Question 1

Unlike most species,human population ecology must also include consideration of the

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A) interactions of the global human population. 
B) impact of infectious disease on mortality. 
C) ability of humans to construct safe places to live. 
D) impact of severe weather on human health and safety. 
A) interactions of the global human population. 
B) impact of infectious disease on mortality. 
C) ability of humans to construct safe places to live. 
D) impact of severe weather on human health and safety.

Question 2

Which of the following will slow the rate of global population increases?

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A) increasing life expectancy 
B) reducing infant mortality 
C) delaying the age of first reproduction 
D) increasing life expectancy and reducing infant mortality 
A) increasing life expectancy 
B) reducing infant mortality 
C) delaying the age of first reproduction 
D) increasing life expectancy and reducing infant mortality

Question 3

Which of the following human traits are typical of K-strategists?

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A) ability to outcompete other organisms 
B) potential for rapid population growth 
C) ability to relocate and thrive 
D) parental care of long duration 
A) ability to outcompete other organisms 
B) potential for rapid population growth 
C) ability to relocate and thrive 
D) parental care of long duration

Question 4

The ability to feed the growing world population was addressed by the

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A) Industrial Revolution. 
B) Medical Revolution. 
C) Green Revolution. 
D) Environmental Revolution. 
A) Industrial Revolution. 
B) Medical Revolution. 
C) Green Revolution. 
D) Environmental Revolution.

Question 5

In the United States,legal immigration

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A) provides about 35% of U.S.population growth. 
B) permits more people to enter the United States than the combination of immigrants entering all other nations. 
C) favors skilled applicants,creating a brain drain in other countries. 
D) All of the above. 
A) provides about 35% of U.S.population growth. 
B) permits more people to enter the United States than the combination of immigrants entering all other nations. 
C) favors skilled applicants,creating a brain drain in other countries. 
D) All of the above.

Question 6

Within only the past few decades the global trend has been for people

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A) to move out of rural farming areas and into cities. 
B) living in large cities to move to smaller cities. 
C) living in cities to raise most of their food. 
D) living in large cities to recycle most of their waste. 
A) to move out of rural farming areas and into cities. 
B) living in large cities to move to smaller cities. 
C) living in cities to raise most of their food. 
D) living in large cities to recycle most of their waste.

Question 7

Which of the following most illustrates environmental stewardship?

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A) paving a parking lot with blacktop outside of a dorm 
B) using non-biodegradable pesticides on your garden 
C) using only antibacterial soaps for washing dishes 
D) riding your bike to work instead of driving 
A) paving a parking lot with blacktop outside of a dorm 
B) using non-biodegradable pesticides on your garden 
C) using only antibacterial soaps for washing dishes 
D) riding your bike to work instead of driving

Question 8

Projections for future population growth in a country include assumptions about

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A) fertility and migration. 
B) mortality and fertility. 
C) migration and mortality. 
D) mortality,migration,and fertility. 
A) fertility and migration. 
B) mortality and fertility. 
C) migration and mortality. 
D) mortality,migration,and fertility.

Question 9

In South America,farmers engage in slash and burn of the rain forest to

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A) increase areas for farming. 
B) provide fuel for cooking and heating homes. 
C) support the logging industry. 
D) provide wood for pulp to produce paper. 
A) increase areas for farming. 
B) provide fuel for cooking and heating homes. 
C) support the logging industry. 
D) provide wood for pulp to produce paper.

Question 10

If the United States or Sweden had an age structure like a developing country,

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A) the current social security system would fail. 
B) colleges and universities would expect declining enrollments. 
C) the educational system would need to double the number of elementary schools. 
D) the retirement age would need to be raised. 
A) the current social security system would fail. 
B) colleges and universities would expect declining enrollments. 
C) the educational system would need to double the number of elementary schools. 
D) the retirement age would need to be raised.

Question 11

In a significant 2004 paper reviewing 69 studies on world human population and carrying capacity,the authors estimated that the sustainable carrying capacity of humans for the planet is about

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A) 600 million. 
B) 2.5 billion. 
C) 7.7 billion. 
D) 20 billion. 
A) 600 million. 
B) 2.5 billion. 
C) 7.7 billion. 
D) 20 billion.

Question 12

Which one of the following is true? The population profile of

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A) Sweden in the year 2050 looks like a column. 
B) Indonesia is widest in the middle,narrowing at the top and bottom. 
C) Burkina Faso,like most developing countries,is shaped like a pyramid,widest at the base. 
D) All of the above are true. 
A) Sweden in the year 2050 looks like a column. 
B) Indonesia is widest in the middle,narrowing at the top and bottom. 
C) Burkina Faso,like most developing countries,is shaped like a pyramid,widest at the base. 
D) All of the above are true.

Question 13

-In this figure,the width of each bar includes a measure of the

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A) total fertility of the age group. 
B) age of first reproduction of the age group. 
C) mortality within the age group. 
D) size of the family of women of reproductive age. 
A) total fertility of the age group. 
B) age of first reproduction of the age group. 
C) mortality within the age group. 
D) size of the family of women of reproductive age.

Question 14

A country that has undergone a full demographic transition has

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A) a lower birth rate and a higher death rate. 
B) a higher birth rate and a lower death rate. 
C) a higher birth rate and a lower death rate,and is about to undergo industrialization. 
D) a lower birth rate,a lower death rate,and undergone industrialization. 
A) a lower birth rate and a higher death rate. 
B) a higher birth rate and a lower death rate. 
C) a higher birth rate and a lower death rate,and is about to undergo industrialization. 
D) a lower birth rate,a lower death rate,and undergone industrialization.

Question 15

Indonesia represents a nation in which

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A) women are now having smaller families because of economic and social service constraints. 
B) there are excellent social services and employment opportunities for the middle income families. 
C) there is a high level of affluence,and women marry late and have large families. 
D) most people are subsistence farmers,poverty is widespread and both family size and child mortality are very high. 
A) women are now having smaller families because of economic and social service constraints. 
B) there are excellent social services and employment opportunities for the middle income families. 
C) there is a high level of affluence,and women marry late and have large families. 
D) most people are subsistence farmers,poverty is widespread and both family size and child mortality are very high.

Question 16

The GINI index assesses

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A) the relative size of national ecological and carbon footprints. 
B) the attitudes of stewardship in various nations. 
C) the rate at which technology is affecting consumption patterns within a nation. 
D) the relative economic disparity within nations. 
A) the relative size of national ecological and carbon footprints. 
B) the attitudes of stewardship in various nations. 
C) the rate at which technology is affecting consumption patterns within a nation. 
D) the relative economic disparity within nations.

Question 17

A country with a declining fertility rate below 2.0

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A) will be graying. 
B) will have a population declining in size. 
C) is increasingly common in highly developed nations. 
D) All of the above. 
A) will be graying. 
B) will have a population declining in size. 
C) is increasingly common in highly developed nations. 
D) All of the above.

Question 18

-Which one of the following statements about the figure above is true?

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A) The greater number of females 85 years or older reflects an unusually high percentage of females born between 1920 and 1925. 
B) The size of each bar generally increases from the top down because of increased fertility of later generations. 
C) The declining size of bars from age 40-44 to age 30-34 most likely represents declining fertility rates. 
D) The size of each bar generally increases from the top down because of immigration. 
A) The greater number of females 85 years or older reflects an unusually high percentage of females born between 1920 and 1925. 
B) The size of each bar generally increases from the top down because of increased fertility of later generations. 
C) The declining size of bars from age 40-44 to age 30-34 most likely represents declining fertility rates. 
D) The size of each bar generally increases from the top down because of immigration.

Question 19

Which revolution may have the greatest impact on the future quality of life for people on Earth?

Accepted Answer

A) Industrial Revolution 
B) Medical Revolution 
C) Green Revolution 
D) Environmental Revolution 
A) Industrial Revolution 
B) Medical Revolution 
C) Green Revolution 
D) Environmental Revolution

Question 20

-Examine this figure.Which of the following events may have contributed the most to the decline in the United States fertility rates after 1970?

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A) the Vietnam war 
B) improved methods of family planning 
C) the civil rights movement 
D) the lowering of the voting age to 18 years old in 1971 
A) the Vietnam war 
B) improved methods of family planning 
C) the civil rights movement 
D) the lowering of the voting age to 18 years old in 1971

Exam 8: The Human Population

Unlike most species,human population ecology must also include consideration of the

Which of the following will slow the rate of global population increases?

Which of the following human traits are typical of K-strategists?

The ability to feed the growing world population was addressed by the

In the United States,legal immigration

Within only the past few decades the global trend has been for people

Which of the following most illustrates environmental stewardship?

Projections for future population growth in a country include assumptions about

In South America,farmers engage in slash and burn of the rain forest to

If the United States or Sweden had an age structure like a developing country,

In a significant 2004 paper reviewing 69 studies on world human population and carrying capacity,the authors estimated that the sustainable carrying capacity of humans for the planet is about

Which one of the following is true? The population profile of

-In this figure,the width of each bar includes a measure of the

A country that has undergone a full demographic transition has

Indonesia represents a nation in which

The GINI index assesses

A country with a declining fertility rate below 2.0

-Which one of the following statements about the figure above is true?

Which revolution may have the greatest impact on the future quality of life for people on Earth?

-Examine this figure.Which of the following events may have contributed the most to the decline in the United States fertility rates after 1970?

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