Demography Video Quiz

Check all that are true.

• at least 1 billion people are chronically hungry in the world

• we have the ability to feed 15 billion people

• at least 2 billion people live in slums in the world

• at least 2/3 of illiterate people are women

• access to contraception is a worldwide problem

Demography is ONLY the study of human populations.

• True

• False

According to the video clip, which of the following is NOT associated with demography?

• economy

• environment

• culture

• media

True or false, demography allows us to imagine and re-imagine the future?

• True

• False

The chart of the population growth from 0 to 200 is commonly known as a

• S-curve

• J-curve

• exponential curve

• death curve

Which two factors stimulated the acceleration of the population in the 16th century and then the 19th century?

• an agricultural revolution and high birth rates

• polio vaccine and no diseases

• the Columbian Exchange and the First Industrial Revolution

• none of the above

What trend do we see with the annual growth rate from 2000 to now?

• it is rapidly declining

• it is rapidly increasing

• it is slowly decreasing

• it is slowly increasing

According to demographers, by 2050 the population is estimated to be at____ if population growth remains steady...

• 9 billion

• 11 billion

• 14 billion

• 12 billion

Replacement level fertility is...

• 1.1

• 1.5

• 2.1

• 2.5

True or false, demographic growth in the world today is only growing in the places that have enough resources to effectively deal with a growing population?

• True

• False