Human Population Dynamics

What is occurring according to this diagram?

• rapidly growing

• stable

• decline

• slow growth

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What is occurring according to this diagram?

• rapid growth

• slowed growth

• stable

• declining

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Which population is stable is stable?

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Which population is declining?

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Population pyramids help us visualize

• human population dynamics and demographics

• how many elderly people there are

• sudden drastic changes in populations

• all of the options

What can reduce infant mortality in developing countries?

• better health care

• clean water

• availability of nutritional food

• all the options

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What could a declining population do to become stable?

• Increase immigration

• Have more babies

• both options

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In certain countries female babies are aborted as males are preferred. How could this affect their population pyramid?

• there will eventually be shorter bars on the right side of the pyramid than on the left

• It will look like Japan's population pyramid

• it would not appear on population pyramids.

• All the options

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Without other changes to a population, which of the following will cause a population to increase in size?

• The birth rate equals the death rate.

• The birth rate is less than the death rate.

• The birth rate is greater than the death rate.

• The birth rate and the death rate both equal 0.

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Carrying Capacity is

• the capacity of what one person can carry per day 
• how many animals you have in your daily bag limit at the end of the year
• wildebeest at a watering hole with zebras
• the maximum number of individuals that the environment can support

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