8. The theory of the demographic transition holds that

D. both birth and death rates decrease with urbanization.

A. death rates increase but birth rates decrease with urbanization.

B. birth rates increase but death rates decrease with urbanization.

C. both birth and death rates increase with urbanization.

11. Which of the following statements about AIDS is NOT true?

C. Vaccines and immunotherapies developed since 2000 suggest AIDS will have only minor impact on developing countries' population pyramids.

A. Worldwide, AIDS is the 4 th most common cause of death.

B. About 90% of HIV-positive persons reside in developing countries.

D. About 60% of HIV-positive persons in sub-Saharan Africa are women.

12. When the average total fertility rate of a population drops to the replacement level,

D. population continues to grow for a generation or more.

A. population numbers stabilize and growth automatically ceases.

B. deaths begin to outnumber births.

C. the average age of the population steadily increases.

14. The Malthusian theory is based on which of the following assumptions?

B. Population tends to increase more rapidly than do the food supplies to support that population.

A. As urbanization occurs, the rate of population growth decreases.

C. Growth in productive capacity generally exceeds population increases.

D. Food production increases geometrically, while population grows arithmetically.

17. Which of the following does NOT describe a characteristic of world population distribution?

C. The majority of the world's population resides in developing countries of the Southern Hemisphere.

A. People congregate in lowland areas.

B. People congregate in coastal areas.

D. Dry regions have lower population densities.

19. The crude death rate for wealthy Western Europe is much higher than that for Central America because

C. Western Europe has a higher proportion of old people.

A. foreign aid and free medical services are widely available in Central America.

B. higher urbanization in Western Europe increases the incidence of infectious diseases.

D. tropical areas, including Central America, generally have healthier climates than northern latitude regions.

22. Which of the following is not one of the world's four major population clusters? A. East Asia. B. South Asia. C. Mexico and Central America. D. northeastern United States and southeastern Canada.

D. northeastern United States and southeastern Canada.

31. A population pyramid that is wide at the base indicates a

B. high proportion of old people.

C. higher proportion of males than females.

32. One of the principal reasons for the notable decline in death rates in Europe, beginning after 1860, was

A. the introduction of penicillin and other antibiotics.

B. the reduction in population pressure due to large-scale emigration.

C. the eradication of man-made diseases.

D. the reduction of deaths due to epidemics.

35. Which one of the following locations in the world is most associated with the greatest concentrations of population?

A. continental margins in the mid-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere

B. interiors of continents in the low latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere

C. continental margins in the mid-latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere

D. continental margins in the low latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere

39. Even with a total fertility rate of 2.1, some countries may experience continued increase in the number of people due to _______.

C. population or demographic momentum

A. high birth and low death rates

B. lack of contraception available for women

D. government intervention or family planning

40. In the Cairo Plan, the United Nations International Conference on Population and Development endorsed

B. giving women greater control over their lives, greater economic equality and opportunity and greater voice in reproduction decisions.

A. government imposition of population control in the line of the Chinese policy of one child per family.

C. developed countries to send their delegates including Hollywood celebrities to promote the concept of small family

D. forced sterilization of men and women after the birth of their second child.

41. According to United Nations projections, almost all population growth between 2000 and 2030 will take place __________.

D. in urban areas of developing regions

B. in rural areas of developing regions

42. Robert Malthus did NOT believe that

A. The biological potential for population growth is less than the potential for increasing food supplies.

B. Equilibrium will be achieved between numbers and support services

C. If unchecked, human population would increase at a geometric rate while food supplies expanded at an arithmetic rate.

D. Humans must restrain their reproductive capacity or nature would enact destructive checks.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

1. Consider the following data:

Country A
Crude birth rate 38 per 1,000
Crude death rate 18 per 1,000
Country B
Crude birth rate 19 per 1,000
Crude death rate 9 per 1,000
The data tell us that the annual rates of natural increase of Country A and Country B are

A. 56 per 1,000 and 28 per 1,000, respectively.

B. 3.8% and 1.9%, respectively.

C. Country A has twice the rate as does Country B. twice the rate of Country B.

D. Country B has twice the rate as does Country A.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

2. Consider the following data:

Country A
Crude birth rate 38 per 1,000
Crude death rate 18 per 1,000
Country B
Crude birth rate 19 per 1,000
Crude death rate 9 per 1,000
From the data, one might conclude that Country B

A. has avoided the demographic transition.

B. has achieved zero population growth (ZPG).

C. is an industrialized, urbanized society.

D. has a negative rate of natural increase.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

3. Consider the following data:

Country A
Crude birth rate 38 per 1,000
Crude death rate 18 per 1,000
Country B
Crude birth rate 19 per 1,000
Crude death rate 9 per 1,000
From the data, it is apparent that

A. the population of Country A will double in 140 years.

B. the population of Country B will double in 70 years.

C. the carrying capacity of Country A is being strained.

D. Country A has a larger population than Country B.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

4. Carrying capacity is

A. the maximum biomass an environment will produce.

B. a function of distance decay.

C. the maximum number of people that can be supported by available resources and technology.

D. a reflection of cultural diffusion.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

5. The systematic study of human population is

A. ecology.

B. ekistics

C. geography.

D. demography.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

6. The second stage of the demographic transition is marked by

A. high birth rates, and high but fluctuating death rates.

B. high birth rates, and low and stable death rates.

C. declining birth rates, and continuing high death rates.

D. high birth rates, and declining death rates.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

7. Zero population growth (ZPG)

A. refers to an exact equation of births and deaths.

B. implies an unchanging population age structure.

C. implies a wide base to the population pyramid.

D. results when immigration matches emigration.

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Chapter 5

1. Consider the following data:

Country A
Crude birth rate 38 per 1,000
Crude death rate 18 per 1,000
Country B
Crude birth rate 19 per 1,000
Crude death rate 9 per 1,000
The data tell us that the annual rates of natural increase of Country A and Country B are

2. Consider the following data:

Country A
Crude birth rate 38 per 1,000
Crude death rate 18 per 1,000
Country B
Crude birth rate 19 per 1,000
Crude death rate 9 per 1,000
From the data, one might conclude that Country B

3. Consider the following data:

Country A
Crude birth rate 38 per 1,000
Crude death rate 18 per 1,000
Country B
Crude birth rate 19 per 1,000
Crude death rate 9 per 1,000
From the data, it is apparent that

4. Carrying capacity is

5. The systematic study of human population is

6. The second stage of the demographic transition is marked by

7. Zero population growth (ZPG)

8. The theory of the demographic transition holds that

9. One check to rapid population increase formerly available to European countries but not a possibility in today's developing societies was

10. In recent years, the world population has grown annually by about

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Chapter 5

1. Consider the following data: Country A Crude birth rate 38 per 1,000 Crude death rate 18 per 1,000 Country B Crude birth rate 19 per 1,000 Crude death rate 9 per 1,000 The data tell us that the annual rates of natural increase of Country A and Country B are

2. Consider the following data: Country A Crude birth rate 38 per 1,000 Crude death rate 18 per 1,000 Country B Crude birth rate 19 per 1,000 Crude death rate 9 per 1,000 From the data, one might conclude that Country B

3. Consider the following data: Country A Crude birth rate 38 per 1,000 Crude death rate 18 per 1,000 Country B Crude birth rate 19 per 1,000 Crude death rate 9 per 1,000 From the data, it is apparent that

4. Carrying capacity is

5. The systematic study of human population is

6. The second stage of the demographic transition is marked by

7. Zero population growth (ZPG)

8. The theory of the demographic transition holds that

9. One check to rapid population increase formerly available to European countries but not a possibility in today's developing societies was

10. In recent years, the world population has grown annually by about

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1. Consider the following data:

Country A
Crude birth rate 38 per 1,000
Crude death rate 18 per 1,000
Country B
Crude birth rate 19 per 1,000
Crude death rate 9 per 1,000
The data tell us that the annual rates of natural increase of Country A and Country B are

2. Consider the following data:

Country A
Crude birth rate 38 per 1,000
Crude death rate 18 per 1,000
Country B
Crude birth rate 19 per 1,000
Crude death rate 9 per 1,000
From the data, one might conclude that Country B

3. Consider the following data:

Country A
Crude birth rate 38 per 1,000
Crude death rate 18 per 1,000
Country B
Crude birth rate 19 per 1,000
Crude death rate 9 per 1,000
From the data, it is apparent that