Question 1

Technological optimists argue that technological advances have:

Accepted Answer

A)  Led to the increase in human population, but whether we can continue is of great concern 
B)  Proved Marx wrong in his predictions of famine and disaster 
C)  Proved Malthus wrong in his predictions of famine and disaster 
D)  Been developed because there are more people, supporting the view that more people are the "ultimate resource." 
E)  Been a neutral factor in the issue of population growth 
A)  Led to the increase in human population, but whether we can continue is of great concern 
B)  Proved Marx wrong in his predictions of famine and disaster 
C)  Proved Malthus wrong in his predictions of famine and disaster 
D)  Been developed because there are more people, supporting the view that more people are the "ultimate resource." 
E)  Been a neutral factor in the issue of population growth

Question 2

Julian Simon was convinced that without fundamental social and economic changes, environmental damage will accelerate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a factor contributing to decreased life expectancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disease 
B)  Improved sanitation 
C)  Poverty 
D)  Famine 
E)  Warfare 
A)  Disease 
B)  Improved sanitation 
C)  Poverty 
D)  Famine 
E)  Warfare

Question 4

The most industrialized country listed is

Accepted Answer

A)  Country "A" 
B)  Country "B" 
C)  Country "C" 
D)  None of the countries listed are likely to be industrialized 
E)  It is impossible to use the data in the table to identify an industrialized country 
A)  Country "A" 
B)  Country "B" 
C)  Country "C" 
D)  None of the countries listed are likely to be industrialized 
E)  It is impossible to use the data in the table to identify an industrialized country

Question 5

Human ingenuity and intelligence as the "ultimate resource" is the central theme in the argument of

Accepted Answer

A)  Julian Simon 
B)  John Muir 
C)  Thomas Malthus 
D)  Neo-Malthusians 
E)  Marxism 
A)  Julian Simon 
B)  John Muir 
C)  Thomas Malthus 
D)  Neo-Malthusians 
E)  Marxism

Question 6

Pronatalist pressures are influences that lead people to

Accepted Answer

A)  Increase fecundity 
B)  Have more children 
C)  Have fewer children 
D)  Prevent infant mortality 
E)  Wait until later in life to have children 
A)  Increase fecundity 
B)  Have more children 
C)  Have fewer children 
D)  Prevent infant mortality 
E)  Wait until later in life to have children

Question 7

Less developed countries can best argue that developed countries are primarily responsible for overpopulation problems because

Accepted Answer

A)  Developed countries grow most of the global food resources 
B)  Less developed countries have no population-based environmental problems 
C)  Less developed countries have recently drastically reduced their fertility rates 
D)  Developed countries do not understand a global society 
E)  Less developed countries were many times impoverished by colonialism 
A)  Developed countries grow most of the global food resources 
B)  Less developed countries have no population-based environmental problems 
C)  Less developed countries have recently drastically reduced their fertility rates 
D)  Developed countries do not understand a global society 
E)  Less developed countries were many times impoverished by colonialism

Question 8

Which of the following demographic categories best identifies Country "A"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Developed 
B)  Moderately developed 
C)  Less developed 
D)  Developing 
E)  Third World 
A)  Developed 
B)  Moderately developed 
C)  Less developed 
D)  Developing 
E)  Third World

Question 9

The message from author Garret Hardin's "lifeboat ethics" is that

Accepted Answer

A)  Helping poor people will, in time, reduce their rate of reproduction 
B)  The poorer countries of the world are caught in a demographic trap 
C)  Economic growth will reduce the birth rate of poor nations 
D)  The world has enough resources for everybody 
E)  Helping poor people will simply increase their rate of reproduction 
A)  Helping poor people will, in time, reduce their rate of reproduction 
B)  The poorer countries of the world are caught in a demographic trap 
C)  Economic growth will reduce the birth rate of poor nations 
D)  The world has enough resources for everybody 
E)  Helping poor people will simply increase their rate of reproduction

Question 10

A population growing at one percent per year should double in about ___ years.

Accepted Answer

A)  30 
B)  70 
C)  10 
D)  2 
E)  0.2 
A)  30 
B)  70 
C)  10 
D)  2 
E)  0.2

Question 11

Reductions in death rates in recent centuries are due more to better food and sanitation than modern medicine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The demographic transition generally accompanies economic development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  Mexico 
C)  Uganda 
D)  India 
E)  Sweden 
A)  China 
B)  Mexico 
C)  Uganda 
D)  India 
E)  Sweden

Question 14

Neo-Malthusians argue that

Accepted Answer

A)  Malthus's eighteenth century theories apply to similar circumstances today 
B)  We should never return to the conditions observed by Malthus in his day 
C)  Malthus could be useful today if reinterpreted 
D)  Malthus was wrong from the start 
E)  None of these represents the viewpoint of Neo-Malthusians 
A)  Malthus's eighteenth century theories apply to similar circumstances today 
B)  We should never return to the conditions observed by Malthus in his day 
C)  Malthus could be useful today if reinterpreted 
D)  Malthus was wrong from the start 
E)  None of these represents the viewpoint of Neo-Malthusians

Question 15

Worldwide, use of contraceptives in recent years has

Accepted Answer

A)  stayed about the same. 
B)  increased dramatically. 
C)  decreased dramatically. 
A)  stayed about the same. 
B)  increased dramatically. 
C)  decreased dramatically.

Question 16

The population theory held by Thomas Malthus was that the human population would:

Accepted Answer

A)  Never reach its environment's carrying capacity 
B)  Develop a modern utopia 
C)  Reach its environment's carrying capacity and then maintain equilibrium 
D)  Maintain equilibrium with its carrying capacity 
E)  Outstrip its resources, then suffer starvation and misery 
A)  Never reach its environment's carrying capacity 
B)  Develop a modern utopia 
C)  Reach its environment's carrying capacity and then maintain equilibrium 
D)  Maintain equilibrium with its carrying capacity 
E)  Outstrip its resources, then suffer starvation and misery

Question 17

One of the _________ effective ways to stabilize populations is to _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Most; provide free contraceptives 
B)  Least; provide free contraceptives 
C)  Least; decrease child mortality 
D)  Most; decrease child mortality 
E)  Most; expect mandatory sterilization 
A)  Most; provide free contraceptives 
B)  Least; provide free contraceptives 
C)  Least; decrease child mortality 
D)  Most; decrease child mortality 
E)  Most; expect mandatory sterilization

Question 18

A pyramid-shaped age structure histogram is characteristic of a(n) _________ population.

Accepted Answer

A)  Stable 
B)  Expanding 
C)  Declining 
D)  Unpredictable 
E)  Diminishing 
A)  Stable 
B)  Expanding 
C)  Declining 
D)  Unpredictable 
E)  Diminishing

Question 19

A dependency ratio is a comparison between the numbers of

Accepted Answer

A)  Working and nonworking people 
B)  Parents and children 
C)  Old people and young people 
D)  Young infants and older adults 
E)  Middle aged people and infants 
A)  Working and nonworking people 
B)  Parents and children 
C)  Old people and young people 
D)  Young infants and older adults 
E)  Middle aged people and infants

Question 20

The greatest future growth in human numbers is expected to occur in the

Accepted Answer

A)  rich countries of Europe and North America. 
B)  rich Asian countries including Japan. 
C)  developing nations. 
A)  rich countries of Europe and North America. 
B)  rich Asian countries including Japan. 
C)  developing nations.

Exam 7: Human Populations

Technological optimists argue that technological advances have:

Julian Simon was convinced that without fundamental social and economic changes, environmental damage will accelerate.

Which of the following is NOT a factor contributing to decreased life expectancy?

The most industrialized country listed is

Human ingenuity and intelligence as the "ultimate resource" is the central theme in the argument of

Pronatalist pressures are influences that lead people to

Less developed countries can best argue that developed countries are primarily responsible for overpopulation problems because

Which of the following demographic categories best identifies Country "A"?

The message from author Garret Hardin's "lifeboat ethics" is that

A population growing at one percent per year should double in about ___ years.

Reductions in death rates in recent centuries are due more to better food and sanitation than modern medicine.

The demographic transition generally accompanies economic development.

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

Neo-Malthusians argue that

Worldwide, use of contraceptives in recent years has

The population theory held by Thomas Malthus was that the human population would:

One of the _________ effective ways to stabilize populations is to _________.

A pyramid-shaped age structure histogram is characteristic of a(n) _________ population.

A dependency ratio is a comparison between the numbers of

The greatest future growth in human numbers is expected to occur in the

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