Human Population Lesson

In which year was the ratio of births to deaths at its lowest point, according to Figure 5–4?

• 1900

• 1990

• 1910

• 1940

What three factors can affect ANY population's growth rate?

• Birthrate, death rate, migration

• disease, predation, migration

• medicine, agriculture, industry

• life expectancy, sanitation, vaccines

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Beginning in the 1600’s, the human population on Earth:

• began to grow exponentially.

• had a low birth rate and a high death rate.

• reached the carrying capacity

• was a perfect model for logistic 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

What is the carrying capacity of the following graph?

• 1000

• 8000

• 800

• 600

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NGSS.HS-LS2-1

Wide base shows a...

• large number of young people

• small number of young people

• large number of old people

• small number of old people

The study of population is

• survivorship

• demography

• age structure

• migration

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Movement of individuals into or out of a population.

• demographic transition

• infrastructure

• urbanization

• migration

Individuals of a population who move into an area.

• Immigration

• Emigration

• Litigation

• Mastication

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