Exam 6: The Human Population and Urbanization

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Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice  Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice    -On the generalized population age structure figure, choose the diagram with similar numbers of males and females in prereproductive and reproductive categories. -On the generalized population age structure figure, choose the diagram with similar numbers of males and females in prereproductive and reproductive categories.

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Although it took thousands of years for the human population to increase to the first 2 billion, it took _____ years for it to increase by another 2 billion

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Which of the following is a major factor in human population increase in the last 200 years?

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Family planning, economic opportunities for women, and schooling for girls generally produces a higher birth rate.

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The crude birth rate is the number of live births per _____ persons in a given year.

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Analysts vary as to their opinion of which factor is the more serious threat to the Earth's life support systems: ____________________ or ____________________.

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The declining economic health of cities often reduces services to their residents: water, electricity, open spaces, timely garbage collection, etc.

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Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice    -On the generalized model of the demographic transition, choose the stage in which death rates decrease and birth rates are high. -On the generalized model of the demographic transition, choose the stage in which death rates decrease and birth rates are high.

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Between 1850 and 2009, the global urban revolution resulted in urban population increasing from

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____________________ pollution in the air can affect various plant and animal species such as sea turtles.

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Smart growth or new urbanism tools include greenbelts around cities, high density cluster housing, and

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One of the reasons for a lower life expectancy in the United States is the fact that it has one of the world's highest obesity rates.

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Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice  Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice    -On the generalized population age structure figure, choose the diagram that shows a declining population. -On the generalized population age structure figure, choose the diagram that shows a declining population.

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An ecocity is

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If you visited Curitiba, Brazil, you would expect to find

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Currently, legal and illegal immigration account for _____ of U.S. a.population growth.

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Dispersed cities

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Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice  Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice    -On the generalized population age structure figure, choose the diagram with demographic momentum. -On the generalized population age structure figure, choose the diagram with demographic momentum.

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One of the cultural preferences driving couples to continue having children in India is

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Women receive about ____ of the world's income.

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