Question 1

Urban sprawl ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  improves downtown business districts 
B)  improves urban air quality 
C)  reduces population growth 
D)  eliminates agricultural- and wild-lands around many cities 
E)  decreases energy use 
A)  improves downtown business districts 
B)  improves urban air quality 
C)  reduces population growth 
D)  eliminates agricultural- and wild-lands around many cities 
E)  decreases energy use D

Question 2

The average number of children born to women in a population during their reproductive years is the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  crude birth rate 
B)  total birth rate 
C)  total fertility rate 
D)  crude fertility rate 
E)  population's natural rate of increase 
A)  crude birth rate 
B)  total birth rate 
C)  total fertility rate 
D)  crude fertility rate 
E)  population's natural rate of increase C

Question 3

The global population of ____ is projected to triple between 2016 and 2050.

Accepted Answer

A)  people who are 65 and older 
B)  women 
C)  men 
D)  men who are 15 to 45 
E)  people who are 10 and younger 
A)  people who are 65 and older 
B)  women 
C)  men 
D)  men who are 15 to 45 
E)  people who are 10 and younger A

Question 4

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 post-reproductive 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 post-reproductive population

Question 5

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 6

Smart growth tools include greenbelts around cities, promoting mixed use of housing and small businesses, and ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  extensive freeway networks to provide efficient travel to and from work 
B)  concentrating development away from mass transportation routes 
C)  taxing land instead of buildings 
D)  avoiding the construction of expensive mass transit systems 
E)  leaving abandoned urban sites as they are 
A)  extensive freeway networks to provide efficient travel to and from work 
B)  concentrating development away from mass transportation routes 
C)  taxing land instead of buildings 
D)  avoiding the construction of expensive mass transit systems 
E)  leaving abandoned urban sites as they are

Question 7

____________________ refers to a process in which an increasing proportion of an entire population lives in cities and in the suburbs of cities.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ refers to a process in which...

Question 8

Over the last 200 years, death rates have dropped sharply because of improved sanitation and health care, including the development of antibiotics and vaccines to help control infectious diseases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Cities can be susceptible to flooding because ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  they are usually built in closed depressions with no outlet for water 
B)  buildings and paved surfaces increase runoff and can overload storm drains 
C)  rainfall is greatly increased over cities 
D)  there are more trees to take up water 
E)  they are rarely built near rivers that can carry the water away 
A)  they are usually built in closed depressions with no outlet for water 
B)  buildings and paved surfaces increase runoff and can overload storm drains 
C)  rainfall is greatly increased over cities 
D)  there are more trees to take up water 
E)  they are rarely built near rivers that can carry the water away

Question 10

People who specifically study the growth patterns and socioeconomic characteristics of human populations are called ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  geographers 
B)  demographers 
C)  crytographers 
D)  ecologists 
E)  environmentalists 
A)  geographers 
B)  demographers 
C)  crytographers 
D)  ecologists 
E)  environmentalists

Question 11

The availability of, or lack of, private and public pension funds can influence the decision of some couples on how many children to have.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Explain why empowerment of women tends to slow population growth.

Accepted Answer

Women tend to have fewer child

Question 13

The global population of people who are 65 and older is projected to triple between 2016 and 2050, when one of every ____________________ individuals is a senior.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The global population of people who are...

Question 14

The average number of years a person born in the year of the estimate can be expected to live is the ____________________ for that cohort of individuals.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The average number of years a person...

Question 15

Urban populations occupy only about 2.8% of the earth's land area, but they consume ____ of its resources.

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  20% 
C)  45% 
D)  55% 
E)  75% 
A)  10% 
B)  20% 
C)  45% 
D)  55% 
E)  75%

Question 16

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 17

In areas with low infant mortality rates, women tend to have fewer children because their children are more likely to survive to adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What are four ways that a city could begin to transition to eco-city status? Hint: Think of the processes now in place in Curitiba, Brazil.

Accepted Answer

Begin an extensive tree-planting program

Question 19

Family planning is often ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  prohibitively expensive 
B)  cost-effective as it saves more money than it costs 
C)  relatively cost-ineffective as it costs little more than it saves 
D)  expensive in some countries, even though it is inexpensive in others 
E)  cost-free 
A)  prohibitively expensive 
B)  cost-effective as it saves more money than it costs 
C)  relatively cost-ineffective as it costs little more than it saves 
D)  expensive in some countries, even though it is inexpensive in others 
E)  cost-free

Question 20

Populations in industrialized, economically developed countries tend to have ______ population growth compared with less industrialized, less-developed countries.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Populations in industrialized, economically developed countries tend...

Urban sprawl ____.

The average number of children born to women in a population during their reproductive years is the ____.

The global population of ____ is projected to triple between 2016 and 2050.

Rapidly growing countries have an age structure that ____.

Most of the revenue from gasoline taxes in the United States is used ____.

Smart growth tools include greenbelts around cities, promoting mixed use of housing and small businesses, and ____.

____________________ refers to a process in which an increasing proportion of an entire population lives in cities and in the suburbs of cities.

Over the last 200 years, death rates have dropped sharply because of improved sanitation and health care, including the development of antibiotics and vaccines to help control infectious diseases.

Cities can be susceptible to flooding because ____.

People who specifically study the growth patterns and socioeconomic characteristics of human populations are called ___.

The availability of, or lack of, private and public pension funds can influence the decision of some couples on how many children to have.

Explain why empowerment of women tends to slow population growth.

The global population of people who are 65 and older is projected to triple between 2016 and 2050, when one of every ____________________ individuals is a senior.

The average number of years a person born in the year of the estimate can be expected to live is the ____________________ for that cohort of individuals.

Urban populations occupy only about 2.8% of the earth's land area, but they consume ____ of its resources.

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

In areas with low infant mortality rates, women tend to have fewer children because their children are more likely to survive to adulthood.

What are four ways that a city could begin to transition to eco-city status? Hint: Think of the processes now in place in Curitiba, Brazil.

Family planning is often ____.

Populations in industrialized, economically developed countries tend to have ______ population growth compared with less industrialized, less-developed countries.

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Exam 6: The Human Population and Urbanization

Urban sprawl ____.

The average number of children born to women in a population during their reproductive years is the ____.

The global population of ____ is projected to triple between 2016 and 2050.

Rapidly growing countries have an age structure that ____.

Most of the revenue from gasoline taxes in the United States is used ____.

Smart growth tools include greenbelts around cities, promoting mixed use of housing and small businesses, and ____.

____________________ refers to a process in which an increasing proportion of an entire population lives in cities and in the suburbs of cities.

Over the last 200 years, death rates have dropped sharply because of improved sanitation and health care, including the development of antibiotics and vaccines to help control infectious diseases.

Cities can be susceptible to flooding because ____.

People who specifically study the growth patterns and socioeconomic characteristics of human populations are called ___.

The availability of, or lack of, private and public pension funds can influence the decision of some couples on how many children to have.

Explain why empowerment of women tends to slow population growth.

The global population of people who are 65 and older is projected to triple between 2016 and 2050, when one of every ____________________ individuals is a senior.

The average number of years a person born in the year of the estimate can be expected to live is the ____________________ for that cohort of individuals.

Urban populations occupy only about 2.8% of the earth's land area, but they consume ____ of its resources.

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

In areas with low infant mortality rates, women tend to have fewer children because their children are more likely to survive to adulthood.

What are four ways that a city could begin to transition to eco-city status? Hint: Think of the processes now in place in Curitiba, Brazil.

Family planning is often ____.

Populations in industrialized, economically developed countries tend to have ______ population growth compared with less industrialized, less-developed countries.

The Environment and Sustainability

Science, Matter, Energy and Systems

Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Species Interactions, Ecological Succession and Population Control

Climate and Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity: Saving Species

Sustaining Biodiversity: Saving Ecosystems

Food Production and the Environment

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Geology and Nonrenewable Mineral Resources

Energy Resources

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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