Human Population

If a population grows larger than its environmental carrying capacity, then

• death rate may rise.

• death rate may fall significantly.

• birth rate may rise significantly.

• immigration rate may increase.

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NGSS.HS-LS2-1

What kind of growth is this country experiencing?

• Exponential Growth
• Stable Growth
• Declining Growth

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Countries with high growth rates usually have an age structure that has

• an even distribution over all ages
• more older people than young people
• more younger people than older people.
• more middle-aged people than younger people.

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

• Higher Education

• High Infant Mortality Rate

• No Prenatal Care

• No contraceptives

In the demographic transition, which factor decreases first?

• birth rates
• death rates
• growth rates
• total population

In the 1800s, human population growth

• Suddenly fell because of an outbreak of bubonic plague.

• Began to level off for several decades.

• Increased because of a decline in death rates.

• Increased because of an increase in birth rates.

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

What type of growth is the human population experiencing today?

• Exponential growth

• Zero population growth

• Slight decreases in growth

• Slight increases in growth

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which of the following statements about survivorship curves is correct?

• Germany has a mortality pattern that matches the Type II survivorship curve.

• People that have a Type I survivorship curve are likely to die early in life, but if they live past

  the early life stage, they are likely to live for a long time.

• People that have a Type II survivorship curve are likely to survive infancy and live until a

  certain advanced age.

• A survivorship curve indicates the likelihood of survival at different stages of life.

The study of population is

• survivorship

• demography

• age structure

• migration

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NGSS.HS-LS2-2

The distribution of ages in a specific population

• age structure

• infrastructure

• life expectancy

• demographic transition

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3