Exam 6: Human Population

The richest one-fifth of the worldʹs population possesses approximately ________________ times the income of the poorest one-fifth, and the richest one-fifth uses over 86% of the worldʹs resources.

Which of the following is not one of the worldʹs top five most populous nations?

The annual global growth rate of the human population peaked in the ________________ and has been declining ever since.

Most of the world population growth in the near future will be in ________________.

If a population roughly doubles in the course of 50 years, its growth rate would be close to ________________%.

Which statement most accurately describes the population control efforts in China?

The world population growth rate is currently close to ________________%.

Define ecological footprint and differentiate between the ecological footprint of a developing country and that of the United States. Support or challenge the following statement: ʺThe population problem does not lie entirely with the developing world.ʺ

The most serious problem caused by population growth is ________________ .

A country with ________________ is not expected to grow quickly in the near future.

A population which is not growing will have a TFR of ________________

Use the figure above to answer the following question -The population in part (a) is likely to experience ____________ soon.

A graph of world population growth over the past 500 years most closely resembled the letter ________________.

What three-factor model is used for representing the impact on environment? What is a fourth factor that could be added to this? Give a simple explanation for each factor and describe what it means in terms of human impacts on the environment.

Which of the following best describes the human population from early times to the present?

The 1994 Cairo, Egypt, conference was organized ________________.

What is a demographic transition? What are its four stages? State why each stage is important and what the consequence is for population growth. Do all countries go through the demographic transition?

If global fertility rates remain at 2008 levels, the United Nations predicts that world population will surpass ________________ billion in 2050.

The view held by both Malthus and Paul Ehrlich suggests that depletion of resource supplies due to greater numbers of people ________________.

Diminishing population growth rates in poor countries can be partially attributed to ________________.