Human Populations

A pyramid shaped age structure diagram would represent what type of growth?

• Declining
• Stable
• Rapid

The number of individuals an environment can support is known as the

• Total Fertility Rate
• Exponential Growth
• Limiting Factor
• Carrying Capacity

An increase in waterborne diseases could possibly be weakened by

• good sewage treatment facilities for growing populations
• very rapid growth of large cities.
• sufficient fuelwood.

Human population growth was most rapid during which period of human history

• Ice Age
• Stone Age
• Bronze and Iron Age
• Modern Age

Fertility Rate

• The number of babies born each year per 1,000 women in a population.
• The percentage of members of a group that are likely to survive to any given age.
• Movement into an area.
• Movement out of an area.

Emigration 

• exiting population
• entering population 

Immigration 

• movement into an area
• movement out of an area

Demography

• The study of populations, particularly human populations.
• The study of life , particularly human populations.

One of the main fuel sources in many of the poorest countries. This ensures people can boil water and cook food.

• fuelwood
• arable land

Which is NOT a problem associated with an overpopulated country?

• lack of housing
• lack of workers
• poor sanitation
• overcrowded cities