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Population and reasorces quiz

Total questions: 79

Worksheet time: 3hrs 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which scientist studies human population?

a)

A Populationist

b)

A Democrat

c)

A Demographist

d)

A Demographer

e)

Your Mama

2.

Densely populated areas are usually not found in

a)

flat lands

b)

hot deserts

c)

temperate climate

d)

areas of great economic activity.

3.

Climatic factors can influence population density

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Identify a pull factor in rural to urban migration

a)

Employment

b)

Better living conditions

c)

High standards of education

d)

All

5.

Which cannot be a reason for forced migration

a)

War

b)

Epidemic

c)

Flood

d)

Retirement

6.

About how many people are on Earth right now?

a)

7 Billion

b)

9 Billion

c)

12 Billion

d)

400 Million

7.
Birth rate is also called:
a)
mortality
b)
emigration
c)
natality
d)
immigration
8.
What is the number of individuals living within a defined area called?
a)
clumping
b)
species abundance
c)
population density
d)
limiting factor
9.
What is the maximum number of individuals that can live sustainably within a defined area called
a)
maximum overload
b)
terminal population
c)
carrying capacity
d)
ideal population
10.
If the number of births is greater than the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?
a)
It will increase
b)
It will decrease
c)
It will stay the same
d)
It don't matter
11.

Biotic or abiotic things that control the size of a population. (Such as food, competition, natural disasters, space)

a)

Limiting factor

b)

density- dependent factor

c)

density- independent factot

d)

tolerance

12.
When the death rate and the birth rate are basically equal, you would expect to see ____________________.
a)
the population  increase.
b)
the population decrease.
c)
the population to stay the same.
d)
the population to rapidly increase and then become stable.
13.
What does mortality mean?
a)
life
b)
death
c)
birth
d)
all of these
14.

What is a renewable resourse

a)

Something that never runs out

b)

Something natirel that never runs out

15.
Individuals of a population who exit an area.
a)
Immigration
b)
Emigration
c)
Mitigation
d)
Lingation
16.
Individuals of a population who move into an area.
a)
Immigration
b)
Emigration
c)
Litigation
d)
Mastication
17.
Which of the following is NOT a challenge to a growing population?
a)
Overcrowding
b)
Housing shortages
c)
Overuse of resources
d)
Increased food supplies
18.
Non-living factor that affects an ecosystem
a)
biotic factor
b)
abiotic factor
c)
food chain 
d)
biome
19.
An environmental factor such as storms and extreme heat or cold that affects population regardless of their density
a)
density- dependent factor
b)
population density
c)
dispersion
d)
density- independent factor
20.
As human population increases, the less the effect on the environment we have
a)
true
b)
false
21.
Non-living factor that affects an ecosystem
a)
biotic factor
b)
abiotic factor
c)
food chain 
d)
biome
22.

Which is a renewable resource?

a)

The sun.

b)

Crude oil.

c)

Coal.

d)

Nuclear energy.

23.

Which could be a definition for renewable resources?

a)

A resource that can be replenished slowly.

b)

A resource that can be replenished quickly like wood ,natural gas, petroleum, and water.

c)

A resource that can be replenished quickly and won't run out.

d)

A resource that comes from the earth naturally and is useful to humans.

24.

What is one way to conserve energy?

a)

Use hot water only.

b)

Play on the Xbox.

c)

Put a timer on your tv.

d)

Only use lava lamps.

25.

Which is not renewable?

a)

lignite

b)

salt

c)

the sun

d)

nebula

26.

Which has only nonrenewable resources ?

a)

Coal ,wind , and solar.

b)

Oil , biomass , and coal.

c)

Coal , gas , and oil.

d)

Thermal , solar , and wind.

27.

What is a nonrenewable resource?

a)

a resource that can be replaced quickly

b)

oil

c)

a resource that cannot be replenished quickly

d)

b and c are correct

28.

Which is a renewable resource?

a)

air

b)

water

c)

coal

d)

animals

29.

What is the best way to save energy ?

a)

to leave the lights on when you're away

b)

to turn the tv off when you're not in the room

c)

leave the faucet on when your brushing you're teeth

d)

to keep you're oven on after you bake something

30.

Which has a list of four renewable resources?

a)

animal , air , and water

b)

water , lignite ,petroleum ,and air

c)

water , animals , air , and biomass

d)

coal , oil , and gas

31.

Which one shows examples of nonrenewable resources?

a)

plants and air

b)

oil and water

c)

lignite and petroleum

d)

biomass and geothermal

32.

Which is a renewable resource ?

a)

animals

b)

coal

c)

oil

d)

gas

33.

True or False? Coal is used a lot, therefore it means that coal is renewable.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

What does conserve mean?

a)

To use before it runs out.

b)

To not use in an amount of time.

c)

To save by using carefully.

d)

To enjoy life and don't care about what people say.

35.

A homebuilder wants to use renewable resources to produce energy to use in his new home. He installs large solar panels on his roof. Why is using solar panels in homes a good alternative to fossil fuels?

a)

Fossil fuels are renewable and will never run out.

b)

Solar panels can do more things than fossil fuels.

c)

Solar are cheaper than fossil fuels.

d)

Fossil fuels are nonrenewable resources and will eventually run out.

36.

What is population?

a)

An increase in the amount of people in one area.

b)

Population divided by the total area.

c)

The number of people in a geographic area.

d)

The pattern where people live.

37.

What is population density?

a)

An increase in the amount of people in one area.

b)

Population divided by the total area.

c)

The number of people in a geographic area.

d)

The pattern where people live.

38.

What is population distribution?

a)

An increase in the amount of people in one area.

b)

Population divided by the total area.

c)

The number of people in a geographic area.

d)

The pattern where people live.

39.

What is population growth?

a)

An increase in the amount of people in one area.

b)

Population divided by the total area.

c)

The number of people in a geographic area.

d)

The pattern where people live.

40.

India has a very dense population. Which image support this fact?

a)
b)
c)
d)
41.

Which statement is correct?

a)

Africa has the lowest birthrate.

b)

North America has the highest birthrate.

c)

There is no birthrate in Australia.

d)

Africa has the highest birthrate.

42.

Birthrate is . . .

a)

the amount of people born / 10 people.

b)

the amount of people born / 100 people.

c)

the amount of people born / 10,000 people.

d)

the amount of people born / 1,000 people.

43.

Which statement about death rate is true.

a)

All deaths are caused by diseases.

b)

Adult deaths are only used when determining death rate.

c)

Death rate affects our population.

d)

Death rate does not affect our population.

44.

Define: emigrate

a)

come to live permanently in a foreign country.

b)

visiting a country

c)

flying over a country

d)

leave one's own country in order to settle permanently in another.

45.

Which is not an example of a push-pull factor

a)

Civil War

b)

Extreme religion

c)

Natural Disaster

d)

Better stores

46.
Which of the following 4 words or phrases least fit the pattern of the other 3?
a)
Immigration 
b)
Increases
c)
Into 
d)
Death rate
47.
Which of the following 4 words or phrases least fit the pattern of the other 3?
a)
Immigration 
b)
Abiotic limiting factors
c)
Emigration 
d)
Carrying Capacity
48.
Which of the following 4 words or phrases least fit the pattern of the other 3?
a)
Exponential growth
b)
Carrying Capacity
c)
Logistical Growth
d)
Birth & Death rates
49.
When a population grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity, what happens to the population?
a)
Continues to grow
b)
The population starts to die off to return to carrying capcity
c)
The population will go extinct due to lack of resources
d)
The population grows then finds a new carrying capacity
50.
The largest number of individuals in a species that an environment can support long term
a)
carrying capacity
b)
emigration
c)
immigration
d)
population density
51.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three demographic variables displayed on the demographic transition model?

a)

Population

b)

Rate of Natural Increase

c)

Crude Birth Rate

d)

Crude Death Rate

52.

Total # of people per unit of farm land

a)

population density

b)

physiological density

c)

arithmetic density

d)

agricultural

53.

Total # of deaths in a year for every 1,000 people alive in a society

a)

Crude Death Rate

b)

Crude Birth Rate

c)

Doubling Time

d)

Life Expectancy

54.

# of years needed to double a population, assuming a constant rate of natural increase

a)

Doubling Time

b)

Elderly Support Ratio

c)

Population Density

d)

Total Fertility Rate

55.

Total # of live births for every 1,000 people alive in a society

a)

Infant Mortality Rate

b)

Dependency Ratio

c)

Crude Birth Rate

d)

Crude Death Rate

56.

Average # of children a woman will have in her lifetime

a)

Total Fertility Rate

b)

Crude Birth Rate

c)

Maternal Birth Rate

d)

Ecumene

57.

Why does population go down?

a)

The death rate is lower than the birth rate.

b)

The death rate is the same as the birth rate.

c)

It just does.

d)

The death rate is higher than the birth rate.

e)

All of the above!

58.
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
The United States
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Germany
59.
A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.
a)
Cartel
b)
Corporation
c)
Factory
d)
Urbanization
60.
Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by
a)
Factories
b)
Hand
c)
Slaves
d)
Royalty
61.
What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?
a)
Moving
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
62.
Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?
a)
Jobs in factories
b)
Jobs on the farm
c)
Family
d)
Friends
63.
Which statement is true?
a)
Children were not allowed to work in the mines during the Industrial Revolution
b)
Work conditions were closely regulated
c)
There were no labor laws that prevented children from working
d)
Children were allowed to work but they were treated fairly. 
64.
The Industrial Revolution happening during the _____ and the ____.
a)
1700s, 1800s
b)
1800s, 1900s
c)
1900s, 2000s
d)
1500s, 1600s
65.
a living substance so small it must be seen in a microscope
a)
microorganism
b)
specimen
c)
biome
66.
a disease transmitted by food
a)
foodborne illness
b)
parasite
c)
pathogen
67.
the maintaining of conditions that prevent disease and support health
a)
sanitary
b)
disease free
c)
unhealthful
68.

Today the human population of Earth is

a)

more than 10 billion

b)

more than 6.7 billion

c)

less than 7 million

d)

less than 9.9 million

69.

Experts strongly disagree over

a)

how to define exponential growth

b)

the predicted world population for the year 2050

c)

whether the human population will stop growing

d)

how much the human population has grown in the last 500 years

70.

In most areas of the world today

a)

people are richer than ever in human history

b)

people are smarter than ever in human history

c)

people weigh more than ever in human history

d)

people live longer than ever in human history

71.

Today the growth rate of the human population is decreasing.

a)

true

b)

false

72.

As the human population grows, the demand for natural resources stays the same.

a)

true

b)

false

73.

If population and the demand for natural resources continue to grow at the present rate, the human population will be too large for Earth to support.

a)

true

b)

false

74.

How a population changes in size during a specific period of time...

a)

growth rate

b)

infant mortality

c)

life expectancy

d)

death rate

75.

The study of human population statistics

a)

demography

b)

biology

c)

microbiology

d)

ecology

76.
The amount of babies born per 1000 in a population
a)
death rate
b)
birth rate
c)
immigration 
d)
emigration
77.
_______________ is the clearing of forests on a massive scale.
a)
Delimbing
b)
Reforestation
c)
Deforestation
d)
Detreeing
78.
Individuals of a population who exit an area.
a)
Immigration
b)
Emigration
c)
Mitigation
d)
Lingation
79.
Individuals of a population who move into an area.
a)
Immigration
b)
Emigration
c)
Litigation
d)
Mastication

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