APES Review-Game 2 Human Population

The country with the highest population density is

• Australia

• Bangladesh

• China

• United States

• India

In demographic transition,the greatest rate of population growth takes place during which phase

• The pre-industrial

• The pre-transitional

• The transitional

• The industrial The industrial

• The postindustrial

Which of the following is a true statement about the total fertility of a society?

• The total fertility of a society is the difference between the crude birth rate and the crude death rate.

• The total fertility of a society is the number of children necessary for a couple to replace themselves in the next generation.

• The total fertility rate of a society is positively correlated with the average education of women.

• The total fertility rate of a society is negatively correlated with the number of women of child-bearing age.

• The total fertility of a society decreases as the society progresses through the demographic transition.

If a city of population 10,000 experiences 100 births, 40 deaths, 10 immigrants, and 30 emigrants in the course of a year, what is its net annual percentage growth rate?

• 0.4%

• 0.8%

• 1.0%

• 4.0%

• 8.0%

The current global human population is about 7.6 billion and is growing at an annual rate of 1.1 percent. If world population were to grow at the current rate, how many people would be added next year?

• 8 X 10⁵

• 8 X 10⁶

• 8 X 10⁷

• 8 X 10⁸

• 8 X 10⁹

A country's pop. grows at a rate of 5 percent per year,the number of years for it to double is

• 5 years

• 10 years

• 15 years

• 20 years

• 25 years

Which of the following is a true statement about replacement-level fertility?

• It equals the annual number of live births per 1,000 people

• It equals the natural increase of a population in one year

• It equals the average number of children a woman will give birth to during her child-bearing years.

• It is found by subtracting the number of emigrants from the number of immigrants in one year.

• It is greater in countries with high infant-mortality rates than in countries with low infant-mortality rates.

At the current rate of growth, Earth’s human population will double in about 50 years. Which of the following is the LEAST viable strategy for ensuring adequate nutrition for a population of this size?

• Increasing the number of new crops from the great diversity of plant species

• Doubling the area of arable land on a global basis

• Developing systems for making the global distribution of food more equitable

• Increasing the area of land that is currently dedicated to grain production by reducing the area dedicated to meat production

• Assisting developing countries in using highly efficient crop irrigation systems

The increase in the size of Earth’s human population in the last century has been dramatic. Which of the following identifies two major contributors to this increase?

• New methods of agriculture and the identification of new food crops

• Industrial Revolution and modern medicine

• Increased emigration/immigration and decreased warfare

• New methods of birth control and decreased warfare

• Increased education for women and the development of new pesticides

A country with an age distribution like that shown in the figure above, is most likely a country that

• is experiencing rapid growth

• is experiencing slow or no population growth

• is experiencing a high death rate

• has 40% of the population under age 15

• is a less-developed country