Human Population Growth Review

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

• true

• false

What is the current size of the human population?

• 1 billion

• 7.7 billion

• 11 billion

Which of the following does a population pyramid show?

• death rate of the population

• Total numbers of people in the population

• Percent of males and females at each age range

• average life expectancy

What was the MAIN CAUSE that accelerated human population even further in recent centuries?

• The discovery of antibiotics

• Better hygiene and food

• The Bubonic Plague

• Improved fuel efficiency in vehicles

What type of population growth is shown in A?

• Rapid/Explosive growth

• Zero growth

• Slow growth

• Negative growth

A population with negative growth is represented by which letter?

• C

• A

• D

• B

In demographic Stage 3, why does population growth slow down?

• Birth rates decrease

• Still in preindustrial conditions

• No social or economic progress

• Death rates stabilized

For a population’s growth rate to be zero

• more deaths than births must occur

• more births than deaths must occur

• no births can occur

• the average number of births and deaths must be the same

Leaving one's home to live in a new place makes you an ...?

• Emigrant

• immigrant

• Urbanization

• Ruralization

To enter and live in a new country

• Emigration
• Immigration
• Urbanization
• Industrialization