Question 1

Which sector would experience a rise in population in a country undergoing a rapid population decline?

Accepted Answer

A)  the portion of the overall population comprised of younger people 
B)  the portion of the overall population that are not threatened with labour shortages 
C)  the portion of the overall population that is consuming a large fraction of medical services 
D)  the portion of the overall population that is not on social security 
A)  the portion of the overall population comprised of younger people 
B)  the portion of the overall population that are not threatened with labour shortages 
C)  the portion of the overall population that is consuming a large fraction of medical services 
D)  the portion of the overall population that is not on social security

Question 2

THE DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
  
-According to the diagram,at which stage do death rates decrease but birth rates remain high?

Accepted Answer

The answer of THE DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
  
-According to the...

Question 3

Which of the following would be omitted in a government's attempts to reduce population growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  providing needed health care and food allotments to those who have more than a certain number of children 
B)  penalizing couples who have more than a certain number of children (usually one or two) 
C)  paying couples who agree to be sterilized 
D)  paying couples who agree to use contraceptives 
A)  providing needed health care and food allotments to those who have more than a certain number of children 
B)  penalizing couples who have more than a certain number of children (usually one or two) 
C)  paying couples who agree to be sterilized 
D)  paying couples who agree to use contraceptives

Question 4

The _________________________ has declined because of food supply,better nutrition,advances in medicine,and improved sanitization.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _________________________ has declined because of food...

Question 5

BAR GRAPH OF DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FOR CANADA, THE U.S., AND MEXICO
  
-According to the graph,how much higher is the total fertility rate in Mexico than in Canada?

Accepted Answer

The answer of BAR GRAPH OF DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FOR CANADA,...

Question 6

What is the correct way to calculate change in human population in a particular year?

Accepted Answer

A)  (births + immigration) - (deaths + emigration) 
B)  (births + emigration) - (deaths + immigration) 
C)  (deaths + immigration) - (births + emigration) 
D)  (deaths + emigration) - (births + immigration) 
A)  (births + immigration) - (deaths + emigration) 
B)  (births + emigration) - (deaths + immigration) 
C)  (deaths + immigration) - (births + emigration) 
D)  (deaths + emigration) - (births + immigration)

Question 7

What annual rate of change (natural increase)was seen in the world's population between 1963 and 2014? The rate of change:

Accepted Answer

A)  slowed by about 40% 
B)  slowed by about 20% 
C)  accelerated by about 25% 
D)  accelerated by about 90% 
A)  slowed by about 40% 
B)  slowed by about 20% 
C)  accelerated by about 25% 
D)  accelerated by about 90%

Question 8

BAR GRAPH OF DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FOR INDIA AND CHINA
  
-According to the graph,is it true that high adult illiteracy is related to greater infant mortality?

Accepted Answer

The answer of BAR GRAPH OF DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FOR INDIA...

Question 9

What is omitted in the basic family planning policy of most countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  helping parents space births as desired 
B)  helping parents regulate family size 
C)  providing information about prenatal care 
D)  limiting families to two children each 
A)  helping parents space births as desired 
B)  helping parents regulate family size 
C)  providing information about prenatal care 
D)  limiting families to two children each

Question 10

BAR GRAPH OF DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FOR CANADA, THE U.S., AND MEXICO
  
-According to the graph,is Mexico's total fertility higher than that of the United States and Canada?

Accepted Answer

The answer of BAR GRAPH OF DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FOR CANADA,...

Question 11

A region's life expectancy is inversely related to its crude death rate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Death rates are very high during the preindustrial stage because of a lack of knowledge about disease prevention and medical cures,and due to food shortages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

One measurement of population growth is doubling time,which is the time it takes for a population growing at an unspecified rate to double its size.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Relative to the rest of Canada,the population trend in the Maritimes has exhibited a general ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Relative to the rest of Canada,the population...

Question 15

________________________________________ can lower a country's population size if it is higher than the total fertility rate.

Accepted Answer

Replacemen

Question 16

What would NOT be characteristic of baby boomers?

Accepted Answer

A)  placing strains on the health care system as they approach middle age 
B)  having an influence on politics 
C)  taking voluntary early retirement 
D)  having a strong influence on demands for goods and services 
A)  placing strains on the health care system as they approach middle age 
B)  having an influence on politics 
C)  taking voluntary early retirement 
D)  having a strong influence on demands for goods and services

Question 17

Which category is lacking in population age structure diagrams?

Accepted Answer

A)  reproductive 
B)  postreproductive 
C)  infant 
D)  prereproductive 
A)  reproductive 
B)  postreproductive 
C)  infant 
D)  prereproductive

Question 18

AVERAGE CRUDE BIRTH AND DEATH RATES FOR VARIOUS COUNTRIES IN 2013
  
-According to the graph,in what part of the world does the average crude death rate exceed the average birth rate?

Accepted Answer

The answer of AVERAGE CRUDE BIRTH AND DEATH RATES FOR...

Question 19

In areas with a low ________________________________________,people usually have fewer children because of an increase in life expectancy.

Accepted Answer

infant mor

Question 20

Which of the following describes the employment/economic status of women?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women do less than half of the work involved in gathering fuel wood. 
B)  Women provide less unpaid health care than all of the world's organized health services put together. 
C)  Women have less than half of the world's assets. 
D)  Women do more than half of the work involved in producing food. 
A)  Women do less than half of the work involved in gathering fuel wood. 
B)  Women provide less unpaid health care than all of the world's organized health services put together. 
C)  Women have less than half of the world's assets. 
D)  Women do more than half of the work involved in producing food.

Exam 10: Applying Population Ecology: the Human Population

Which sector would experience a rise in population in a country undergoing a rapid population decline?

THE DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION -According to the diagram,at which stage do death rates decrease but birth rates remain high?

Which of the following would be omitted in a government's attempts to reduce population growth?

The _________________________ has declined because of food supply,better nutrition,advances in medicine,and improved sanitization.

BAR GRAPH OF DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FOR CANADA, THE U.S., AND MEXICO -According to the graph,how much higher is the total fertility rate in Mexico than in Canada?

What is the correct way to calculate change in human population in a particular year?

What annual rate of change (natural increase)was seen in the world's population between 1963 and 2014? The rate of change:

BAR GRAPH OF DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FOR INDIA AND CHINA -According to the graph,is it true that high adult illiteracy is related to greater infant mortality?

What is omitted in the basic family planning policy of most countries?

BAR GRAPH OF DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FOR CANADA, THE U.S., AND MEXICO -According to the graph,is Mexico's total fertility higher than that of the United States and Canada?

A region's life expectancy is inversely related to its crude death rate.

Death rates are very high during the preindustrial stage because of a lack of knowledge about disease prevention and medical cures,and due to food shortages.

One measurement of population growth is doubling time,which is the time it takes for a population growing at an unspecified rate to double its size.

Relative to the rest of Canada,the population trend in the Maritimes has exhibited a general ____________________.

________________________________________ can lower a country's population size if it is higher than the total fertility rate.

What would NOT be characteristic of baby boomers?

Which category is lacking in population age structure diagrams?

AVERAGE CRUDE BIRTH AND DEATH RATES FOR VARIOUS COUNTRIES IN 2013 -According to the graph,in what part of the world does the average crude death rate exceed the average birth rate?

In areas with a low ________________________________________,people usually have fewer children because of an increase in life expectancy.

Which of the following describes the employment/economic status of women?

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