Question 1

What happens during the postindustrial stage of a demographic transition?

Accepted Answer

A) Modest population growth. 
B) High death rate. 
C) Greater affluence and higher levels of education. 
D) High birth rate. 
A) Modest population growth. 
B) High death rate. 
C) Greater affluence and higher levels of education. 
D) High birth rate.

Question 2

What can be concluded from the graphs below?

Accepted Answer

A) Countries with the largest potential for future increases in population are in Asia. 
B) Countries with the largest aging population are in Oceania. 
C) Since lower fertility rates lead to an aging population, it explains why the population of Europe has more elderly than the population of North America. 
D) Currently about 8% of the world population is under the age of 15 and about 27% is over the age of 65. 
A) Countries with the largest potential for future increases in population are in Asia. 
B) Countries with the largest aging population are in Oceania. 
C) Since lower fertility rates lead to an aging population, it explains why the population of Europe has more elderly than the population of North America. 
D) Currently about 8% of the world population is under the age of 15 and about 27% is over the age of 65.

Question 3

The process in which people increasingly move from rural areas to densely populated cities is termed:

Accepted Answer

A) compact development 
B) rural redistribution 
C) urbanization 
D) brownfield reclamation 
A) compact development 
B) rural redistribution 
C) urbanization 
D) brownfield reclamation

Question 4

The United Nations periodically publishes population projections for the 21st century. In their most current projection (shown in the graph below), their estimates range from a high estimate ( 10.2 billion in 2050)to a low estimate (9.3 billion in 2050). What is the reason for this range of population numbers?

Accepted Answer

A) The estimates project what we hope will happen (low estimate)versus what we expect will happen (high estimate). 
B) The estimates vary depending on fertility changes, particularly in less developed countries, because that is where almost all of the growth will take place. 
C) The estimates are based on how epidemics such as AIDS, SARS, and swine flu progresses affecting future death rates. 
D) The estimates vary depending on the population model used. 
A) The estimates project what we hope will happen (low estimate)versus what we expect will happen (high estimate). 
B) The estimates vary depending on fertility changes, particularly in less developed countries, because that is where almost all of the growth will take place. 
C) The estimates are based on how epidemics such as AIDS, SARS, and swine flu progresses affecting future death rates. 
D) The estimates vary depending on the population model used.

Question 5

________ programs are small loans given to very poor individuals to help them establish business that can generate income.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ programs are small loans given to...

Question 6

According to the demographic transition model, an improving economy in a country is generally correlated with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Increased birth rate and increased population growth rate 
B) Increased death rate and decreased population growth rate 
C) Decreased birth rate and increased population growth rate 
D) Decreased birth rate and decreased population growth rate 
A) Increased birth rate and increased population growth rate 
B) Increased death rate and decreased population growth rate 
C) Decreased birth rate and increased population growth rate 
D) Decreased birth rate and decreased population growth rate

Question 7

Carrying capacity is the largest population a particular environment can support sustainably without environmental degradation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which factors eventually cause birth rates to decline during a demographic transition?

Accepted Answer

A) Birth rates decline due to improved health care and modern medicines. 
B) Birth rates decline due to increased education of women 
C) Birth rates decline due to increased contraceptive use. 
D) All of these choices ultimately contribute to declining birth rates 
A) Birth rates decline due to improved health care and modern medicines. 
B) Birth rates decline due to increased education of women 
C) Birth rates decline due to increased contraceptive use. 
D) All of these choices ultimately contribute to declining birth rates

Question 9

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. 
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.

Question 10

The graph below indicates three UN projections for population growth. Why is there more than one projection? Explain your

Accepted Answer

The answer of The graph below indicates three UN projections...

Question 11

Discuss ways that the total fertility rate (TFR)can be reduced and identify the cultural values that make this process more complicated. Also specifically discuss ways in which family planning services may be used effectively to reduce total fertility rates.

Accepted Answer

Education for women, delaying marriage u

Question 12

What is probably the single most important factor affecting high total fertility rate in human populations?

Accepted Answer

A) Limited access to family planning services. 
B) The low status of women in many societies. 
C) The economic status of large families. 
D) Cultural traditions. 
A) Limited access to family planning services. 
B) The low status of women in many societies. 
C) The economic status of large families. 
D) Cultural traditions.

Question 13

Which of the following is a factor that limits population growth?

Accepted Answer

A) Biotic potential. 
B) Doubling time. 
C) Natural increase. 
D) Environmental resistance. 
A) Biotic potential. 
B) Doubling time. 
C) Natural increase. 
D) Environmental resistance.

Question 14

Compare and contrast the two graphs below.

Accepted Answer

When environmental resistance factors (s

Question 15

Which of the following statements about urbanization and urban areas is CORRECT?

Accepted Answer

A) Urbanization refers to the migration of city people to rural areas to enjoy country living. 
B) The term urban area describes a geographic location with at least 100,000 individuals. 
C) There are far fewer employment opportunities in urban as compared to rural areas. 
D) The population of urban areas tends to be younger and more diverse in terms of ethnicity, religion, and socioeconomic status as compared to the surrounding countryside. 
A) Urbanization refers to the migration of city people to rural areas to enjoy country living. 
B) The term urban area describes a geographic location with at least 100,000 individuals. 
C) There are far fewer employment opportunities in urban as compared to rural areas. 
D) The population of urban areas tends to be younger and more diverse in terms of ethnicity, religion, and socioeconomic status as compared to the surrounding countryside.

Question 16

What can you conclude about the bacterial population shown in the graph?

Accepted Answer

A) Carrying capacity has been reached. 
B) The population is growing at its biotic potential. 
C) The population is growing linearly. 
D) Reproductive rate exceeds the ability of the environment to sustain it. 
A) Carrying capacity has been reached. 
B) The population is growing at its biotic potential. 
C) The population is growing linearly. 
D) Reproductive rate exceeds the ability of the environment to sustain it.

Question 17

The graph below is a record of human population growth over time. What can be interpreted from this graph?

Accepted Answer

A) Human population is being regulated by environmental resistance factor like disease. 
B) Human populations are currently growing exponentially. 
C) Humans are the largest population on the planet. 
D) Human populations are growing globally during to migration. 
A) Human population is being regulated by environmental resistance factor like disease. 
B) Human populations are currently growing exponentially. 
C) Humans are the largest population on the planet. 
D) Human populations are growing globally during to migration.

Question 18

Many major U.S. cities face similar problems. These include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) traffic congestion 
B) suburban sprawl 
C) urban renewal forcing the poor out of neighborhoods 
D) compact development 
A) traffic congestion 
B) suburban sprawl 
C) urban renewal forcing the poor out of neighborhoods 
D) compact development

Question 19

If and when the human population reaches zero population growth, which of the following will be TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) births + deaths = 0 
B) deaths - emigration = 0 
C) births + immigration = 0 
D) growth rate = 0 
A) births + deaths = 0 
B) deaths - emigration = 0 
C) births + immigration = 0 
D) growth rate = 0

Question 20

Unlike people who live in urban areas, people who live in rural areas:

Accepted Answer

A) are employed in occupations which involve industrial labor 
B) are far more heterogeneous with respect to race 
C) are far more heterogeneous with respect to religion 
D) are employed in occupations which involve harvesting natural resources 
A) are employed in occupations which involve industrial labor 
B) are far more heterogeneous with respect to race 
C) are far more heterogeneous with respect to religion 
D) are employed in occupations which involve harvesting natural resources

What happens during the postindustrial stage of a demographic transition?

What can be concluded from the graphs below?

The process in which people increasingly move from rural areas to densely populated cities is termed:

________ programs are small loans given to very poor individuals to help them establish business that can generate income.

According to the demographic transition model, an improving economy in a country is generally correlated with which of the following?

Carrying capacity is the largest population a particular environment can support sustainably without environmental degradation.

Which factors eventually cause birth rates to decline during a demographic transition?

The total fertility rate is the number of children born:

The graph below indicates three UN projections for population growth. Why is there more than one projection? Explain your

Discuss ways that the total fertility rate (TFR)can be reduced and identify the cultural values that make this process more complicated. Also specifically discuss ways in which family planning services may be used effectively to reduce total fertility rates.

What is probably the single most important factor affecting high total fertility rate in human populations?

Which of the following is a factor that limits population growth?

Compare and contrast the two graphs below.

Which of the following statements about urbanization and urban areas is CORRECT?

What can you conclude about the bacterial population shown in the graph?

The graph below is a record of human population growth over time. What can be interpreted from this graph?

Many major U.S. cities face similar problems. These include all of the following EXCEPT:

If and when the human population reaches zero population growth, which of the following will be TRUE?

Unlike people who live in urban areas, people who live in rural areas:

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Exam 7: Human Population Change and the Environment

What happens during the postindustrial stage of a demographic transition?

What can be concluded from the graphs below?

The process in which people increasingly move from rural areas to densely populated cities is termed:

________ programs are small loans given to very poor individuals to help them establish business that can generate income.

According to the demographic transition model, an improving economy in a country is generally correlated with which of the following?

Carrying capacity is the largest population a particular environment can support sustainably without environmental degradation.

Which factors eventually cause birth rates to decline during a demographic transition?

The total fertility rate is the number of children born:

The graph below indicates three UN projections for population growth. Why is there more than one projection? Explain your

Discuss ways that the total fertility rate (TFR)can be reduced and identify the cultural values that make this process more complicated. Also specifically discuss ways in which family planning services may be used effectively to reduce total fertility rates.

What is probably the single most important factor affecting high total fertility rate in human populations?

Which of the following is a factor that limits population growth?

Compare and contrast the two graphs below.

Which of the following statements about urbanization and urban areas is CORRECT?

What can you conclude about the bacterial population shown in the graph?

The graph below is a record of human population growth over time. What can be interpreted from this graph?

Many major U.S. cities face similar problems. These include all of the following EXCEPT:

If and when the human population reaches zero population growth, which of the following will be TRUE?

Unlike people who live in urban areas, people who live in rural areas:

The Environmental Challenges We Face

Sustainability and Human Values

Environmental History, Politics, and Economics

Risk Analysis and Environmental Health Hazards

How Ecosystems Work

Ecosystems and Evolution

Air and Air Pollution

Global Atmospheric Changes

Freshwater Resources and Water Pollution

The Ocean and Fisheries

Mineral and Soil Resources

Land Resources

Agriculture and Food Resources

Biodiversity and Conservation

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Nonrenewable Energy Resources

Renewable Energy Resources

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