Human Population (ES Ch.9)

Demography is the scientific study of

• parasitism and disease.
• modernized countries.
• human populations.
• none of these

The human population experienced exponential growth just after

• agriculture began.
• plowing and irrigation began.
• the bubonic plague began.
• the Industrial Revolution began.

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In countries like India, the human population is growing

• exponentially.
• transitionally.
• logistically.
• demographically.

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What three factors can affect ANY population's growth rate?

• Birthrate, death rate, migration
• disease, predation, migration
• medicine, agriculture, industry
• life expectancy, sanitation, vaccines

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Which of the following would most likely occur if a population exceeded the carry capacity of the environment?

• The birth rate would likely increase.
• Birth rate would be equal to the death rate.
• The death rate would increase.
• Immigration would increase.

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The percentages of individuals found at different age levels make up the ______ of the population.

• carrying capacity
• age structure
• survivorship
• birthrate

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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VOCAB: The average number of children a female member of a population has during her lifetime

• total fertility rate

• replacement fertility rate

• growth rate

• death rate

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The human population is now about

• 300 million

• 1.3 billion

• 7 billion

• 12 billion

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According to this graph, Which stage of the demographic transition has the highest level of population growth?

• pre-industrial

• transitional

• industrial

• post-industrial

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