Enviro S2 Review

Reflection of sunlight off of light surfaces (like snow & ice) is called...

• albedo
• the Greenhouse Effect
• inversion
• absorption

The distribution of ages in a specific population at a certain time.

• Fertility rate
• Life expectancy
• Age structure
• Demography

Movement of individuals into or out of any population.

• Urbanization
• Migration
• Age structure
• Infrastructure

Which of the following is NOT  a strategy that would  reduce population size?

• limiting education for women
• public awareness campaigns
• economic incentives
• legal punishments

The study of population

• Demography
• Mortality
• Ecology
• Infrastructure

Land that can be used to grow crops.

• Arable
• Urban
• Saline
• Potable

The average number of years a person is likely to live.

• Life expectancy
• Survivorship
• Fertility rate
• Age structure

The basic facilities & services that support a community

• Urbanization
• Infrastructure
• Demography
• Aquifer

Countries that have entered the 3rd stage of demographic transition are most probably characterized by

• weak economies
• death rates that far exceed birth rates
• populations with a high proportion of elderly people
• declining birth rate that is still higher than the death rate

Between 1880 & 1930, human population double due to

• The Agricultural Revolution
• improvements in infrastructure & medicine
• a combination of low birth rates & higher death rates
• World War 1