Question 1

Two useful indicators of overall health in a country or region are

Accepted Answer

A) birth rate and death rate 
B) replacement-level fertility rate and total fertility rate 
C) life expectancy and death rate 
D) life expectancy and infant mortality rate 
E) population growth rate and death rate 
A) birth rate and death rate 
B) replacement-level fertility rate and total fertility rate 
C) life expectancy and death rate 
D) life expectancy and infant mortality rate 
E) population growth rate and death rate

Question 2

If every woman on earth had no more than a total of two children during her lifetime, the world population would still increase for 50 years.Why is that?

Accepted Answer

The number of girls who are pre-reproduc

Question 3

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s).
-For the United States, Australia, and Canada, which gender is represented by the largest numbers in the later years of life?

Accepted Answer

The answer of   
 
Use the Figure above...

Question 4

The U.S.total fertility rate has remained at or below replacement rate since what year?

Accepted Answer

A) 1942 
B) 1952 
C) 1962 
D) 1972 
E) 1982 
A) 1942 
B) 1952 
C) 1962 
D) 1972 
E) 1982

Question 5

What was the average number of children born to a woman in the United States in 2009?

Accepted Answer

A) 1.0 
B) 3.4 
C) 2.1 
D) 1.6 
E) 5.7 
A) 1.0 
B) 3.4 
C) 2.1 
D) 1.6 
E) 5.7

Question 6

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s).
-Choose the stage in which death rates decrease and birth rates are high.

Accepted Answer

The answer of   
 
Use the Figure above...

Question 7

The U.S.population is

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A) slowly growing 
B) slowly declining 
C) basically stable 
D) rapidly declining 
E) rapidly growing 
A) slowly growing 
B) slowly declining 
C) basically stable 
D) rapidly declining 
E) rapidly growing

Question 8

In stage ____________________ of demographic transition, birth rates remain high and death rates have dropped due to improved food production and health.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In stage ____________________ of demographic transition, birth...

Question 9

A country with many people younger than age 15 will experience rapid population growth, unless death rates rise sharply, a phenomenon called _______________.

Accepted Answer

demographi

Question 10

The population of China is growing faster than the population of the United Sates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Countries that have reached zero population growth have an age structure diagram that

Accepted Answer

A) forms an inverted pyramid 
B) forms a broad-based pyramid 
C) has little variation in prereproductive and reproductive age groups 
D) has a large pre-reproductive population 
E) has a large reproductive population 
A) forms an inverted pyramid 
B) forms a broad-based pyramid 
C) has little variation in prereproductive and reproductive age groups 
D) has a large pre-reproductive population 
E) has a large reproductive population

Question 12

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s).
-Choose the stage in which most countries experience zero growth rate.

Accepted Answer

The answer of   
 
Use the Figure above...

Question 13

All of the following are true of India's resource and environmental problems except

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A) India has 17% of world's people, but only 2.3 % of world's land resources 
B) about one-half of India's cropland is degraded 
C) about two-thirds of its water is seriously polluted 
D) India has about 15% of the world's forests 
E) sanitation services are often inadequate 
A) India has 17% of world's people, but only 2.3 % of world's land resources 
B) about one-half of India's cropland is degraded 
C) about two-thirds of its water is seriously polluted 
D) India has about 15% of the world's forests 
E) sanitation services are often inadequate

Question 14

Because there are fewer children per couple being born in China, the population overall is rapidly aging.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

China has cut its total fertility rate from 5.7 to ____________________ in less than 40 years.

Accepted Answer

The answer of China has cut its total fertility rate...

Question 16

Worldwide, AIDS is the leading cause of death for people _____ years of age.

Accepted Answer

A) 1-4 
B) 5-14 
C) 15-49 
D) 50-65 
E) 66+ 
A) 1-4 
B) 5-14 
C) 15-49 
D) 50-65 
E) 66+

Question 17

The replacement-level fertility rate is ____ for developed countries and ____ for developing countries.

Accepted Answer

A) 1.6; 1.9 
B) 2.5; 2.0 
C) 2.0; 2.5 
D) 2.1; 2.5 
E) 1.8; 2.1 
A) 1.6; 1.9 
B) 2.5; 2.0 
C) 2.0; 2.5 
D) 2.1; 2.5 
E) 1.8; 2.1

Question 18

Put into your own words the events that occur in the demographic transition model.

Accepted Answer

Stage 1─growth is slow because births ar

Question 19

Reaching the replacement-level fertility rate means a quick halt to population growth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

India has a middle class approximately the same size as the entire population of the U.S.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: The Human Population and Its Impact

Two useful indicators of overall health in a country or region are

If every woman on earth had no more than a total of two children during her lifetime, the world population would still increase for 50 years.Why is that?

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). -For the United States, Australia, and Canada, which gender is represented by the largest numbers in the later years of life?

The U.S.total fertility rate has remained at or below replacement rate since what year?

What was the average number of children born to a woman in the United States in 2009?

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). -Choose the stage in which death rates decrease and birth rates are high.

The U.S.population is

In stage ____________________ of demographic transition, birth rates remain high and death rates have dropped due to improved food production and health.

A country with many people younger than age 15 will experience rapid population growth, unless death rates rise sharply, a phenomenon called _______________.

The population of China is growing faster than the population of the United Sates.

Countries that have reached zero population growth have an age structure diagram that

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). -Choose the stage in which most countries experience zero growth rate.

All of the following are true of India's resource and environmental problems except

Because there are fewer children per couple being born in China, the population overall is rapidly aging.

China has cut its total fertility rate from 5.7 to ____________________ in less than 40 years.

Worldwide, AIDS is the leading cause of death for people _____ years of age.

The replacement-level fertility rate is ____ for developed countries and ____ for developing countries.

Put into your own words the events that occur in the demographic transition model.

Reaching the replacement-level fertility rate means a quick halt to population growth.

India has a middle class approximately the same size as the entire population of the U.S.

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