Human Population Growth Formative #6

For most of human existence, the population grew very (a)   .

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The limiting factors that kept the human population low

• Food Not Readily Available

• Diseases were rampant

• Both of the choices: Food and Disease were issues

• None of these

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About 500 years ago, the human population began to grow at a staggering rate. Reasons for this include:​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ ​ (d)   ​ (e)  

• Beginning of agriculture and industry
• Food is available regularly
• Goods can be shipped around the world
• Improved sanitation and living conditions
• Death rate drop/birth rate increase
• Cold Winters
• Harsh Summers
• No Food

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The human population is currently experiencing exponential growth

• True

• False

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(a)   is the scientific study of human populations.

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​ (a)   is a term used to describe a dramatic change in birth and death rates.

• Demographic Transition
• Winter
• Summer
• Spring
• Fall
• Food
• Goods

The demographic transition has occurred only a few countries. What are these countries?

• Japan

• United States

• Much of Europe

• All of these!

The growth of a population depends on how many people make up the given (a)   .

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Age structure diagrams predict the future​ (a)   of a population

• growth
• collapse

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Age structure diagrams shows the population of a country broken down by:

• Age

• Gender

• Both Choices: Age and Gender