Question 1

In areas with a low ____________________, people usually have fewer children because of the increased life expectancy.

Accepted Answer

infant mor

Question 2

Death rates are very high during the preindustrial stage of demographic transitions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Cite four major trends in urban growth that represent challenges and problems.

Accepted Answer

1.
a.The proportion of the global popula

Question 4

Infant mortality rate refers to the number of children out of 1,000 that die

Accepted Answer

A) before birth 
B) in their first month 
C) in the first half-year of life 
D) by their first birthday 
E) by their fifth birthday 
A) before birth 
B) in their first month 
C) in the first half-year of life 
D) by their first birthday 
E) by their fifth birthday

Question 5

Based on resource use per person, the United States is more overpopulated than China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In Curitiba, Brazil,

Accepted Answer

A) Day care centers are free for low-income parents. 
B) Recycled old buses are used as health clinics and soup kitchens. 
C) 95 percent of the citizens can read. 
D) 70 percent of the paper used is recycled. 
E) All of these answers are correct. 
A) Day care centers are free for low-income parents. 
B) Recycled old buses are used as health clinics and soup kitchens. 
C) 95 percent of the citizens can read. 
D) 70 percent of the paper used is recycled. 
E) All of these answers are correct.

Question 7

The concentration of the U.S. a.population into urban areas has had the following positive effect on our natural resources:

Accepted Answer

A) It has reduced the use of fossil fuels, as delivery of essential goods and services occurs in a more defined, smaller area. 
B) It has helped protect the country's biodiversity by reducing the destruction and degradation of wildlife habitat. 
C) It has reduced global warming, since the use of fossil fuels occurs only in very concentrated areas. 
D) All of these answers. 
A) It has reduced the use of fossil fuels, as delivery of essential goods and services occurs in a more defined, smaller area. 
B) It has helped protect the country's biodiversity by reducing the destruction and degradation of wildlife habitat. 
C) It has reduced global warming, since the use of fossil fuels occurs only in very concentrated areas. 
D) All of these answers.

Question 8

Urban populations occupy only about 2% of 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 9

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

Question 10

List the four ways that urban sprawl affects natural capital degradation of water resources.

Accepted Answer

Urban sprawl causes the following:
-incr

Question 11

Full-cost pricing of gasoline refers to taxing gasoline by the gallon, as it is purchased, to cover the estimated harmful costs of driving. a.This tax has been estimated to be:

Accepted Answer

A) $2.90 per gallon 
B) $12.00 per gallon just for the tax 
C) $12.00 per gallon when combined with the cost of the gas itself 
D) $4.00 per gallon 
E) none of these answers 
A) $2.90 per gallon 
B) $12.00 per gallon just for the tax 
C) $12.00 per gallon when combined with the cost of the gas itself 
D) $4.00 per gallon 
E) none of these answers

Question 12

Because of the concentration of people, automobiles, business enterprises, and industries in cities, they can never be sustainable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Use the list of three sustainability principles below to categorize actions taken by the city of Curitiba, Brazil, (or any city) in an effort to become more sustainable.

-Poor people who live in areas without garbage pick-up can exchange filled garbage bags for surplus food and school supplies.

Accepted Answer

A) reliance on solar energy 
B) biodiversity 
C) chemical cycling 
A) reliance on solar energy 
B) biodiversity 
C) chemical cycling

Question 14

Opponents of population control cite which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Population regulation is viewed as a violation of religious or moral beliefs. 
B) Population growth stimulates economic growth. 
C) Population regulation is viewed as an invasion of privacy. 
D) All of these answers. 
E) Population regulation is viewed as a violation of religious or moral beliefs and population regulation is viewed as an invasion of privacy correct. 
A) Population regulation is viewed as a violation of religious or moral beliefs. 
B) Population growth stimulates economic growth. 
C) Population regulation is viewed as an invasion of privacy. 
D) All of these answers. 
E) Population regulation is viewed as a violation of religious or moral beliefs and population regulation is viewed as an invasion of privacy correct.

Question 15

Which of the following are ways that humans have degraded natural capital to meet their own needs and wants?

Accepted Answer

A) increasing use of the Earth's net primary productivity 
B) relying mostly on polluting and climate-changing fossil fuels 
C) using some renewable resources faster than they can be replenished 
D) eliminating many natural predators and reducing biodiversity 
E) all of these answers 
A) increasing use of the Earth's net primary productivity 
B) relying mostly on polluting and climate-changing fossil fuels 
C) using some renewable resources faster than they can be replenished 
D) eliminating many natural predators and reducing biodiversity 
E) all of these answers

Question 16

Most of the increase in the world's population in the last 100 years took place because of a sharp increase in birth rates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice
  
-On the generalized population age structure figure, choose the diagram that represents a population that is increasing slowly.

Accepted Answer

The answer of 
Match the items listed below with the...

Question 18

India's system of population control is more effective than China's because India's system is based on preventative instead of corrective measures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The demographic transition model helps to explain why

Accepted Answer

A) Death rates rise in industrializing nations. 
B) Industrialization leads to population growth. 
C) Development requires large populations. 
D) Birth rates fall before death rates. 
E) Death rates fall before birth rates. 
A) Death rates rise in industrializing nations. 
B) Industrialization leads to population growth. 
C) Development requires large populations. 
D) Birth rates fall before death rates. 
E) Death rates fall before birth rates.

Question 20

Which of the following are benefits of urbanization?

Accepted Answer

A) Birth rates are lower. 
B) People have better access to health care. 
C) People have better access to education. 
D) Recycling is more economically feasible. 
E) All of these answers. 
A) Birth rates are lower. 
B) People have better access to health care. 
C) People have better access to education. 
D) Recycling is more economically feasible. 
E) All of these answers.

In areas with a low ____________________, people usually have fewer children because of the increased life expectancy.

Death rates are very high during the preindustrial stage of demographic transitions.

Cite four major trends in urban growth that represent challenges and problems.

Infant mortality rate refers to the number of children out of 1,000 that die

Based on resource use per person, the United States is more overpopulated than China.

In Curitiba, Brazil,

The concentration of the U.S. a.population into urban areas has had the following positive effect on our natural resources:

Urban populations occupy only about 2% of Earth's land area, but they consume ____ of its resources.

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

List the four ways that urban sprawl affects natural capital degradation of water resources.

Full-cost pricing of gasoline refers to taxing gasoline by the gallon, as it is purchased, to cover the estimated harmful costs of driving. a.This tax has been estimated to be:

Because of the concentration of people, automobiles, business enterprises, and industries in cities, they can never be sustainable.

Use the list of three sustainability principles below to categorize actions taken by the city of Curitiba, Brazil, (or any city) in an effort to become more sustainable. -Poor people who live in areas without garbage pick-up can exchange filled garbage bags for surplus food and school supplies.

Opponents of population control cite which of the following?

Which of the following are ways that humans have degraded natural capital to meet their own needs and wants?

Most of the increase in the world's population in the last 100 years took place because of a sharp increase in birth rates.

Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice -On the generalized population age structure figure, choose the diagram that represents a population that is increasing slowly.

India's system of population control is more effective than China's because India's system is based on preventative instead of corrective measures.

The demographic transition model helps to explain why

Which of the following are benefits of urbanization?

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Science, Matter, and Energy

Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Biodiversity, Species Interactions, and Population Control

Climate and Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity: the Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity: the Ecosystem Approach

Food, Soil, and Pest Management

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Geology and Nonrenewable Mineral Resources

Energy

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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Exam 6: The Human Population and Urbanization

In areas with a low ____________________, people usually have fewer children because of the increased life expectancy.

Death rates are very high during the preindustrial stage of demographic transitions.

Cite four major trends in urban growth that represent challenges and problems.

Infant mortality rate refers to the number of children out of 1,000 that die

Based on resource use per person, the United States is more overpopulated than China.

In Curitiba, Brazil,

The concentration of the U.S. a.population into urban areas has had the following positive effect on our natural resources:

Urban populations occupy only about 2% of Earth's land area, but they consume ____ of its resources.

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

List the four ways that urban sprawl affects natural capital degradation of water resources.

Full-cost pricing of gasoline refers to taxing gasoline by the gallon, as it is purchased, to cover the estimated harmful costs of driving. a.This tax has been estimated to be:

Because of the concentration of people, automobiles, business enterprises, and industries in cities, they can never be sustainable.

Use the list of three sustainability principles below to categorize actions taken by the city of Curitiba, Brazil, (or any city) in an effort to become more sustainable. -Poor people who live in areas without garbage pick-up can exchange filled garbage bags for surplus food and school supplies.

Opponents of population control cite which of the following?

Which of the following are ways that humans have degraded natural capital to meet their own needs and wants?

Most of the increase in the world's population in the last 100 years took place because of a sharp increase in birth rates.

Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice -On the generalized population age structure figure, choose the diagram that represents a population that is increasing slowly.

India's system of population control is more effective than China's because India's system is based on preventative instead of corrective measures.

The demographic transition model helps to explain why

Which of the following are benefits of urbanization?

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Science, Matter, and Energy

Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Biodiversity, Species Interactions, and Population Control

Climate and Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity: the Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity: the Ecosystem Approach

Food, Soil, and Pest Management

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Geology and Nonrenewable Mineral Resources

Energy

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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