Population Exit Questions

Death rates have been declining in many less developed nations due to -

• improved health care.

• declining birthrate.

• movement from urban to rural areas.

• a cure for the AIDS virus.

Which of the following is true about population growth rates?

• Industrialized (developed) nations usually have slower population growth rates than non-industrialized (developing) nations.

• Government policies rarely affect population growth rates.

• Nations with a higher standard of living usually have rapid population growth rates.

• Environmental factors have little effect on population growth rates.

A country’s population will grow if its -

• birth rate is greater than its death rate.

• death rate is greater than its birth rate.

• infant mortality rate is greater than its fertility rate.

• birth rate is less than its infant mortality rate.

Over the last 100 years, the number of people in the world has -

• decreased due to birth control.

• grown very little.

• grown rapidly.

• remained the same.

Which of the following is true about population distribution patterns?

• In today’s global market, the availability of natural resources has little effect on population distribution.

• Areas with limited oil and fresh water supplies always have very small populations.

• Extreme climates may discourage people from living in certain areas.

• Government policies seldom affect population distribution patterns.

Which of the following factors is least likely to influence population distribution?

• availability of natural resources

• natural scenery

• economic development

• conflict among religious and/or ethnic groups

Most countries with slow population growth rates have -

• communist governments.

• low gross national products.

• high literacy rates.

• large rural populations.

Life expectancy refers to the -

• average number of expectant woman in a country.

• average number of years a person is expected to live.

• number of males and females living in a country.

• quality of life people in a particular country can expect.

The average number of people living in an area

• population distribution
• population density
• urbanization
• population rate

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Which state has the population density of 41 people per square mile?

• Connecticut

• Maryland

• Maine

• New York

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B