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WorksheetsChapter 6 Human Population and It's Impact APES
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 22mins
What concept describes the maximum number of people who can live in reasonable comfort and freedom indefinitely?
optimization strategy
genetic optimization
stabilization theorem
nil hypothesis
cultural carrying capacity
The exponential rate of growth of the total human population over the past 100 years has been a result of ____.
large birth rate increases
sharp drop in death rates
significant immigration
leveling off of death rates
fewer epidemics
The replacement-level fertility rate is ____ for developed countries and ____ for developing countries.
1.6; 1.9
2.5; 2.0
2.0; 2.5
2.1; 2.5
1.8; 2.1
The U.S. population is ____.
close to leveling off
slowly declining
basically stable
rapidly declining
rapidly growing
Which factor below is least likely to affect birth and fertility rates today?
number of people 60 or older
cost of raising and educating children
religious beliefs
educational and employment opportunities for women
average age at marriage
Which factor is more likely to increase the likelihood of a couple having a child (rather than decrease the likelihood)?
need for child to be part of the labor force
religious beliefs
cost of child's education
lack of a pension system
employment opportunities for women
What circumstance would decrease the likelihood of a couple having a child?
The use of children as an essential part of the family labor force
Lack of contraceptive availability
Opportunities for women to participate in education and employment
The lack of a public or private pension system
The lack of a public or private pension system
Two useful indicators of overall health in a country or region are ____.
birth rate and death rate
replacement-level fertility rate and total fertility rate
life expectancy and death rate
life expectancy and infant mortality rate
population growth rate and death rate
Infant mortality rate refers to the number of children per 1,000 births that die ____.
by their fifth birthday
before their first birthday
before six months
in their first month
at birth
Worldwide, how many children under one year of age die each day of preventable causes?
500
1,000
3,000
5,500
11,000
The United States has one of the highest infant mortality rates of developed countries. What is the primary reason for this?
educational opportunities for women in the U.S.
delayed pregnancy until later in life
drug addiction among women
urbanization
increased childhood obesity
According to recent research, how many environmental refugees were there in the year 2008?
100,000
1,000,000
5,000,000
25,000,000
40,000,000
Population change is calculated using which of the following formulas?
(deaths + emigration) − (births + immigration)
(births + immigration) − (deaths + emigration)
(deaths + immigration) − (births + emigration)
(births + emigration) − (deaths + immigration)
(births + deaths) − (immigration + emigration)
Which country had the world’s longest life expectancy in 2012?
U.S.
Sweden
Germany
Japan
Denmark
The crude birth rate is the number of live births per ____ persons in a given year.
50
100
500
1,000
100,000
The total fertility rate is the ____.
number of children born to a woman during her lifetime
number of children a couple must bear to replace themselves
number of children a couple must bear to replace themselves
number of live births per 1,000 people
Between 1955 and 2012, the global total fertility rate (TFR) dropped from in less-developed countries from 5 to what level?
4.5
3.6
2.4
2.1
1.8
Demographers estimate the human population in 2050 to be between 7.8 and 10.8 billion - a range of three billion. Why is the estimated range so wide?
More-developed countries routinely inflate their estimates.
Projections are made by a variety of organizations.
Fertility rates are calculated with a standard formula by country.
Ranges include maximum and minimum estimated casualties of war.
Statistics regarding drought and famine are constantly shifting.
Which country is currently facing a declining population?
Germany
United States
Australia
Nigeria
Saudi Arabia
What shape in an age-structure chart would best illustrate the effects of the baby-boom in the United States in 2012?
classic pyramid
wide base that narrows rapidly
narrow base and wide top
stable base with a slight bulge near the top
Rapid population decline is least likely to result in ____.
less government revenues with fewer workers
less new business formation
increased pensions and lowered retirement age
less likelihood for new technology development
increasing public deficits
The text suggests that one key demographic statistic is the percentage of people in a region that are under 15 years of age. Why is this statistic important?
Young people buy lots of goods and services.
Young people will be the leaders of the future.
Young people will feel the effects of global warming.
Young people are reckless and impulsive.
Young people are poised to move into their prime reproductive years.
A high incidence of AIDS in a country is least likely to result in a(n) ____.
loss of productive young workers
increase of orphaned children
increase in life expectancy
loss of working adults to support the elderly
reduction of skilled workers
An age structure diagram plots the number or percentage of ____.
reproductive age females
reproductive age males and females
non-reproductive age males and females
economic status of reproductive males and females
males and females among age groups in a population
Countries that have reached zero population growth have an age structure diagram that ____.
forms an inverted pyramid
forms a broad-based pyramid
has little variation in prereproductive and reproductive age groups
has a large pre-reproductive population
has a large reproductive population
Rapidly growing countries have an age structure diagram that ____.
forms an inverted pyramid
has a broad-based pyramid
shows little variation in population by age
has a small pre-reproductive population
has a large post reproductive population
A country with a TFR that falls below 1.5 children per couple for a prolonged period will experience all of the following except ____.
a sharp rise in proportion of older people
an increasing demand on medical care
an increasing demand on social security funds or its equivalent
labor shortages
an increasing number of working taxpayers.
Which statement about China is false?
Between 1972 and 2012, China cut its birth rate in half.
China’s population is expanding slowly.
Eighty-five percent of Chinese couples use some form of birth control.
China has very few critical resource and environmental problems.
India’s population will exceed China’s by 2030.
According to the demographic transition model, what trend is true of countries in Stage 2: Transitional?
Death rates drop, followed by birth rates.
Birth rates drop, followed by death rates.
Birth and death rates rise at the same time.
Birth and death rates fall at the same time.
Total population begins to fall
In developing countries, demographic transition is least likely to be hindered by ____.
environmental degradation
extreme poverty
resource depletion
a drop in economic assistance from developed countries
an increase in education opportunities for women
Which statistic is not true of women globally?
Women have more children if they are educated.
Women account for 66% of all hours worked but receive only 10% of world’s income.
Women own less than 2% of the world’s land.
Women make up 70% of the world’s poor.
Women represent 66% of the world’s illiterate adults.
Women are least likely to have fewer and healthier children when ____.
their individual rights are protected
they earn an income of their own
they have access to education
they control their own fertility
they marry at a young age
Which statement about India’s resource and environmental problems is false?
India has 18% of world’s people, but only 2.3 % of world’s land resources.
About one-half of India’s cropland is degraded.
About two-thirds of its water is seriously polluted.
India has about 15% of the world’s forests.
Sanitation services are often inadequate.
Which statement about India is false?
Twenty-five percent of people in cities live in slums.
India has the fourth largest economy.
Eighty percent of rural people have adequate sanitation.
Nearly one-half of the people are unemployed or underemployed.
Forty percent of the population suffers from extreme poverty.
Which stage does not belong in the demographic transition model?
preindustrial
industrial
pre-transitional
transitional
transitional
In the demographic transition model, death rates fall while birth rates remain high ____.
during the preindustrial stage
during the industrial stage
during the postindustrial stage
during the transitional stage
following the postindustrial stage
More than half of the world’s population now lives in urban areas.
True
False
In 2012, more than one-third of the global population lived in China or India.
True
False
Reaching the replacement-level fertility rate means a quick halt to population growth. Note: Those of us who have had calculus can better make sense of this question.
True
False
In African countries, where 15-26% of the adult population is infected with HIV, life expectancy is expected to drop sharply.
True
False
Between 1972 and 2012, the average number of children born to a woman in China declined from 5.7 to 1.5.
True
False
Worldwide, 900 million girls do not attend elementary school.
True
False
Family planning is responsible for a majority (55%) of the drop in total fertility rates (TFRs) in less-developed countries..
True
False
