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chapter 6

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How much of the world, excluding Antarctica has been affected by humans?

a)

20%

b)

68%

c)

83%

d)

74%

2.

In 1927 the human population was at about 2 billion. How long did it take to add the next 2 billion?

a)

20 years

b)

50 years

c)

40 years

d)

30 years

3.

What is the world's current population?

a)

7.6 billion

b)

7.2 billion

c)

7.5 billion

d)

7.8 billion

4.

At what percent is the world's population increasing every year?

a)

1.6%

b)

2.1%

c)

1.1%

d)

2.6%

5.

What is the current estimate of the world population in the year 2050?

a)

7,6 billion

b)

9.7 billion

c)

8.9 billion

d)

10 billion

6.

What is cultural carrying capacity?

a)

optimum level that would allow most people to live in reasonable comfort and freedom without impairing the ability of the planet to sustain future generations

b)

amount of people that can be supported by a culture's way

c)

average weight that is accepted as how much a person can carry

d)

amount of people the earth can support

7.

how do you find population change?

a)

by adding the number of people leaving a population because of death and emigration from the number entering it because of birth and immigration during a specified period of time typically one year

b)

by multiplying the number of people leaving a population because of death and emigration from the number entering it because of birth and immigration during a specified period of time typically one yea

c)

by subtracting the number of people leaving a population because of death and emigration from the number entering it because of birth and immigration during a specified period of time typically one yea

d)

by dividing the number of people leaving a population because of death and emigration from the number entering it because of birth and immigration during a specified period of time typically one yea

8.

what is a population expert called

a)

populationists

b)

population scientist

c)

humanitarian

d)

demographers

9.

The optimum replacement-level fertility rate is

a)

2.1 children

b)

2.7 children

c)

2.5 children

d)

2.4 children

10.

what is the current female life expectancy of a woman over the age of 65? (rounded up)

a)

80

b)

89

c)

87

d)

84