Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a good predictor of population growth in a country?

Accepted Answer

A)  the land mass of a country
B)  crude death rate
C)  crude birth rate
D)  population momentum
E)  All of these answer choices are good predictors.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 2

You have been assigned the task of determining if a population will be growing,slowing,or declining.What aspects of an age structure diagram will help you determine what will happen to the population in the future?

Accepted Answer

To determine what will likely happen to ...

Question 3

An increase in population causes all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  an increased standard of living due to technology
B)  land degradation
C)  water supply depletion
D)  water pollution
E)  an impoverished environmentF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 4

The change in population size over time is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  population momentum
B)  crude birth rate
C)  life expectancy
D)  population growth rate
E)  total fertility rateF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 5

As a country progresses from the preindustrial stage to the postindustrial stage,what will happen to the birth rate and death rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both will increase.
B)  Both will decrease.
C)  Both will remain unchanged.
D)  Birth rate will increase,and death rate will decrease.
E)  Birth rate will decrease,and death rate will increase.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 6

Cultural and economic forces that encourage women to have more children are called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  pronatalist pressures
B)  population momentum
C)  total fertility rates
D)  demographic transitionsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following would be true of Ecoland's population?

Accepted Answer

A)  They would have high population momentum.
B)  They would have an average population momentum.
C)  They would have low population momentum.D) None of the above
E) A) and B)

Question 8

What would the age structure diagram of Ecoland look like?

Accepted Answer

A)  The base would be smaller than the midpoint.
B)  The base would be equal to the midpoint.
C)  The base would be wider than the midpoint.D) B) and C)
E) A) and C)

Question 9

_________ have already undergone the demographic transition.

Accepted Answer

A)  Developing countries
B)  Developed countries
C)  Countries with high replacement fertility rates
D)  Agrarian societiesE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

The rate at which children must be born to replace those dying in the population is called ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  positive growth
B)  fertility rate
C)  demographic transition
D)  carrying capacity
E)  replacement fertility rateF) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 11

Science Literacy Use Infographic 7 below to answer the next questions. 
-The resource deficit on 2013 was ______ billion global hectares.

Accepted Answer

A)  8.4
B)  12.2
C)  20.6
D)  32.8E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Worldwide,most human populations are located close to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  oceans or rivers
B)  mountains
C)  grasslands
D)  deserts
E)  forestsF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 13

How does overconsumption in developed countries,such as the United States,affect countries in other regions,such as Asia?

Accepted Answer

Developed countries use more resources,e...

Question 14

Refer to the graphic below.Use the infographic to explain how countries in Latin America cut down vast amounts of forests despite not actually needing that quantity of the resource for themselves.

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Many resources,including timbe...

Question 15

One way Ecoland could address reducing total fertility and helping the country reach zero population growth would be to ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  educate girls.
B)  allow men to hold more jobs.
C)  cultivate more crop fields.
D)  increase immigration.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Which of the following correlates with lower population growth in many regions?

Accepted Answer

A)  access to the internet
B)  education of boys
C)  reduced access to health care
D)  economic opportunities for men
E)  education of girlsF) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 17

Refer to Infographic 1.As an emergency food supply in World War II,20 reindeer were taken to an island in the Pacific,along with troops stationed there.Shortly thereafter,the war ended and the troops returned home,leaving the reindeer behind.After 10 years,the population of reindeer had increased to 6,000.However,with no predators and limited food and space available on the island,the population crashed,with no reindeer remaining after 10 more years.Describe what lessons can be learned from this as it applies to human populations on Earth.

Accepted Answer

The island can be viewed as an analogy f...

Question 18

Which of the following social justice issues influence desired fertility and total fertility rates?

Accepted Answer

A)  education for women
B)  access to health care
C)  land reform for women to own property
D)  access to birth control
E)  All of these answer choices influence fertility.F) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 19

The industrializing stage of the demographic transition is characterized by _______ population growth.

Accepted Answer

A)  moderate
B)  slow
C)  very slow
D)  rapid
E)  decliningF) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 20

Refer to the image below.Only one region shown in this graph produces more resources than it uses.How is biocapacity related to population?

Accepted Answer

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How does overconsumption in developed countries,such as the United States,affect countries in other regions,such as Asia?

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An increase in population causes all but which of the following?

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Which of the following social justice issues influence desired fertility and total fertility rates?

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One way Ecoland could address reducing total fertility and helping the country reach zero population growth would be to ___________.

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_________ have already undergone the demographic transition.

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