The Human Population Part 1

All of the following was a density-dependent growth-limiting factor faced by humans during the hunter-gatherer period EXCEPT

• competition for food

• availability of water

• disease

• fertility

Which of the following was not a reason why the Fertile Crescent was an especially diverse area?

• It was a "bridge"

• There were many hunter-gatherers

• proximity to the Mediterranean Sea

• floodplain

What was the role of plowing?

• industrial revolution

• to breed native plants and animals with desired traits

• loosen up the soil

• count the population

During the Industrial Revolution we transitioned from making things by hand to machines

• True

• False

All of the following are medical discoveries made during the Industrial Revolution except

• vaccines

• antibiotics

• water treatment

• vitamins

When the population grows at a fixed rate that means it grew consistently.

• True

• False

Exponential growth means that the population declined at a rapid rate.

• True

• False

During the hunter-gatherers stage of early history, predators were a growth limiting factor of the human population.

• True

• False

In the Fertile Crescent a variety of elevation created many microclimates.

• True

• False

The Fertile Crescent is seen as the birthplace of...

• the Industrial Revolution

• agriculture

• technology

• machinery