Question 1

Birth rate would tend to decrease with a

Accepted Answer

A) Decrease in education 
B) Decrease in affluence 
C) Decrease in infant mortality rate 
D) Decrease in average marrying age 
E) Decrease in sanitation 
A) Decrease in education 
B) Decrease in affluence 
C) Decrease in infant mortality rate 
D) Decrease in average marrying age 
E) Decrease in sanitation

Question 2

Most of the world's human settlements are clustered

Accepted Answer

A) In wide arable plains 
B) In mountainous regions 
C) Along coastlines and rivers 
D) Between 30 and 50 degrees north latitude 
E) In open valleys 
A) In wide arable plains 
B) In mountainous regions 
C) Along coastlines and rivers 
D) Between 30 and 50 degrees north latitude 
E) In open valleys

Question 3

Historically, up until the middle ages, populations were mostly limited by:

Accepted Answer

A) Low fertility rates 
B) Culturally imposed family planning practices 
C) Disease, famine and war 
D) Religious restrictions on marriage 
E) Infanticide 
A) Low fertility rates 
B) Culturally imposed family planning practices 
C) Disease, famine and war 
D) Religious restrictions on marriage 
E) Infanticide

Question 4

The world human population reached about 1 billion in _________ and passed ____________ in 2011.

Accepted Answer

A) 1400; 78 billion 
B) 1500; 1 trillion 
C) 1600; 78 million 
D) 1700; 7 million 
E) 1800; 7 billion 
A) 1400; 78 billion 
B) 1500; 1 trillion 
C) 1600; 78 million 
D) 1700; 7 million 
E) 1800; 7 billion

Question 5

-The graph indicates that there is

Accepted Answer

A) A strong relationship between infant mortality and education of women 
B) Little relationship between infant mortality and education for women 
C) A relationship between infant mortality and education in general 
D) More importance for female rather than male education 
E) A relationship between birth rate and education for women 
A) A strong relationship between infant mortality and education of women 
B) Little relationship between infant mortality and education for women 
C) A relationship between infant mortality and education in general 
D) More importance for female rather than male education 
E) A relationship between birth rate and education for women

Question 6

-According to the graph, which region had the highest total fertility rate in 1998?

Accepted Answer

A) Africa 
B) The Americas 
C) Eastern Mediterranean 
D) Europe 
E) South-East Asia 
A) Africa 
B) The Americas 
C) Eastern Mediterranean 
D) Europe 
E) South-East Asia

Question 7

The world population began growing rapidly during the Middle Ages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Why is Russia's population declining?

Accepted Answer

A) There is a one-child policy similar to the one in China and Thailand 
B) There has been a massive education campaign to reduce births 
C) The standard of living has decreased leading to lower infant mortality and lower birth rates 
D) Russia's population is not declining 
E) The standard of living has decreased leading to higher death rates and lower birth rates 
A) There is a one-child policy similar to the one in China and Thailand 
B) There has been a massive education campaign to reduce births 
C) The standard of living has decreased leading to lower infant mortality and lower birth rates 
D) Russia's population is not declining 
E) The standard of living has decreased leading to higher death rates and lower birth rates

Question 9

The best title for the vertical axis on the graph is

Accepted Answer

A) Life expectancy 
B) Average dietary protein intake per day 
C) Female literacy 
D) Infant mortality 
E) Rate of infectious diseases 
A) Life expectancy 
B) Average dietary protein intake per day 
C) Female literacy 
D) Infant mortality 
E) Rate of infectious diseases

Question 10

As compared to China, India's population control programs have not been as successful as China's.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

You were in a discussion with a classmate who complained that immigrants were taking away jobs and abusing social services.In response, another classmate who is a proponent of the open door policy explained that immigrants can actually be a bonus to a country.Someone supporting an open door policy would NOT use which of the following statements?

Accepted Answer

A) Immigrants are usually of a different racial or ethnic background and add cultural diversity 
B) Immigrants usually perform dangerous work that citizens are unwilling to do 
C) Immigrants usually perform work at a pay scale that citizens are unwilling to accept 
D) Immigrants are usually welcomed by other immigrants or descendants of immigrants 
E) All of these would probably be used by someone supporting an open door policy 
A) Immigrants are usually of a different racial or ethnic background and add cultural diversity 
B) Immigrants usually perform dangerous work that citizens are unwilling to do 
C) Immigrants usually perform work at a pay scale that citizens are unwilling to accept 
D) Immigrants are usually welcomed by other immigrants or descendants of immigrants 
E) All of these would probably be used by someone supporting an open door policy

Question 12

Use the following demographic data on three hypothetical countries
 
-Which of the following demographic categories best identifies Country "A"?

Accepted Answer

A) Developed 
B) Moderately developed 
C) Less developed 
D) Developing 
E) Third World 
A) Developed 
B) Moderately developed 
C) Less developed 
D) Developing 
E) Third World

Question 13

____________ are the most widely distributed vertebrate organisms on Earth.

Accepted Answer

A) Fishes 
B) Insects 
C) Rodents 
D) Birds 
E) Humans 
A) Fishes 
B) Insects 
C) Rodents 
D) Birds 
E) Humans

Question 14

The total fertility rate is the number of children born

Accepted Answer

A) To the average woman per year 
B) To the average woman during her lifetime 
C) In the world during a single year 
D) In a population during a single year 
E) In a population during an entire generation 
A) To the average woman per year 
B) To the average woman during her lifetime 
C) In the world during a single year 
D) In a population during a single year 
E) In a population during an entire generation

Question 15

-The graph indicates that more children die

Accepted Answer

A) In the last stage of demographic transition 
B) In the first stage of demographic transition 
C) When their mothers are illiterate 
D) When their mothers are literate 
E) When their mothers are poor 
A) In the last stage of demographic transition 
B) In the first stage of demographic transition 
C) When their mothers are illiterate 
D) When their mothers are literate 
E) When their mothers are poor

Question 16

Pronatalist pressures are influences that lead people to

Accepted Answer

A) Increase fecundity 
B) Have more children 
C) Have fewer children 
D) Prevent infant mortality 
E) Wait until later in life to have children 
A) Increase fecundity 
B) Have more children 
C) Have fewer children 
D) Prevent infant mortality 
E) Wait until later in life to have children

Question 17

Technological optimists argue that technological advances have:

Accepted Answer

A) Led to the increase in human population, but whether we can continue is of great concern 
B) Proved Marx wrong in his predictions of famine and disaster 
C) Proved Malthus wrong in his predictions of famine and disaster 
D) Been developed because there are more people, supporting the view that more people are the "ultimate resource." 
E) Been a neutral factor in the issue of population growth 
A) Led to the increase in human population, but whether we can continue is of great concern 
B) Proved Marx wrong in his predictions of famine and disaster 
C) Proved Malthus wrong in his predictions of famine and disaster 
D) Been developed because there are more people, supporting the view that more people are the "ultimate resource." 
E) Been a neutral factor in the issue of population growth

Question 18

The average age that a newborn can expect to attain in a given society is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) Life expectancy 
B) Infant mortality 
C) Life span 
D) Survivorship 
E) Life age 
A) Life expectancy 
B) Infant mortality 
C) Life span 
D) Survivorship 
E) Life age

Question 19

The demographic transition refers to a country's change from

Accepted Answer

A) High birth and death rates to low birth and death rates 
B) High to low birth rates and low to high death rates 
C) Low to high birth rates and high to low death rates 
D) A majority of young people to a majority of elderly people 
E) A majority of elderly people to a majority of young people 
A) High birth and death rates to low birth and death rates 
B) High to low birth rates and low to high death rates 
C) Low to high birth rates and high to low death rates 
D) A majority of young people to a majority of elderly people 
E) A majority of elderly people to a majority of young people

Question 20

Use birth rates, death rates, emigration rates, and fertility rates to explain a current example of the population dynamics in a nation's human population.Choose the nation you want to describe.

Accepted Answer

General trends, not numbers, should be i

Exam 7: Human Populations

Birth rate would tend to decrease with a

Most of the world's human settlements are clustered

Historically, up until the middle ages, populations were mostly limited by:

The world human population reached about 1 billion in _________ and passed ____________ in 2011.

-The graph indicates that there is

-According to the graph, which region had the highest total fertility rate in 1998?

The world population began growing rapidly during the Middle Ages.

Why is Russia's population declining?

The best title for the vertical axis on the graph is

As compared to China, India's population control programs have not been as successful as China's.

Use the following demographic data on three hypothetical countries -Which of the following demographic categories best identifies Country "A"?

____________ are the most widely distributed vertebrate organisms on Earth.

The total fertility rate is the number of children born

-The graph indicates that more children die

Pronatalist pressures are influences that lead people to

Technological optimists argue that technological advances have:

The average age that a newborn can expect to attain in a given society is referred to as

The demographic transition refers to a country's change from

Use birth rates, death rates, emigration rates, and fertility rates to explain a current example of the population dynamics in a nation's human population.Choose the nation you want to describe.

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