APES Review WS #1 (part 1)

The replacement-level fertility rate is ____ for developed countries and ____ for developing countries.

• 1.6; 1.9

• 2.5; 2.0

• 2.0; 2.5

• 2.1; 2.5

• 1.8; 2.1

Which of the following statements about total fertility rate is correct

• TFR is equal to the crude birth rate minus the crude death rate.

• TFR is the average number of children each woman must have to replace the current population.

• TFR is generally higher in developed countries than in developing countries

• TFR is equal to the growth rate of a country

• TFR is the average number of children each woman will give birth to during her childbearing years.

Using the rule of 70, a population growing at 10% would double in

• 7 years

• 10 years

• 17 years

• 15 years

• not enough information to tell

Populations whose age structure diagrams are narrower at the bottom than at the top have

• high death rates

• the same proportion of individuals in each age group

• a declining population

• a high growth rate

• all of the above

Which was not a major cause of the population explosion that started with the industrial revolution?

• an increase in birth rates

• modern preventive medicine

• improved sanitation

• longer life expectancy

According to the population pyramid of this country, its population is most likely...

• growing slowly.
• growing rapidly.
• decreasing.
• not changing.

During what stage of the demographic transition, population growth is slow because both death and birth rates are high?

• Stage 1

• Stage 2

• Stage 3

• Stage 4

• Stage 5

What kind of growth is this country experiencing?

• Exponential Growth
• Stable Growth
• Declining Growth

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-2

Which type of survivorship curve represents an r-selected species?

• Type I survivorship curve

• Type II survivorship curve

• Type III survivorship curve

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which type of survivorship curve represents an k-selected species?

• Type I survivorship curve

• Type II survivorship curve

• Type III survivorship curve