Question 1

World population growth presently varies greatly from one region to another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The present human population of the world is a little more than ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) 500 million 
B) 6 billion 
C) 60 billion 
D) 100 billion 
E) one trillion 
A) 500 million 
B) 6 billion 
C) 60 billion 
D) 100 billion 
E) one trillion

Question 3

Using the rule of 70,money invested at 7% annual interest will double in __________ years.

Accepted Answer

A) 70 
B) 35 
C) 10 
D) 7 
E) 2 
A) 70 
B) 35 
C) 10 
D) 7 
E) 2

Question 4

In the last 50 years of the 20th century,the world population of humans grew from 2.5 billion to over 6 billion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The rate of world population growth has increased from 1.8 percent in 1990 to 4.4 percent in 2000.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In 2005,over 98,000 people lost their lives to natural disasters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Before the time of settlement by Polynesians,Easter Island had several terrestrial mammals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

By the year 2000B.C.E. ,the world's total population was over 6 billion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Based on insurance industry records of economic loss from natural disasters,32 of the 40 most expensive disasters between 1970 and 2012 were __________________ and floods.

Accepted Answer

A) storms 
B) volcanic eruptions 
C) earthquakes 
D) landslides 
E) fires 
A) storms 
B) volcanic eruptions 
C) earthquakes 
D) landslides 
E) fires

Question 10

The famous statues on Easter Island were carved out of volcanic rock using seashells as tools.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The annual likelihood of a tornado that kills 10 people is less than that of an earthquake killing the same number of people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Before the time of initial settlement by Polynesians,Easter Island had all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) high temperatures and humidity 
B) no permanent streams 
C) poorly drained and marginal soils 
D) about 30 native plant species 
E) several species of native terrestrial mammals 
A) high temperatures and humidity 
B) no permanent streams 
C) poorly drained and marginal soils 
D) about 30 native plant species 
E) several species of native terrestrial mammals

Question 13

The growth of human population worldwide over the past 1000 years has been _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) essentially zero 
B) exponential,with a constant growth rate 
C) exponential,with a generally increasing growth rate 
D) on a straight linear increase with time 
E) logarithmic 
A) essentially zero 
B) exponential,with a constant growth rate 
C) exponential,with a generally increasing growth rate 
D) on a straight linear increase with time 
E) logarithmic

Question 14

In 2005,over 98,000 people lost their lives to natural disasters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In the period between 1970 and 2005,26 of the 40 worst disasters occurred in a belt running from Bangladesh through India and Iran to Turkey.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

After initial settlement about 1500 years ago,the population of Easter Island _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) grew steadily from initial settlement until the Dutch arrived in 1722 
B) had all died by the time the Dutch visited the Island in 1722 
C) reached a peak and then declined before the Dutch arrived in 1722 
D) all died from a smallpox epidemic brought by the Dutch in 1722 
E) grew steadily from initial settlement until the Dutch arrived in 1722and all died from a smallpox epidemic brought by the Dutch in 1722 are correct 
A) grew steadily from initial settlement until the Dutch arrived in 1722 
B) had all died by the time the Dutch visited the Island in 1722 
C) reached a peak and then declined before the Dutch arrived in 1722 
D) all died from a smallpox epidemic brought by the Dutch in 1722 
E) grew steadily from initial settlement until the Dutch arrived in 1722and all died from a smallpox epidemic brought by the Dutch in 1722 are correct

Question 17

The _________ century saw many of the intellectual advances that set the stage for the present phase of cultural change,with the causes of many diseases being recognized,and the principles of public health being established.

Accepted Answer

A) eighteenth 
B) sixteenth 
C) fifteenth 
D) seventeenth 
E) fourteenth 
A) eighteenth 
B) sixteenth 
C) fifteenth 
D) seventeenth 
E) fourteenth

Question 18

The difference between a world population in the year 2150 of 3.6 billion or 27 billion rests on a difference of only 1 child per woman.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In the last two or three centuries ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A) birth rates have changed little,while death rates have plunged 
B) both birth rates and death rates have plunged 
C) both birth rates and death rates have skyrocketed 
D) birth rates have skyrocketed,while death rates have plunged 
E) birth rates and death rates remained flat 
A) birth rates have changed little,while death rates have plunged 
B) both birth rates and death rates have plunged 
C) both birth rates and death rates have skyrocketed 
D) birth rates have skyrocketed,while death rates have plunged 
E) birth rates and death rates remained flat

Question 20

Most of the more-developed countries have _________________.

Accepted Answer

A) low death rates and low birth rates 
B) low death rates and high birth rates 
C) high death rates and low birth rates 
D) high death rates and high birth rates 
A) low death rates and low birth rates 
B) low death rates and high birth rates 
C) high death rates and low birth rates 
D) high death rates and high birth rates

World population growth presently varies greatly from one region to another.

The present human population of the world is a little more than ____________.

Using the rule of 70,money invested at 7% annual interest will double in __________ years.

In the last 50 years of the 20^th century,the world population of humans grew from 2.5 billion to over 6 billion.

The rate of world population growth has increased from 1.8 percent in 1990 to 4.4 percent in 2000.

In 2005,over 98,000 people lost their lives to natural disasters.

Before the time of settlement by Polynesians,Easter Island had several terrestrial mammals.

By the year 2000B.C.E. ,the world's total population was over 6 billion.

Based on insurance industry records of economic loss from natural disasters,32 of the 40 most expensive disasters between 1970 and 2012 were __________________ and floods.

The famous statues on Easter Island were carved out of volcanic rock using seashells as tools.

The annual likelihood of a tornado that kills 10 people is less than that of an earthquake killing the same number of people.

Before the time of initial settlement by Polynesians,Easter Island had all but which of the following?

The growth of human population worldwide over the past 1000 years has been _______________.

In 2005,over 98,000 people lost their lives to natural disasters.

In the period between 1970 and 2005,26 of the 40 worst disasters occurred in a belt running from Bangladesh through India and Iran to Turkey.

After initial settlement about 1500 years ago,the population of Easter Island _____________.

The _________ century saw many of the intellectual advances that set the stage for the present phase of cultural change,with the causes of many diseases being recognized,and the principles of public health being established.

The difference between a world population in the year 2150 of 3.6 billion or 27 billion rests on a difference of only 1 child per woman.

In the last two or three centuries ___________________.

Most of the more-developed countries have _________________.

Internal Energy and Plate Tectonics

Earthquake Geology and Seismology

Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes

Earthquakes Throughout the United States and Canada

Volcanic Eruptions: Plate Tectonics and Magmas

Volcano Processes and Deadly Events

Tsunami Versus Wind-Caused Waves

External Energy Fuels Weather and Climate

Tornadoes, Lightning, Heat, and Cold

Hurricanes

Climate Change

Floods

Fire

Mass Movements

Coastal Processes and Hazards

Impacts With Space Objects

Filters

Exam 1: Natural Disasters and the Human Population

World population growth presently varies greatly from one region to another.

The present human population of the world is a little more than ____________.

Using the rule of 70,money invested at 7% annual interest will double in __________ years.

In the last 50 years of the 20th century,the world population of humans grew from 2.5 billion to over 6 billion.

The rate of world population growth has increased from 1.8 percent in 1990 to 4.4 percent in 2000.

In 2005,over 98,000 people lost their lives to natural disasters.

Before the time of settlement by Polynesians,Easter Island had several terrestrial mammals.

By the year 2000B.C.E. ,the world's total population was over 6 billion.

Based on insurance industry records of economic loss from natural disasters,32 of the 40 most expensive disasters between 1970 and 2012 were __________________ and floods.

The famous statues on Easter Island were carved out of volcanic rock using seashells as tools.

The annual likelihood of a tornado that kills 10 people is less than that of an earthquake killing the same number of people.

Before the time of initial settlement by Polynesians,Easter Island had all but which of the following?

The growth of human population worldwide over the past 1000 years has been _______________.

In 2005,over 98,000 people lost their lives to natural disasters.

In the period between 1970 and 2005,26 of the 40 worst disasters occurred in a belt running from Bangladesh through India and Iran to Turkey.

After initial settlement about 1500 years ago,the population of Easter Island _____________.

The _________ century saw many of the intellectual advances that set the stage for the present phase of cultural change,with the causes of many diseases being recognized,and the principles of public health being established.

The difference between a world population in the year 2150 of 3.6 billion or 27 billion rests on a difference of only 1 child per woman.

In the last two or three centuries ___________________.

Most of the more-developed countries have _________________.

Internal Energy and Plate Tectonics

Earthquake Geology and Seismology

Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes

Earthquakes Throughout the United States and Canada

Volcanic Eruptions: Plate Tectonics and Magmas

Volcano Processes and Deadly Events

Tsunami Versus Wind-Caused Waves

External Energy Fuels Weather and Climate

Tornadoes, Lightning, Heat, and Cold

Hurricanes

Climate Change

Floods

Fire

Mass Movements

Coastal Processes and Hazards

Impacts With Space Objects

Filters

In the last 50 years of the 20^th century,the world population of humans grew from 2.5 billion to over 6 billion.