Population Growth and Demographic Transition Quiz

What is one way to measure how quickly a population is growing?

• By calculating the death rate

• By calculating the doubling time

• By calculating the migration rate

• By calculating the birth rate

What is the term used for the movement of people into and out of an area?

• Population growth

• Demographic transition

• Natural increase

• Migration

What was a significant factor in the rapid growth of the world's population since the 19th century?

• The Agricultural Revolution

• The Renaissance

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Information Age

In the first stage of the demographic transition model, why are birth rates high?

• Due to improved healthcare

• Due to lack of contraceptives

• Due to urbanization

• Due to high education levels

What is a key development that contributed to the falling death rates in the second stage of the demographic transition model?

• Improved food production and storage

• Higher education levels

• Invention of the internet

• Increased birth rates

What is one reason for the declining birth rates in the third stage of the demographic transition model?

• Lack of education

• Increased infant mortality

• Availability of contraceptives

• Higher death rates

Which stage of the demographic transition model is characterized by low birth and death rates, leading to population stabilization?

• Stage 1

• Stage 2

• Stage 4

• Stage 3

What phenomenon can delay the effects of a declining fertility rate on population size?

• Demographic transition

• Population stabilization

• Population explosion

• Demographic momentum

Which country is an example of experiencing negative population growth due to low fertility rates?

• Australia

• Japan

• Nigeria

• India

What policy did China implement from 1979 to 2015 to control population growth?

• Two-child policy

• One-child policy

• No-child policy

• Three-child policy