Demography

In Stage 4, the Total Population is...

• Growing Quickly

• Leveling Out

• Decreasing Quickly

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The size of the human population began to increase exponentially after the

• bubonic plague

• development of plowing and irrigation

• Industrial Revolution

• development of the first cities.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which of the following would increase population growth?

• disease

• war

• vaccinations

• famine

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Why has the world population dramatically increased?

• Better medicine

• Better sanitation

• Better technology

• All of the above

Demographic transition is change from high birthrates and high death rates to

• exponential growth.

• low birthrates and low death rates.

• low birthrates and high death rates.

• indefinite growth.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which of the following would most likely occur if a population exceeded the carry capacity of the environment?

• The birth rate would likely increase.

• Birth rate would be equal to the death rate.

• The death rate would increase.

• Immigration would increase.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The percentages of individuals found at different age levels make up the ______ of the population.

• carrying capacity

• age structure

• survivorship

• birthrate

What is one major cause of population growth?

• better transportation

• a falling death rate

• food shortages

• poor health care

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The average number of people living within a square mile or a square kilometer is called _____.

• population density

• urbanization

• birthrate

• population distribution

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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