Human Population/Environmental Science

If a population grows larger than its environmental carrying capacity, then

• death rate may rise.

• death rate may fall significantly.

• birth rate may rise significantly.

• immigration rate may increase.

What does the term carrying capacity describe?

• The maximum number of birth rates for a population.

• The ability of a population to accept new immigrants.

• The ratio of birth rates to death rates in a population.

• The population size that the environment can sustain.

VOCAB: The average number of children a female member of a population has during her lifetime

• total fertility rate

• replacement fertility rate

• growth rate

• death rate

In recent years, the human population has 

• increased exponentially
• decreased exponentially
• decreased slowly
• increased slowy

Countries with high growth rates usually have an age structure that has

• an even distribution over all ages
• more older people than young people
• more younger people than older people.
• more middle-aged people than younger people.

Which of the following leads to a decrease in birthrates among women?

• Higher Education

• High Infant Mortality Rate

• No Prenatal Care

• No contraceptives

Population growth and fertility rates are lowest in

• upper-income countries
• upper- and middle-income countries
• middle- and low-income countries
• lower-income countries

The most populous country in the world

• China
• India
• US
• Brazil

The number of babies out of 1,000 that die during their first year of life is called

• infant mortality
• growth rate
• demography

another word for farming

• agriculture
• technology
• specialization
• shrine