Population & Demographics practice test

Which statement about human population growth is MOST likely to be correct?

• Modern medicine has allowed human populations to extend well past the Earth's carrying capacity, as more people survive for longer.

• Developing countries, such as India, have a slowly growing population

• Developed countries, such as Great Britain, have a quickly growing population

Which of these is a major contributor to the increasing world population?

• increased birth rate.

• stable immigration to foreign countries.

• a decrease in the quality of medical care.

Increased food supplies in an ecosystem decrease competition because the competing organisms would

• reproduce more often.

• have more space in which to live.

• have enough food to eat.

Which correctly describes the term demographic transition?

• The transition from low birth rates and death rates to high birth rates and death rates as a country develops.

• The transition from high birth rates and death rates to low birth rates and death rates as a country develops.

• The transition from high technology to low technology as a country develops

• The transition from low technology to high technology as a country develops

Which is a problem associated with an overpopulated country?

• lack of housing

• lack of workers

• large open spaces for farmers

Developing countries like _________ tend to have lower levels of ________________.

• the United States, education.

• Afghanistan, personal income.

• Great Britain, poverty.

Growth rate is..

• how many people are born

• how many people die

• how much technology a country gains

• How a population changes in size during a specific period of time

Demography is...

• the study of pollution

• the study of human population statistics

• the study of ecosystems

The amount of babies born per 1000 in a population

• death rate

• birth rate

• immigration

Why did China have difficulties with controlling its population?

• there wasn't enough food for people

• people wanted the freedom to make their own choices

• China doesn't have enough land for people to live