Question 1

According to the graph, which region had the highest total fertility rate in 1998?

Accepted Answer

A)  Africa 
B)  The Americas 
C)  Eastern Mediterranean 
D)  Europe 
E)  South-East Asia 
A)  Africa 
B)  The Americas 
C)  Eastern Mediterranean 
D)  Europe 
E)  South-East Asia

Question 2

According to the graph, which region has had the highest total fertility rate in 1950?

Accepted Answer

A)  Africa 
B)  The Americas 
C)  Eastern Mediterranean 
D)  Europe 
E)  South-East Asia 
A)  Africa 
B)  The Americas 
C)  Eastern Mediterranean 
D)  Europe 
E)  South-East Asia

Question 3

There is some evidence that population growth today is ____________ rather than ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Slowing slightly; continuing to accelerate 
B)  Continuing to accelerate; slowing slightly 
C)  Increasing; leveling off 
D)  Leveling off; decreasing 
E)  Leveling off; slowing slightly 
A)  Slowing slightly; continuing to accelerate 
B)  Continuing to accelerate; slowing slightly 
C)  Increasing; leveling off 
D)  Leveling off; decreasing 
E)  Leveling off; slowing slightly

Question 4

Historically, up until the middle ages, populations were mostly limited by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Low fertility rates 
B)  Culturally imposed family planning practices 
C)  Disease, famine and war 
D)  Religious restrictions on marriage 
E)  Infanticide 
A)  Low fertility rates 
B)  Culturally imposed family planning practices 
C)  Disease, famine and war 
D)  Religious restrictions on marriage 
E)  Infanticide

Question 5

The age-class histogram on the right could represent the population of

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States 
B)  Western Europe 
C)  Uganda 
D)  Japan 
E)  Sweden 
A)  The United States 
B)  Western Europe 
C)  Uganda 
D)  Japan 
E)  Sweden

Question 6

The population represented by the age class histogram on the right will

Accepted Answer

A)  Have a large population of old people soon 
B)  Not grow much in the coming years 
C)  Soon begin to decline 
D)  Grow substantially in the future 
E)  Grow slowly in the future 
A)  Have a large population of old people soon 
B)  Not grow much in the coming years 
C)  Soon begin to decline 
D)  Grow substantially in the future 
E)  Grow slowly in the future

Question 7

Neo-Malthusians feel aggressive birth control efforts should be our top priority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following factors does not usually affect the crude death rates of a population?

Accepted Answer

A)  Health care 
B)  Sanitation 
C)  Age structure of the population 
D)  Nutrition 
E)  All of these affect crude death rates 
A)  Health care 
B)  Sanitation 
C)  Age structure of the population 
D)  Nutrition 
E)  All of these affect crude death rates

Question 9

Birth rate would tend to decrease with a

Accepted Answer

A)  Decrease in education 
B)  Decrease in affluence 
C)  Decrease in infant mortality rate 
D)  Decrease in average marrying age 
E)  Decrease in sanitation 
A)  Decrease in education 
B)  Decrease in affluence 
C)  Decrease in infant mortality rate 
D)  Decrease in average marrying age 
E)  Decrease in sanitation

Question 10

____________ are the most widely distributed vertebrate organisms on Earth.

Accepted Answer

A)  Fishes 
B)  Insects 
C)  Rodents 
D)  Birds 
E)  Humans 
A)  Fishes 
B)  Insects 
C)  Rodents 
D)  Birds 
E)  Humans

Question 11

Which of the following is considered a TRUE pronatalist pressure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Legitimate needs for support in old age 
B)  The need for hands to help in farm work and to watch younger siblings 
C)  Macho pride in men who have many children 
D)  Woman's status determined by the number of children she has 
E)  All of these are correct 
A)  Legitimate needs for support in old age 
B)  The need for hands to help in farm work and to watch younger siblings 
C)  Macho pride in men who have many children 
D)  Woman's status determined by the number of children she has 
E)  All of these are correct

Question 12

Malthus argued that ______________ is the ultimate cause of social and environmental problems, and Marx argued that population growth ____________ social and environmental problems.

Accepted Answer

A)  Excess population growth; results from 
B)  Poverty; results from 
C)  War; results from 
D)  Excess population growth; is also the ultimate cause of 
E)  Poverty; is the ultimate cause of 
A)  Excess population growth; results from 
B)  Poverty; results from 
C)  War; results from 
D)  Excess population growth; is also the ultimate cause of 
E)  Poverty; is the ultimate cause of

Question 13

Age structure graphs express

Accepted Answer

A)  whether a population is declining, growing, or stable. 
B)  the proportion of a population at various ages. 
C)  the proportion of people approaching reproductive age as well as those of reproductive age. 
A)  whether a population is declining, growing, or stable. 
B)  the proportion of a population at various ages. 
C)  the proportion of people approaching reproductive age as well as those of reproductive age.

Question 14

The zero population growth rate is slightly over two children per couple because

Accepted Answer

A)  We always need slightly more young people 
B)  The older generation is dying 
C)  Some children die and some couples do not have children 
D)  That is as low as birth rates can reasonably be expected to get 
E)  The zero population growth rate is not slightly over two children per couple 
A)  We always need slightly more young people 
B)  The older generation is dying 
C)  Some children die and some couples do not have children 
D)  That is as low as birth rates can reasonably be expected to get 
E)  The zero population growth rate is not slightly over two children per couple

Question 15

Human population growth most closely resembles:

Accepted Answer

A)  Carrying capacity geometric increase 
B)  Irruptive growth 
C)  Malthusian growth 
D)  S-shaped growth curve 
E)  J-shaped growth curve 
A)  Carrying capacity geometric increase 
B)  Irruptive growth 
C)  Malthusian growth 
D)  S-shaped growth curve 
E)  J-shaped growth curve

Question 16

Breast-feeding children for long periods

Accepted Answer

A)  Is a luxury that mainly wealthy women enjoy 
B)  Increases fertility when caloric intake is low 
C)  Can be a successful population control strategy 
D)  Is a luxury that mainly wealthy women enjoy and it also limits fertility when caloric intake is low 
E)  Limits fertility when caloric intake is low and can be a successful population control strategy 
A)  Is a luxury that mainly wealthy women enjoy 
B)  Increases fertility when caloric intake is low 
C)  Can be a successful population control strategy 
D)  Is a luxury that mainly wealthy women enjoy and it also limits fertility when caloric intake is low 
E)  Limits fertility when caloric intake is low and can be a successful population control strategy

Question 17

Demographers usually measure mortality in terms of

Accepted Answer

A)  Deaths per 1,000 persons per year 
B)  Deaths per person per year 
C)  The number of children who die per year 
D)  The total number of deaths per generation 
E)  Total deaths in a population per year 
A)  Deaths per 1,000 persons per year 
B)  Deaths per person per year 
C)  The number of children who die per year 
D)  The total number of deaths per generation 
E)  Total deaths in a population per year

Question 18

Historical evidence shows that plagues and diseases:

Accepted Answer

A)  Are highly effective at slowing population growth 
B)  Affect population growth for at least a century 
C)  Affect relatively few people in a population 
D)  Are devastating to human population growth 
E)  Cause only minor or temporary setbacks in population growth trends 
A)  Are highly effective at slowing population growth 
B)  Affect population growth for at least a century 
C)  Affect relatively few people in a population 
D)  Are devastating to human population growth 
E)  Cause only minor or temporary setbacks in population growth trends

Question 19

In general, countries with the highest fertility rates are those

Accepted Answer

A)  with the greatest untapped natural resources. 
B)  among the poorest on earth. 
C)  with the highest life expectancies. 
D)  with low infant mortality rates. 
A)  with the greatest untapped natural resources. 
B)  among the poorest on earth. 
C)  with the highest life expectancies. 
D)  with low infant mortality rates.

Question 20

The total fertility rate is the number of children born

Accepted Answer

A)  To the average woman per year 
B)  To the average woman during her lifetime 
C)  In the world during a single year 
D)  In a population during a single year 
E)  In a population during an entire generation 
A)  To the average woman per year 
B)  To the average woman during her lifetime 
C)  In the world during a single year 
D)  In a population during a single year 
E)  In a population during an entire generation

Exam 7: Human Populations

According to the graph, which region had the highest total fertility rate in 1998?

According to the graph, which region has had the highest total fertility rate in 1950?

There is some evidence that population growth today is ____________ rather than ______________.

Historically, up until the middle ages, populations were mostly limited by:

The age-class histogram on the right could represent the population of

The population represented by the age class histogram on the right will

Neo-Malthusians feel aggressive birth control efforts should be our top priority.

Which of the following factors does not usually affect the crude death rates of a population?

Birth rate would tend to decrease with a

____________ are the most widely distributed vertebrate organisms on Earth.

Which of the following is considered a TRUE pronatalist pressure?

Malthus argued that ______________ is the ultimate cause of social and environmental problems, and Marx argued that population growth ____________ social and environmental problems.

Age structure graphs express

The zero population growth rate is slightly over two children per couple because

Human population growth most closely resembles:

Breast-feeding children for long periods

Demographers usually measure mortality in terms of

Historical evidence shows that plagues and diseases:

In general, countries with the highest fertility rates are those

The total fertility rate is the number of children born

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