Human Population Review

Which stage in the demographic transition is characterized by small population size, low growth rate?

• transitional

• industrial

• preindustrial

• postindustrial

Which stage in the demographic transition is characterized by increasing population size, very high growth rate?

• transitional

• industrial

• preindustrial

• postindustrial

Which stage in the demographic transition is characterized by large population size, low growth rate?

• transitional

• pre-industrial

• industrial

• post-industrial

Which stage in the demographic transition is characterized by decreasing population size, zero or negative growth rate?

• transitional

• industrial

• pre-industrial

• post-industrial

Professionals who study and make predictions about human populations are called

• stenographers

• demographers

• geologists

• populists

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

What will happen because Earth's birth rates are slowing down according to experts?

• stabilize soon around 8 billion

• decrease

• increase then decrease

• stabilize around 10-11 billion around 2100

Which factor contributed most to exponential human population growth?

• more food, better hygiene

• higher birth rates

• higher fertility rates

• increased immigration

A population pyramid is created by

• studying a group of people and noting when each member dies.

• graphing the distribution of ages in a population at a specific time.

• calculating the number of children a woman gives birth to in her lifetime

• estimating the demand for services within a community

Educating women worldwide has lowered birthrates partly because

• educated women bear many children to ensure some survive.

• educated women may learn family-planning techniques.

• educated women contribute less to their family income.

• all of the choices

Fertility is what

• how many babies are being born

• how many people are dying

• the number if children being born per country

• the number of children the average woman bears