Chapter 2 Population Virtual CP

The most lethal epidemic in recent years has been

• avian flu

• AIDS

• malaria

• cholera

The medical revolution has been characterized by

• development of new inventions

• diffusion of medical practices

• increased agricultural productivity

• invention of new machines

The highest natural increase rates are found in countries in which stage of the demographic transition?

• Stage 1

• Stage 2

• Stage 3

• Stage 4

Life expectancy is lowest in

• Africa

• Western Europe

• Asia

• North America

What strategies have been successful in reducing birthrates?

• distribution of contraceptives

• improved economic development

• increased free abortions

• Both Options distribution of contraceptives and improved economic development

A country’s population can be displayed by age and gender groups on a bar graph is called

• sex ratio

• population pyramid

• life expectancy

• dependency ratio

More developed countries moved from Stage 1 to Stage 2 of the demographic transition 200 years.

• people moving to cities

• the agriculture revolution

• invention of new technology

• women choosing to enter the labor force

Human beings avoid all but which of these regions?

• cold lands

• dry lands

• wet lands

• warm lands

The annual number of deaths under 1 year of age, compared to the total live births is the

• crude birth rate

• crude death rate

• infant mortality rate

• natural increase rate

The percentage by which a population grows in a year is the

• crude birth rate

• crude death rate

• life expectancy

• natural increase rate