Population Test Prep

Approximately what percent of the population in Country II is under age 15?

• 1

• 5

• 10

• 25

• 50

The increase in the size of Earth’s human population in the last century has been dramatic. Which of the following identifies two major contributors to this increase?

• New methods of agriculture and the identification of new food crops

• The Industrial Revolution and modern medicine

• Increased emigration/immigration and decreased warfare

• New methods of birth control and decreased warfare

• Increased education for women and the development of new pesticides

An age structure diagram of Germany is likely to

• be A-Shaped

• be V-Shaped

• bulge in the middle

• bulge at the top and bottom

• be of constant width

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NGSS.HS-LS2-2

A bottom-heavy age structure diagram is indicative of

• A population at carrying capacity

• slow growth

• rapid growth

• low mortality rate

• low natality rate

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

Which of the following would most likely have the greatest positive impact on the quality of the natural environment worldwide?

• Discovery of new reserves of fossil fuel in coastal areas

• Increased agricultural production on marginal desert lands

• Increased life expectancy in more developed nations

• Increased reliance on food from ocean ecosystems

• Stabilization or reduction of the size of the human population

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Which of the following is a true statement about the total fertility of a society?

• The total fertility of a society is the difference between the crude birth rate and the crude death rate.

• The total fertility of a society is the number of children necessary for a couple to replace themselves in the next generation.

• The total fertility of a society is positively correlated with the average education of women.

• The total fertility of a society is negatively correlated with the number of women of child-bearing age.

• The total fertility of a society decreases as the society progresses through the demographic transition.

Zero Population Growth is associated with

• Phase I only

• Phase II only

• Phase III only

• Phase IV only

• Phases I and IV

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

It has recently been estimated that the growth in world population has slowed in the past decade. Despite this trend, environmentalists remain concerned about the environmental impact of world population, principally because

• The standard of living is increasing in many developing countries, leading to an increased per capita use of natural resources

• People are living longer in developed nations, putting a strain on the economics of those countries

• Life expectancy is still decreasing in Africa due to AIDS

• The standard of living is poor in many developing countries, leading to a great deal of deprivation and suffering

• Fertility is falling due to exposure to endocrine disrupters released into the environment

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

A country in which the birth rates only narrowly exceed death rates is most likely

• underdeveloped

• pre-industrial

• transitional

• industrial

• postindustrial

The survivorship of a K-strategist could be represented by

• I only

• III only

• IV only

• I and II only

• II and III only

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS4-4