Human Population

According to the population pyramid of this country, its population is most likely...

• growing slowly.
• growing rapidly.
• decreasing.
• not changing.

According to the United Nations, at what number is world population expected to plateau?

• 9-11 billion
• 13-15 billion
• 20-25 billion
• never

Which has NOT been a major cause of the population explosion?

• modern preventive medicine
• increase in life expectancy
• improved sanitation
• increase in birth rates

Which of the following is likely to be affected by a population of 7 billion?

• amount of land for agriculture
• amount of clean water
• number of people who are unemployed
• all of the above

Which region of the world has the fastest growing population?

• Southeast Asia
• Eastern Europe
• Sub-Saharan Africa
• Latin America

The number of live births per 1000 people is called the...

• growth rate.
• infant rate.
• baby total.
• birth rate.

All of the following are demographic figures used in determining the total population of a country EXCEPT...

• immigration.
• birth rate.
• death rate.
• marriage rate.

Deserts are usually....

• densely populated.
• sparsely populated.
• evenly populated.
• None of the above

If a country has a death rate of 30 and a birth rate of 45 the natural rate of increase would show the population is ______.

• Increasing
• Decreasing
• Staying the same
• Fluctuating too much

A factor that leaves one with no choice but to leave one's current home country.

• environmental
• distribution
• pull factor
• push factor