APES Population Test

Worldwide there were 30 births and 9 deaths per 1000 people in 2017. Calculate the growth rate of the world.

• 1.1%

• 2.8%

• 2.1%

• 1.6%

The small town of West Fremont has a population of 50,000. If the growth rate of West Fremont is 10%, then how long will it take for the population of West Fremont to double?

• 70 years

• 7 years

• 35 years

• 3.5 years

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

• It equals the average number of children a woman will give birth to during her child-bearing years
• It equals the annual number of live births per 1,000 people in a population
• It equals the natural increase of a population in one year
• It is greater in countries with high infant-mortality rates than in countries with low infant-mortality rates

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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NGSS.HS-LS2-2

Population size can be estimated using the formula

• (CBR + Immigration) + (CDR + Emigration)
• (CBR + Immigration) - (CDR + Emigration)
• (CBR - Immigration) + (CDR - Emigration)
• (CBR - Immigration) - (CDR - Emigration)

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NGSS.HS-LS2-2

The total fertility rate (TFR) is an estimate of:

• the number of children that will survive to adulthood
• the number of years a typical infant will live
• the number of children each woman in a population will have
• the number of births per 1000 people per year

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

• Is expecting rapid growth
• Is experiencing slow or no population growth
• Is experiencing a high death rate
• Is a less-developed country

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

According to the theory of demographic transition, countries move through growth phases in which order?

• stable growth, rapid growth, slow growth, declining growth
• rapid growth, slow growth, stable growth, declining growth
• slow growth, declining growth, rapid growth, stable growth
• slow growth, rapid growth, stable growth, declining growth

Which of the following have contributed to increased family planning worldwide?
  I. women's education
 II. increased income
III. advertising campaigns

• I, II, and III
• I and II only
• I and III only
• II and III only

The IPAT equation was developed to estimate

• the affluence of a country's population
• the rate of demographic transition
• the impact of human lifestyles on Earth
• the gross domestic product o a country

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4