Human population dynamics APES

Which factor below is least likely to affect birth and fertility rates today?

• number of people 60 or older

• cost of raising and educating children

• religious beliefs

• educational and employment opportunities for women

• average age at marriage

A metropolitan region of 100,000 people has 2000 births, 500 deaths, 200 emigrants, and 100 immigrants over a 1-year period. Its population growth rate is

• 1.2 percent.

• 1.4 percent

• 1.6 percent.

• 1.8 percent.

• 2.0 percent.

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Which of the following statements about total fertility rate is correct

• TFR is equal to the crude birth rate minus the crude death rate.

• TFR is the average number of children each woman must have to replace the current population.

• TFR is generally higher in developed countries than in developing countries

• TFR is equal to the growth rate of a country

• TFR is the average number of children each woman will give birth to during her childbearing years.

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Using the rule of 70, a population growing at 10% would double in

• 7 years

• 10 years

• 17 years

• 15 years

• not enough information to tell

Populations whose age structure diagrams are narrower at the bottom than at the top have

• high death rates

• the same proportion of individuals in each age group

• a declining population

• a high growth rate

• all of the above

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A particular country has a Total Fertility Rate equal to replacement level fertility and emigration equal to immigration. Which of the following must be true?

• The population will begin shrinking within ten years, based on the Rule of 70.

• The population must be stable.

• The population will begin growing as soon as TFR = 2.1.

• Infant mortality must also be less than Crude Death Rate.

• There is not enough information to tell.

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A country with an age structure diagram like this one is most likely experiencing

• a high life expectancy.
• slow population growth.
• a short doubling time.
• a low infant mortality rate.

What kind of growth is this country experiencing?

• Exponential Growth
• Stable Growth
• Declining Growth

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Name that population pyramid...

• Exponential Growth
• Developing Country
• Stable Growth
• Declining Growth

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Name that population pyramid...

• Negative Growth
• Stable Growth
• Exponential Growth
• Logistic Growth

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