Human Population Growth

In Stage III of the demographic transition, what happens to the birth rate?

• It remains high

• It falls to meet the death rate

• It becomes higher than the death rate

• It becomes lower than the death rate

Which regions are currently passing through Stage II of the demographic transition?

• United States, Japan, and Europe

• Africa, Asia, and South America

• Australia, Canada, and Mexico

• China, India, and Brazil

What age groups does the bottom of a population pyramid represent?

• The elderly

• The working adults

• The children

• Males

Predict the future population growth of this country.

• Negative Growth (the population will shrink)

• Slow/No Growth (the population will stay about the same)

• Growth (the population will definitely grow)

• Fast Growth (the population will explode)

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is it called when the number of humans grows beyond what the available resources can support?

• Population

• Pollution

• Overpopulation

• Population Growth

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

About 10,000 years ago, the population began a steady rise that lasted until about 1700s as a result of ________.

• agriculture and livestock breeding

• increase in migration

• decrease in wars and epidemics

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which of the following led to a rapid increase of the human population over a few thousand years? Mark all that apply.

• Improvements in hunting techniques

• More water on Earth

• Improvements in fishing techniques

• A warming climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

According to the graph, by approximately how much did the population change between 1920 and 2000?

• increased by less than 1 billion people

• decreased by about 3.5 billion people

• increased by about 3 billion people

• increased by about 5 billion people

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is the number of people born per 1,000 individuals for a certain period of time?

• Death Rate

• Birth Rate

• Population

• People Growing

Population growth is determined by calculating the number of individuals who...(check all that apply)

• are born

• die

• move in or out of an area