APES Chapter 6 Quiz

A country in stage III (Industrial) of demographic transition would be characterized

• High birth rates and low death rates
• Rapidly growing population
• Low birth rates and high death rates
• Low birth rates and low death rates

If a population of 100,000 experiences 2,000 births 1,600 deaths, 200 immigrants, and 100 emigrants in the course of one year, what is its net annual percentage growth rate?

• 0.3%
• 0.003%
• 0.5%
• 0.005%

By the year 2050, world population is expected to approach 10 billion. If the current population trends continue which region of the world will most likely experience the majority of growth?

• Africa and Asia
• North and Central America
• Central and South America
• Eastern and Western Europe

Which statement best illustrates why replacement-level fertility in developing countries is 2.5 and in developed countries it is 2.1?
Developing nations are still in transitional demographic growth where fertility is high

• Developed nations are in stage three of demographic growth where fertility level is stable
• Fertility in developing nations higher due to the lack of education and contraceptive devices
• Developing nations will have more children die before reaching reproductive age
• Developing nations have a higher population and therefore will have a higher replacement-level fertility

If the global population has a CDR of 12 and a CBR of 15, this would result in a growth rate of ________%

• 0.3
• 3.0
• 30
• .03

Of the following, the factor that is most directly responsible for the growth of the human population in the past one hundred years is

• Increased number of women working
• Improved birth control methods
• Improved medical care and sanitation
• Increased urbanization

What is the first significant change that occurs in a country undergoing demographic transition?

• Birth rates decline as a result of improved education for women
• Birth rates decline and emigration occurs, resulting in a gradually declining population
• Death rates decline as a result of improved food production and medical care
• Death rates and birth rates diverge, leading to a gradual population decline

The most critical factor in controlling human population growth is
Decreasing the average number of births per woman

• Controlling the length of one’s reproductive life span
• Decreasing the age of first birth for a woman
• Decreasing infant mortality rate
• Decreasing the average number of births per woman

A country with an age structure diagram that is narrow at the top and middle, and flares out widely toward the bottom will likely experience what in the future?

• Resource depletion and decreased quality of life
• A high infant mortality rate
• A lack of economic growth
• A quick move through demographic transition

Which of the following best exemplifies population momentum?

• Continued growth of a population after fertility drops to replacement level
• Continued growth of a population due to emigration
• Decreased population due to increase in the death rate
• Decreased population due to a reduced death rate and an increased fertility rate