Human Population

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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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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 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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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The most populous country in the world

• China
• India
• US
• Brazil

The number of babies out of 1,000 that die during their first year of life is called

• infant mortality
• growth rate
• demography

If a country has a death rate of 30 and a birth rate of 45 the natural rate of increase would show the population is ______.

• Increasing
• Decreasing
• Staying the same
• Fluctuating too much

The movement by people from one place to another with the intention of settling temporarily or permanently in a new location. 

• pull factor
• push factor
• distribution
• migration

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

Which country in the world today receives the most immigrants by far?

• UK

• China

• Japan

• USA