Population practice

What four factors affect population growth rate?

• Food, shelter, water, & reproduction

• Distribution, organization, humans & prey

• Birth rate, death rate, immigration & emigration

• Habitat, niche, predators & water

Which increase growth rate?

• High death rate

• Immigration into an area

• High birth rate

• Emigration out of an area

You can determine the ____________________ by calculating the amount of people within one square kilometer of territory.

• Mass of density

• World population

• Population Density

• Territory

Select all that apply for this image.

• Stage 5 Country

• Stage 4 Country

• Stage 3 Country

• More developed country

• less developed country

Today the human population of Earth is

• more than 10 billion

• more than 6.7 billion

• less than 7 million

• less than 9.9 million

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About 500 years ago, the world’s population started

• decreasing.
• to reach carrying capacity.
• growing more rapidly.
• to level off.

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Using Figure 5–6, describe the type of growth Mexico is experiencing.

• Mexico is experiencing a rapid growth rate because there are more children than adults.

• Mexico is experiencing no growth because people are living longer.

• Mexico is experiencing slowed growth because there are fewer adults.

• Mexico is experiencing a rapid decline because there are more children than adults.

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What evidence do you see in Figure 5–6 that the United States is gradually entering the last stage of demographic transition?

• The age structure for the US has fewer children in the younger age categories

• The age structure for the US has fewer adults in the middle age categories

• The age structure for the US has greater numbers in the 15-19 age category

• The age structure for the US shows females living longer than males.

In a given population, the birth rate is equal to the death rate. Which of the following would be a true statement about this population?

• The population is growing exponentially.
• The population is decreasing in size.
• The population is remaining constant in size.
• The population is increasing in size.

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The percentages of individuals found at different age levels make up the ______ of the population.

• carrying capacity
• age structure
• survivorship
• birthrate