Question 1

Ninety percent of Indian couples have access to modern birth control methods, with what percentage actually using one?

Accepted Answer

A) 80% 
B) 49% 
C) 62%. 
D) 10% 
E) 31% 
A) 80% 
B) 49% 
C) 62%. 
D) 10% 
E) 31%

Question 2

Which of the following statements is not true about China?

Accepted Answer

A) China's poverty rate is about half that of India 
B) only 19% of China's people are under age 15 
C) 90% of Chinese couples use some form of birth control 
D) China has very few critical resource and environmental problems 
E) India's population will exceed China's by 2015 
A) China's poverty rate is about half that of India 
B) only 19% of China's people are under age 15 
C) 90% of Chinese couples use some form of birth control 
D) China has very few critical resource and environmental problems 
E) India's population will exceed China's by 2015

Question 3

At the current time, how many people on earth do not have their basic needs met?

Accepted Answer

A) 1.1 billion 
B) 1.2 billion 
C) 1.3 billion 
D) 1.4 billion 
E) 2 billion 
A) 1.1 billion 
B) 1.2 billion 
C) 1.3 billion 
D) 1.4 billion 
E) 2 billion

Question 4

Family planning is responsible for a majority (55%) of the drop in total fertility rates (TFRs).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In the demographic transition model, death rates fall while birth rates remain high during

Accepted Answer

A) the preindustrial stage 
B) the industrial stage 
C) the postindustrial stage 
D) the transitional stage 
E) following the postindustrial stage 
A) the preindustrial stage 
B) the industrial stage 
C) the postindustrial stage 
D) the transitional stage 
E) following the postindustrial stage

Question 6

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s).
-Choose the stage in which both birth and death rates drop and population growth slows.

Accepted Answer

The answer of   
 
Use the Figure above...

Question 7

Which of the following is not true of women globally?

Accepted Answer

A) do less than 50% of work associated with growing food 
B) work two-thirds of all hours worked but receive only 10% of world's income 
C) own less than 2% of world's land 
D) make up 70% of world's poor 
E) represent 64% of worlds illiterate adults 
A) do less than 50% of work associated with growing food 
B) work two-thirds of all hours worked but receive only 10% of world's income 
C) own less than 2% of world's land 
D) make up 70% of world's poor 
E) represent 64% of worlds illiterate adults

Question 8

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s).
-Which diagram has similar numbers of males and females in pre-reproductive and reproductive categories?

Accepted Answer

The answer of   
 
Use the Figure above...

Question 9

Demographers estimate the human population of 2050 to be between 7.8 and 10.8 billion, based on several factors. Which one of these is not one of those factors.

Accepted Answer

A) reliability of current estimates 
B) projections of likelihood of drought, famine, and war 
C) assumptions about trends in fertility 
D) different organizations use differing sets of data and methods to make estimates 
E) none of these are one of the factors 
A) reliability of current estimates 
B) projections of likelihood of drought, famine, and war 
C) assumptions about trends in fertility 
D) different organizations use differing sets of data and methods to make estimates 
E) none of these are one of the factors

Question 10

Globally, women own 40% of the world's land.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

If every woman on earth had no more than an average of 2.1 children during their reproductive years, the human population would continue to rise for how long?

Accepted Answer

A) 5,000 years 
B) 150 years 
C) 50 years 
D) 20 years 
E) 5 years 
A) 5,000 years 
B) 150 years 
C) 50 years 
D) 20 years 
E) 5 years

Ninety percent of Indian couples have access to modern birth control methods, with what percentage actually using one?

Which of the following statements is not true about China?

At the current time, how many people on earth do not have their basic needs met?

Family planning is responsible for a majority (55%) of the drop in total fertility rates (TFRs).

In the demographic transition model, death rates fall while birth rates remain high during

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). -Choose the stage in which both birth and death rates drop and population growth slows.

Which of the following is not true of women globally?

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). -Which diagram has similar numbers of males and females in pre-reproductive and reproductive categories?

Demographers estimate the human population of 2050 to be between 7.8 and 10.8 billion, based on several factors. Which one of these is not one of those factors.

Globally, women own 40% of the world's land.

If every woman on earth had no more than an average of 2.1 children during their reproductive years, the human population would continue to rise for how long?

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Exam 6: The Human Population and Its Impact

Ninety percent of Indian couples have access to modern birth control methods, with what percentage actually using one?

Which of the following statements is not true about China?

At the current time, how many people on earth do not have their basic needs met?

Family planning is responsible for a majority (55%) of the drop in total fertility rates (TFRs).

In the demographic transition model, death rates fall while birth rates remain high during

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). -Choose the stage in which both birth and death rates drop and population growth slows.

Which of the following is not true of women globally?

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). -Which diagram has similar numbers of males and females in pre-reproductive and reproductive categories?

Demographers estimate the human population of 2050 to be between 7.8 and 10.8 billion, based on several factors. Which one of these is not one of those factors.

Globally, women own 40% of the world's land.

If every woman on earth had no more than an average of 2.1 children during their reproductive years, the human population would continue to rise for how long?

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Science, Matter, Energy, and Systems

Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Biodiversity, Species Interactions, and Population Control

Climate and Biodiversity

Aquatic Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity: the Species Approach

Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: the Ecosystem Approach

Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity

Food, Soil, and Pest Management

Water Resources

Geology and Nonrenewable Mineral Resources

Nonrenewable Energy

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution

Climate Disruption and Ozone Depletion

Water Pollution

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Cities and Sustainability

Economics, Environment, and Sustainability

Politics, Environment, and Sustainability

Environmental Worldviews, Ethics, and Sustainability

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