Human Population Growth & Deforestation

What does the term carrying capacity describe?

• The maximum number of birth rates for a population.

• The ability of a population to accept new immigrants.

• The ratio of birth rates to death rates in a population.

• The population size that the environment can sustain.

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If a population grows larger than its environmental carrying capacity, then

• death rate may rise.

• death rate may fall significantly.

• birth rate may rise significantly.

• immigration rate may increase.

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

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

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In recent years, the human population has 

• increased exponentially
• decreased exponentially
• decreased slowly
• increased slowy

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Countries with high growth rates usually have an age structure that has

• an even distribution over all ages
• more older people than young people
• more younger people than older people.
• more middle-aged people than younger people.

Which of the following is likely to be affected by a population of 7 billion?

• amount of land for agriculture
• amount of clean water
• number of people who are unemployed
• all of the above

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What evidence do you see in Figure 5–6 that the United States is gradually entering the last stage of demographic transition?

• The age structure for the US has fewer children in the younger age categories

• The age structure for the US has fewer adults in the middle age categories

• The age structure for the US has greater numbers in the 15-19 age category

• The age structure for the US shows females living longer than males.

Which of these is one cause of deforestation?

• Urbanization
• Buying a chirstmas tree during the holidays
• Overbreeding birds in the wild
• Cutting down the tree in your backyard

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Deforestation has an affect on the water cycle

• true
• false

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what is the leading cause of deforestation?

• Diseases 
• Housing market
• Agriculture and Farming
• Paper mill

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