Unit 2: Human Populations Quizizz (Intro)

In recent years, the human population has 

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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

• Higher Education

• High Infant Mortality Rate

• No Prenatal Care

• No contraceptives

Which of the following makes it difficult to reduce population growth?

• High literacy rates result in women wanting to have more children
• Population sizes will not decline until some people start having to do without food and other necessities of life
• Many people live in cities, where large families are an advantage
• Many people have low literacy and limited access to healthcare

Which region of the world has the fastest growing population?

• Southeast Asia
• Eastern Europe
• Sub-Saharan Africa
• Latin America

Population growth and fertility rates are lowest in

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

Human population growth was most rapid during which period of human history

• Ice Age
• Stone Age
• Bronze and Iron Age
• Modern Age

VOCAB: Introduction of machinery powered by fossil fuels, marked by the shift from a rural, agricultural-based society to an urban, industry-based society

• Industrial Revolution
• Greenhouse Effect
• Endangered Species Act
• Climate Change

The current global population is approximately

• 7 billion

• 7.2 billion

• 7.4 billion

• 7.6 billion

• 7.8 billion

Which pair is a good predictor for available health care in a country?

• Infant mortality & life expectancy

• Infant mortality & crude death rate

• Crude death rate & crude birth rate

• Crude death rate & growth rate

• Growth rate & life expectancy

The most important factor in controlling human population growth is

• increasing wellness for all humans

• decreasing infant death

• decreasing the age of the first birth

• decreasing the average number of births per woman

• controlling reproductive lifespan