Ch 8 Human Population TEST

Which correctly describes the term demographic transition?

• The transition from low birth rates and death rates to high birth rates and death rates as a country develops.

• The transition from high birth rates and death rates to low birth rates and death rates as a country develops.

• The transition from high birth rates to low death rates as a country develops.

• The transition from low birth rates to high death rates as a country develops.

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

VOCAB: describes the relative numbers of organisms of each age within a population and is often represented by a graph

• age structure diagram
• population growth rate
• demographic transition
• fertility rate

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

In recent years, the human population has 

• increased exponentially
• decreased exponentially
• decreased slowly
• increased slowy

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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.

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

• infant mortality
• growth rate
• demography

According to this graph, Which stage of the demographic transition has the highest level of population growth?

• pre-industrial

• transitional

• industrial

• post-industrial

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The human population is now about

• 300 million

• 1.3 billion

• 7 billion

• 12 billion

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What kind of growth is this country experiencing?

• Exponential Growth
• Stable Growth
• Declining Growth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4