average number of children born per woman in her lifetime for a given population

Question 25

What is the replacement fertility rate

Answer 25

Fertility level needed to maintain a stable population size

Question 26

Has the life expected decreased or increased over the last 50 years

Answer 26

Increased due to fewer children dying in infancy

Question 27

When a population's age structure diagram has a wide base and narrower top, the population is predicted to do what

Answer 27

Grow largely/rapidly over time

Question 28

What is a demographer

Answer 28

Studies the population dynamics of humans

Question 29

What happens if the growth rate remains steady by a fixed percentage?

Answer 29

Population size will continue to increase/accelerate by greater increments with each generation

Question 30

What is used to determine the overall growth rate of a population?

Answer 30

(Birth rate + immigration rate) - (death rate + emigration rate)

Question 31

What is one way for fertility rates to decline

Answer 31

Women receive more educational opportunities with the choice to pursue careers, delaying childbirth and giving them a greater say in reproductive decisions