CRM 1.4: Human Populations Review

When the environment has reached its human carrying capacity, which of the following

conclusions can be made?

• Growth and immigration rate is equal to death and emigration rate.

• Growth and immigration rate is less than death and emigration rate.

• Growth and immigration rate is greater than death and emigration rate.

• Growth and immigration rate is exponential to death and emigration rate.

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What does the term carrying capacity describe?

• The maximum number of birth rates for a population.

• The ability of a population to accept new immigrants.

• The ratio of birth rates to death rates in a population.

• The population size that the environment can sustain.

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If a population grows larger than its environmental carrying capacity, then

• death rate may rise.

• death rate may fall significantly.

• birth rate may rise significantly.

• immigration rate may increase.

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Which correctly describes the term demographic transition?

• The transition from low birth rates and death rates to high birth rates and death rates as a country develops.

• The transition from high birth rates and death rates to low birth rates and death rates as a country develops.

• The transition from high birth rates to low death rates as a country develops.

• The transition from low birth rates to high death rates as a country develops.

According to the population pyramid of this country, its population is most likely...

• growing slowly.
• growing rapidly.
• decreasing.
• not changing.

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Which of the following is likely to be affected by a population of 7 billion?

• amount of land for agriculture
• amount of clean water
• number of people who are unemployed
• all of the above

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What kind of growth is this country experiencing?

• Exponential Growth
• Stable Growth
• Declining Growth

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Countries with high growth rates usually have an age structure that has

• an even distribution over all ages
• more older people than young people
• more younger people than older people.
• more middle-aged people than younger people.

Which of the following is true of human demographic trends?

• In preindustrial societies, birth rates are low and the population grows rapidly.

• When the average number of children born to each woman falls, the total population always increases.

• When birth rates and death rates are both high, the population grows slowly, if at all.

• Death rates rise in the third stage of the demographic transition.

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Using Figure 5–6, describe the type of growth Mexico is experiencing.

• Mexico is experiencing a rapid growth rate because there are more children than adults.

• Mexico is experiencing no growth because people are living longer.

• Mexico is experiencing slowed growth because there are fewer adults.

• Mexico is experiencing a rapid decline because there are more children than adults.

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