Human Population Quiz

Which of the following will increase the size of a population?

• emigration and births
• immigration and deaths
• immigration and births
• emigration and deaths

What type of growth is represented behind?

• exponential
• logistics
• a good kind
• representative

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

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

Which has NOT been a major cause of the population explosion?

• modern preventive medicine
• increase in life expectancy
• improved sanitation
• increase in birth rates

The number of live births per 1000 people is called the...

• growth rate.
• infant rate.
• baby total.
• birth rate.

If a country has a death rate of 30 and a birth rate of 45 the natural rate of increase would show the population is ______.

• Increasing
• Decreasing
• Staying the same
• Fluctuating too much

The maximum population size of a species that the environment can sustain indefinitely, given the food, habitat, water and other necessities available in the environment.

• sparse population
• environmental
• carrying capacity
• dense population

The average number of people living in a square kilometer is called...

• urbanization. 
• internal migration. 
• population density. 
• pull factors. 

Which country is projected to be the most populous in 2050?

• India

• China

• United States

• Mexico

• Pakistan

The study of human population statistics

• demography

• biology

• microbiology

• ecology