Section 9.1

Some under-developed countries have tried to control population growth by

• increasing fertility rate

• decreasing fertility rate

• increasing emigration

• decreasing emigration

Access to adequate food, clean water, and safe sewage disposal have resulted in a decline in

• life expectancy

• the birth rate

• the death rate

• infant health

What is the study of population?

• age structure

• migration

• survivorship

• demography

What four properties used by scientists to predict population size?

• age structure, survivorship, fertility rate, and migration

• age structure, life expectancy, fertility rate, and migration

• emigration, death rate, age structure, and migration

• migration, emigration, survivorship, and fertility rate

According to the theory of demographic transition, populations in Stage 1 tend to

• increase

• decrease

• remain the same

• be large

The movement of individuals between areas is called

• migration

• urbanization

• survivorship

• life expectancy

How many years the Census count the number of people living in every household across the nation?

• 5 years

• 10 years

• 15 years

• 20 years

What 3 topics does the Census also conducts (additional surveys)?

• transportation, health, income

• income, health, housing

• economics, income, housing

• economics, housing, and health

What is a smart growth approach?

• A practice used in rural areas to avoid rural sprawls and to plan for long term environmental sustainability.

• A practice used in rural areas to avoid rural sprawls and to plan for short term environmental sustainability.

• A practice used in urban areas to avoid urban sprawls and to plan for long term environmental sustainability.

• A practice used in urban areas to avoid urban sprawls and to plan for short term environmental sustainability.

What was the worldwide average life expectancy in 2000?

• about 40

• more than 67

• almost 80

• none of the above