Human population

The population pyramid shown is most likely which country?

• Nigeria

• China

• Germany

• Japan

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The Population Pyramid shown is most likely which country?

• The United Arab Emirates

• USA

• Sweden

• Brazil

How many countries today are in Stage one of the Demographic transition model?

• 53 (some countries in Asia and Sub Saharan Africa)

• 22 (some countries in Asia and Sub Saharan Africa)

• 3 (Somalia, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan)

• 0

Which country is the best example of a country in stage 5 of the demographic transition model?

• Japan

• North Korea

• China

• Vietnam

What did Thomas Malthus believe?

• The World population would be limited by the amount of food we can produce

• The World population would be limited by total land resources

• The World population would be limited by technological high marks

• The World population would be limited by cultural appropriation

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What is the amount of average children needed for a population to achieve ZPG (Zero Population Growth)?

• 2.1 per woman

• 1 per woman

• 3 per woman

• 2.0 per woman

Which section would see exponential population growth?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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Use Figure 10-1.  Urban populations increased approximately ____% from 1950 to 2000.

• 3
• 8
• 40
• 68

The human population is currently following roughly a j-shaped curve.  This means that the population is growing

• arithmetically.
• sigmoidally.
• at a decreasing rate.
• exponentially.

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Even if a country reduces its birth rate and maintains replacement-level fertility, its population will still continue to grow for several decades because of

• lower death rates.
• increased income.
• population momentum.
• better health care.