Human Population Chapter 9

Highest birth rates are found in....

• least developed countries

• most developed countries

Movement of individuals out of a population is called....

• emigration

• immigration

• demography

• demographic transition

The study of populations is called...

• demography

• populism

• urbanization

• survivorship

The movement of people into cities from rural areas is called....

• urbanization

• rural migration

• arability

• demographic transition

The basic facilities and services that support a community are referred to as....

• demography

• infrastructure

• natural resources

• urbanization

Land that can be used to grow crops is....

• infrastructure

• urban

• arable

• survivorship

Some under-developed countries have tried to control population growth by....

• increasing fertility rate

• decreasing fertility rate

• increasing emigration

• decreasing emigration

Suburban sprawl, over-crowded schools, polluted rivers and inadequate housing are symptoms of....

• stable population size

• overwhelming population growth

• declining population size

• slow population growth

Access to adequate food, clean water and safe sewage disposal have resulted in a decline in....

• life expectancy

• the birth rate

• the death rate

• infant health

Suburban sprawl results in....

• traffic jams

• inadequate infrastructure

• reduction of land for farms, ranches, and wildlife habitat

• all of these