Question 1

In an eco-city,plants are utilized to provide shade and beauty.Typically,the plants are ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​always fast-growing,broadleaf plants 
B)  ​adapted to local climate and soils 
C)  ​adapted so they do not use much water 
D)  ​resistant to pests 
E)  ​always endemic plants 
A)  ​always fast-growing,broadleaf plants 
B)  ​adapted to local climate and soils 
C)  ​adapted so they do not use much water 
D)  ​resistant to pests 
E)  ​always endemic plants B

Question 2

Scientist can now predict with precision the environmental limits that will control growth of the human population.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Explain why the availability (or lack)of private and public pension systems can influence the number of children some couples have,especially the poor in less-developed countries.​

Accepted Answer

Pensions reduce a couple's need to have several children to replace those that die at an early age and to help support them in old age.

Question 4

Women receive about ____ of the world's income.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​1% 
B)  ​10% 
C)  ​25% 
D)  ​50% 
E)  ​75% 
A)  ​1% 
B)  ​10% 
C)  ​25% 
D)  ​50% 
E)  ​75%

Question 5

Central-city dwellers ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​use more energy to heat and cool buildings than people elsewhere 
B)  ​tend to drive less and rely more on public transportation 
C)  ​have less access to family planning than people living in rural areas 
D)  ​suffer higher infant mortality than rural populations 
E)  ​tend to lack access to education 
A)  ​use more energy to heat and cool buildings than people elsewhere 
B)  ​tend to drive less and rely more on public transportation 
C)  ​have less access to family planning than people living in rural areas 
D)  ​suffer higher infant mortality than rural populations 
E)  ​tend to lack access to education

Question 6

The term demographic transition refers to ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​a requirement for a population to reach a specific size before it becomes stable 
B)  ​the slowing down in the growth of a population as it approaches the carrying capacity 
C)  ​the decline in death rates followed by decline in birth rates when a country becomes industrialized 
D)  ​the decline in death rates followed by a decline in birth rates that occurred when the germ theory of disease was discovered 
E)  ​a stabilization of crude birth rates 
A)  ​a requirement for a population to reach a specific size before it becomes stable 
B)  ​the slowing down in the growth of a population as it approaches the carrying capacity 
C)  ​the decline in death rates followed by decline in birth rates when a country becomes industrialized 
D)  ​the decline in death rates followed by a decline in birth rates that occurred when the germ theory of disease was discovered 
E)  ​a stabilization of crude birth rates

Question 7

Explain how demographic transition changes a country's population growth rate over time.​

Accepted Answer

As countries become economically develop

Question 8

Explain this statement: The world's population growth has slowed,but the world's population is still growing.Include a comment about where the slowing has occurred.​

Accepted Answer

The population of humans on the planet i

Question 9

The population of a country will decline if its age structure diagram ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​is widest in the middle 
B)  ​does not change in width until the very top 
C)  ​is shaped like a skinny pyramid 
D)  ​is shaped like a broad-based pyramid 
E)  ​is wider at the top than at the bottom 
A)  ​is widest in the middle 
B)  ​does not change in width until the very top 
C)  ​is shaped like a skinny pyramid 
D)  ​is shaped like a broad-based pyramid 
E)  ​is wider at the top than at the bottom

Question 10

Proponents of high gasoline taxes urge governments to help finance mass transit systems.Currently,most of the revenue from gasoline taxes in the United States is used ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​for social programs 
B)  ​to fund more efficient motor vehicles 
C)  ​to ease the tax burden on the poor 
D)  ​to reduce the price of motor vehicles 
E)  ​for building and improving highways for motor vehicles 
A)  ​for social programs 
B)  ​to fund more efficient motor vehicles 
C)  ​to ease the tax burden on the poor 
D)  ​to reduce the price of motor vehicles 
E)  ​for building and improving highways for motor vehicles

Question 11

Rapidly growing countries have an age structure that ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​forms an inverted pyramid 
B)  ​has a broad-based pyramid 
C)  ​shows little variation in population by age 
D)  ​has a narrow pyramid 
E)  ​has a relatively large postreproductive population 
A)  ​forms an inverted pyramid 
B)  ​has a broad-based pyramid 
C)  ​shows little variation in population by age 
D)  ​has a narrow pyramid 
E)  ​has a relatively large postreproductive population

Question 12

To keep human population constant,the global total fertility rate would have to equal ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​0 
B)  ​0.5 
C)  ​1 
D)  ​2.1 
E)  ​2.9 
A)  ​0 
B)  ​0.5 
C)  ​1 
D)  ​2.1 
E)  ​2.9

Question 13

Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice.
 
-On the generalized population age structure figure,choose the diagram with similar numbers of males and females in the prereproductive as in the reproductive age.​​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Match the items listed below with the...

Question 14

The importance of children as a part of the labor force,especially in less-developed countries,____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​drives down employment among adults 
B)  ​is a result of low birth rates 
C)  ​affects birth rates because many poor couples need many children to help with daily tasks 
D)  ​controls immigration rates 
E)  ​drives up resource use per person 
A)  ​drives down employment among adults 
B)  ​is a result of low birth rates 
C)  ​affects birth rates because many poor couples need many children to help with daily tasks 
D)  ​controls immigration rates 
E)  ​drives up resource use per person

Question 15

Urban sprawl is partly the product of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the desire of many city-dwellers to reconnect with nature 
B)  ​uneven taxation 
C)  ​the high cost of open land 
D)  ​public transportation 
E)  ​federal and state funding of highways and inadequate urban planning 
A)  ​the desire of many city-dwellers to reconnect with nature 
B)  ​uneven taxation 
C)  ​the high cost of open land 
D)  ​public transportation 
E)  ​federal and state funding of highways and inadequate urban planning

Question 16

Family planning has been very successful in India,stabilizing the size of the population.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The growth of low-density development on the edges of cities and towns is called ____________________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The growth of low-density development on the...

Question 18

​In 1969,planners in which Brazilian city decided to focus on an inexpensive and efficient mass-transit system rather than on the car?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Rio de Janeiro 
B)  ​Curitiba 
C)  ​Porto Alegre 
D)  ​Salvador 
E)  ​Natal 
A)  ​Rio de Janeiro 
B)  ​Curitiba 
C)  ​Porto Alegre 
D)  ​Salvador 
E)  ​Natal

Question 19

Some analysts consider the United States to be the world's most overpopulated country because ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​it has the highest population density of any country 
B)  ​it has the largest population of any country 
C)  ​the rate of resource use per person is so high 
D)  ​of the annual ratio of immigrants to births 
E)  ​the total fertility rate is currently at an all-time high 
A)  ​it has the highest population density of any country 
B)  ​it has the largest population of any country 
C)  ​the rate of resource use per person is so high 
D)  ​of the annual ratio of immigrants to births 
E)  ​the total fertility rate is currently at an all-time high

Question 20

Car-sharing networks work by ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​providing vehicles that members can reserve for use 
B)  ​connecting people who want to purchase a car as a group and share it 
C)  ​connecting people who could ride together to get to work 
D)  ​enabling people to rent out their vehicles when they are not using them 
E)  ​helping small groups of people invest in new taxi services 
A)  ​providing vehicles that members can reserve for use 
B)  ​connecting people who want to purchase a car as a group and share it 
C)  ​connecting people who could ride together to get to work 
D)  ​enabling people to rent out their vehicles when they are not using them 
E)  ​helping small groups of people invest in new taxi services

In an eco-city,plants are utilized to provide shade and beauty.Typically,the plants are ____.

Scientist can now predict with precision the environmental limits that will control growth of the human population.

Explain why the availability (or lack)of private and public pension systems can influence the number of children some couples have,especially the poor in less-developed countries.

Women receive about ____ of the world's income.

Central-city dwellers ____.

The term demographic transition refers to ____.

Explain how demographic transition changes a country's population growth rate over time.

Explain this statement: The world's population growth has slowed,but the world's population is still growing.Include a comment about where the slowing has occurred.

The population of a country will decline if its age structure diagram ____.

Proponents of high gasoline taxes urge governments to help finance mass transit systems.Currently,most of the revenue from gasoline taxes in the United States is used ____.

Rapidly growing countries have an age structure that ____.

To keep human population constant,the global total fertility rate would have to equal ____.

Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice. -On the generalized population age structure figure,choose the diagram with similar numbers of males and females in the prereproductive as in the reproductive age.

The importance of children as a part of the labor force,especially in less-developed countries,____.

Urban sprawl is partly the product of ____.

Family planning has been very successful in India,stabilizing the size of the population.

The growth of low-density development on the edges of cities and towns is called ____________________.

In 1969,planners in which Brazilian city decided to focus on an inexpensive and efficient mass-transit system rather than on the car?

Some analysts consider the United States to be the world's most overpopulated country because ____.

Car-sharing networks work by ____.

Environmental Problems - Their Causes - and Sustainability

Science - Matter - and Energy

Ecosystems - What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Biodiversity - Species Interactions - and Population Control

Climate and Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Ecosystem Approach

Food - Soil - and Pest Management

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Geology and Nonrenewable Minerals

Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution Climate Change and Ozone Depletion

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Environmental Economics Politics and Worldviews

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Exam 6: The Human Population and Urbanization

In an eco-city,plants are utilized to provide shade and beauty.Typically,the plants are ____.

Scientist can now predict with precision the environmental limits that will control growth of the human population.​

Explain why the availability (or lack)of private and public pension systems can influence the number of children some couples have,especially the poor in less-developed countries.​

Women receive about ____ of the world's income.​

Central-city dwellers ____.​

The term demographic transition refers to ____.​

Explain how demographic transition changes a country's population growth rate over time.​

Explain this statement: The world's population growth has slowed,but the world's population is still growing.Include a comment about where the slowing has occurred.​

The population of a country will decline if its age structure diagram ____.​

Proponents of high gasoline taxes urge governments to help finance mass transit systems.Currently,most of the revenue from gasoline taxes in the United States is used ____.​

Rapidly growing countries have an age structure that ____.​

To keep human population constant,the global total fertility rate would have to equal ____.​

Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice. -On the generalized population age structure figure,choose the diagram with similar numbers of males and females in the prereproductive as in the reproductive age.​​

The importance of children as a part of the labor force,especially in less-developed countries,____.​

Urban sprawl is partly the product of ____.​

Family planning has been very successful in India,stabilizing the size of the population.​

The growth of low-density development on the edges of cities and towns is called ____________________.​

​In 1969,planners in which Brazilian city decided to focus on an inexpensive and efficient mass-transit system rather than on the car?

Some analysts consider the United States to be the world's most overpopulated country because ____.​

Car-sharing networks work by ____.​

Environmental Problems - Their Causes - and Sustainability

Science - Matter - and Energy

Ecosystems - What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Biodiversity - Species Interactions - and Population Control

Climate and Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Ecosystem Approach

Food - Soil - and Pest Management

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Geology and Nonrenewable Minerals

Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution Climate Change and Ozone Depletion

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Environmental Economics Politics and Worldviews

Filters

Scientist can now predict with precision the environmental limits that will control growth of the human population.

Explain why the availability (or lack)of private and public pension systems can influence the number of children some couples have,especially the poor in less-developed countries.

Women receive about ____ of the world's income.

Central-city dwellers ____.

The term demographic transition refers to ____.

Explain how demographic transition changes a country's population growth rate over time.

Explain this statement: The world's population growth has slowed,but the world's population is still growing.Include a comment about where the slowing has occurred.

The population of a country will decline if its age structure diagram ____.

Proponents of high gasoline taxes urge governments to help finance mass transit systems.Currently,most of the revenue from gasoline taxes in the United States is used ____.

Rapidly growing countries have an age structure that ____.

To keep human population constant,the global total fertility rate would have to equal ____.

Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice. -On the generalized population age structure figure,choose the diagram with similar numbers of males and females in the prereproductive as in the reproductive age.

The importance of children as a part of the labor force,especially in less-developed countries,____.

Urban sprawl is partly the product of ____.

Family planning has been very successful in India,stabilizing the size of the population.

The growth of low-density development on the edges of cities and towns is called ____________________.

In 1969,planners in which Brazilian city decided to focus on an inexpensive and efficient mass-transit system rather than on the car?

Some analysts consider the United States to be the world's most overpopulated country because ____.

Car-sharing networks work by ____.