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WorksheetsEnv Sci, Friday Bell Ringer, 2.1.19
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 24mins
All of the following was a density-dependent growth-limiting factor faced by humans during the hunter-gatherer period EXCEPT
competition for food
availability of water
disease
fertility
During the Industrial Revolution we transitioned from making things by hand to machines
True
False
When the population grows at a fixed rate that means it grew consistently.
True
False
Exponential growth means that the population declined at a rapid rate.
True
False
What is a population’s total fertility rate?
the number of births needed to keep a nation’s population stable
the average number of children a male member of a population has each year
the average number of children a female member of the population has during her lifetime
the total number of babies born in a population each generation
What event in the mid-1700s significantly changed human population growth?
human settlement
Industrial Revolution
development of agriculture
Bubonic plague
Which combination of factors will produce the highest rate of population growth?
high birth and death rates
low birth and death rates
high birth and low death rates
low birth and high death rates
These graphs above are called
life expectancy diagrams
infant mortality diagrams
demographic diagrams
age structure diagrams
What happens during the transitional stage of the demographic transition?
Birthrates and death rates fall
Birth rates remain high, and death rates begin to fall
Birth rates and death rates remain high
Birth rates are low but death rates remain high
What describes human world population in recent times?
Still increasing exponentially with no decrease in rate
Still increasing exponentially with slight decrease in rate
Still increasing exponentially with huge decrease in rate
The average number of years an individual is predicted to live is called
life expectancy
carrying capacity
growth rate
demography
Which factor(s) help increase total fertility rates?
high infant mortality
one-child policies
high childhood survival rates
government support of the elderly
