Reading Quiz 1 - Human Populations

The rate of population growth has slowed, but the world's population is growing at a rate of ______

• 10.2%

• 1.2%

• 0.8%

• 2.4%

Demographers believe that human population growth is _______ distributed.

• unevely

• evenly

In 2012, only 2% of the world's 84 million people were added to the world's _________ countries.

• more developed

• less developed

Select the three most populous countries in the world.

• Nigeria

• USA

• China

• India

• Japan

What percentage of the world's population live in urban areas?

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 2/3

The maximum number of people who could live in reasonable freedom and comfort indefinitely, without decreasing the ability of the Earth to sustain future generations is defined as:

• urbanization

• exponential growth

• logistic growth

• cultural carrying capacity

The number of live births per 1000 people is defined as:

• Crude Death Rate

• Crude Birth Rate

• Population Change

Population change is based on:

• (BIrths + Immigration) - (Deaths + Emigration)

• (BIrths - Immigration) + (Deaths - Emigration)

• (BIrths + Emigration) - (Deaths + Immigration)

• (BIrths - Emigration) + (Deaths - Immigration)

How much has the global life expectancy changed since 1955?

• 37 to 60 years

• 52 to 78 years

• 48 to 70 years

• 58 to 80 years

A high infant mortality rate usually indicates which of the following (select all that apply):

• sufficient food

• insufficient food

• well nourished

• poor nutrition

• infectious disease