Human Population Growth Pt. I

Health and disease can determine a population's

• life or death

• hopes and dreams

• happiness or discontent

• religious beliefs or politics

As the human population grows, the demand for natural resources stays the same.

• true

• false

As resources become less available the growth of a population

• slows or stops

• decreases or increases

• up or down

• in or out

Demographic transition is change from high birthrates and high death rates to

• exponential growth.
• low birthrates and low death rates.
• low birthrates and high death rates.
• indefinite growth.

About 500 years ago, the world’s population started

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

The human population experienced exponential growth just after

• agriculture began.
• plowing and irrigation began.
• the bubonic plague began.
• the Industrial Revolution began.

In countries like India, the human population is growing

• exponentially.
• transitionally.
• logistically.
• demographically.

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.

Which of the following would most likely occur if a population exceeded the carry capacity of the environment?

• The birth rate would likely increase.
• Birth rate would be equal to the death rate.
• The death rate would increase.
• Immigration would increase.

If the number of births is greater than the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?

• It will increase.
• It will decrease.
• It will stay the same.
• It will fluctuate.