Population

Which of the following contribute DIRECTLY to a fall in the infant mortality rate?

I. Improved nutrition

II. Vaccination against diseases

III. Development of high-income housing

• I and II only

• I and III only

• II and III only

• I, II and III

Which of the following could account for rapid population increase in a country?

• High mortality, low fertility

• High immigration, high fertility

• High immigration, high mortality

• Low fertitlity, low living standards

The resources of Country Y could support a much larger population than it does at present.

The situation described above refers to

• Overpopulation

• Underpopulation

• A stable population

• An optimum population

Which of the following refers to the likely life span of a population?

• Birth Rate

• Fertility Rate

• Life Expectancy

• Natural Increase

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be affected by overpopulation in a country?

• Pattern of land use

• Provision of social services

• Participation in religious activity

• Universal access to secondary education

Which of the following terms BEST describes the information presented in a Population Pyramid Graph?

• Population growth and decline

• Population density

• Population dependency and ratio

• Population age-sex distribution

A country's total population growth is calculated by finding the

• Difference between birth rate and death rate

• specific fertility rate

• positive net migration

• sum of the natural increase and net migration

Which of the following BEST describes a 'census'?

• The collection of information by government on the births and deaths in a country

• The registration of persons in preparation for voting in general elections

• Information on the amount of money spent on goods and services by citizens of a country

• The counting and recording of the characteristics of the inhabitants of a country

Which of the following BEST explains the decline in mortality rates in the Caribbean?

• Widespread use of insecticides

• Control of infectious diseases

• Transfer of appropriate technology

• Adult education programmes

An improvement in the standard of living in a country is MOST likely related to a

• Rapid growth in shanty town settlements

• Labour force that is healthier and more productive

• Rise in the cost of goods and services

• Sharp increase in the birth rate