Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Professionals who study and make predictions about human populations are
called
a. | stenographers. | c. | geologists. | b. | demographers. | d. | populists. |
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It took 50 years for Earth’s human population to double from 1 billion to
2 billion. How long did it take for the population to double again to 4 billion?
a. | 100 years | c. | 44 years | b. | 75 years | d. | 25 years |
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Which factor contributed most to the exponential growth of the human
population?
a. | more food, better hygiene | c. | higher fertility
rates | b. | higher birth rates | d. | increased immigration |
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A population pyramid is created by
a. | studying a group of people and noting when each member dies. | b. | graphing the
distribution of ages in a population at a specific time. | c. | calculating the
number of children a woman gives birth to in her lifetime. | d. | estimating the
demand for services within a community. |
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Educating women worldwide has lowered birthrates partly because
a. | educated women need to bear many children to ensure that some will
survive. | b. | educated women may learn family-planning techniques. | c. | educated women
contribute less to their family income. | d. | All of the
above |
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Human population growth was most rapid during which period of human
history?
a. | Ice Ages | c. | Bronze and Iron Ages | b. | Stone Ages | d. | Modern Age |
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The 1991 cholera outbreak in Lima, Peru was caused by
a. | lack of clean water. | c. | widespread malnutrition. | b. | inadequate medical
care. | d. | rats and other
rodents. |
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Because birth rates have begun to fall, Earth’s population will
a. | soon stabilize at the level it is today—about 7 billion. | b. | begin to decrease
until it reaches 5 billion. | c. | increase for a short time and then decrease to
current levels. | d. | stabilize somewhere around 9 billion by 2300. |
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Growth rates for different parts of the world vary depending on the level of
development of the region. Which region is experiencing the biggest increase in population?
a. | Europe | c. | Asia | b. | North America | d. | Australia |
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Which of the following makes it difficult to reduce population growth?
a. | High literacy rates result in women wanting to have more
children. | b. | Population sizes will not decline until some people start having to do without food
and other necessities of life. | c. | Many people live in cities, where large
families are an advantage. | d. | Many people have low literacy and limited
access to healthcare. |
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Which of the following is not a strategy that could slow population
growth?
a. | public advertising | c. | legal punishments | b. | economic incentives | d. | limiting education for
women |
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An increase in waterborne diseases could possibly be alleviated by
a. | adequate sewage treatment facilities for growing populations. | b. | very rapid growth of
large cities. | c. | sufficient fuelwood. | d. | Both (a) and
(b) |
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Which of the following is true of human demographic trends?
a. | In preindustrial societies, birth rates are low, and the population grows
rapidly. | b. | When the average number of children born to each woman falls, the total population
always increases. | c. | When birth rates and death rates are both high,
the population grows slowly, if at all. | d. | Death rates rise in the third stage of the
demographic transition. |
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Between 1880 and 1930 human population doubled due to
a. | the Industrial revolution. | b. | a combination of high birth rates and low death
rates. | c. | improvements in societal infrastructure and services. | d. | All of the
above |
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Countries that have entered the third stage of demographic transition are most
probably characterized by
a. | weak or developing economies. | b. | death rates that far exceed birth
rates. | c. | social conditions that favor smaller families. | d. | populations with a
high proportion of young people. |
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Which of the following is a reason that wood is considered a limited resource in
many developing countries?
a. | Wood is used in place of money to buy food. | b. | Fuelwood allows
people to purify their water by boiling it. | c. | Excess wood is used to construct
shantytowns. | d. | People cut down trees faster than they can grow. |
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During Stage 2 of a population’s demographic transition, the death
rate
a. | increases. | c. | remains the same. | b. | decreases. | d. | is zero. |
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Countries with high growth rates usually have an age structure that has
a. | an even distribution over all ages. | b. | more older people than young
people. | c. | more younger people than older people. | d. | more middle-aged people than younger
people. |
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Which of the following diseases is often spread through unsafe public water
sources?
a. | dysentery | c. | chicken pox | b. | influenza | d. | AIDS |
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Scientists predict population sizes by using
a. | survivorship, migration, life expectancy, and replacement
structure. | b. | age structure, fertility rate, and migration. | c. | replacement rate,
fertility rate, age rates, and survivorship. | d. | age structure, survivorship, fertility rate,
and migration. |
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Which of the following would not cause population to decrease in a
region?
a. | increased immigration | c. | decreased fertility rates | b. | increased
emigration | d. | decreased
survivorship |
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Which of the following is not described by the model of demographic
transition?
a. | life expectancy | c. | immigration | b. | education of women | d. | industrialization |
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Less-developed countries suffer more from rapid population growth because they
are less likely to have the _____ to support the population.
a. | fertility rates | c. | infrastructure | b. | cultural values | d. | family-planning
methods |
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Populations are growing more rapidly in
a. | Italy. | c. | Japan. | b. | Canada. | d. | Peru. |
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World population growth will eventually stop when
a. | the population reaches 9 billion. | b. | most countries have replacement-level fertility
rates. | c. | most countries have higher death rates. | d. | the worldwide infant
mortality rate increases. |
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