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Populations & Demographics APES unit 4

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which factor below is least likely to affect birth and fertility rates today?

a)

number of people 60 or older

b)

cost of raising and educating children

c)

religious beliefs

d)

educational and employment opportunities for women

e)

average age at marriage

2.

The region of the world with the highest incidence of HIV infections is

a)

North America

b)

Eastern Europe/ Central Asia

c)

Western/Central Europe

d)

Sub-Saharan Africa

e)

Middle East/North Africa

3.

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?

a)

Young people buy lots of goods and services

b)

Young people will be the leaders of the future

c)

Young people will feel the effects of global warming.

d)

Young people are reckless and impulsive

e)

Young people are poised to move into their prime reproductive years.

4.

A metropolitan region of 100,000 people has 2000 births, 500 deaths, 200 emigrants, and 100 immigrants over a 1-year period. Its population growth rate is

a)

1.2 percent.

b)

1.4 percent

c)

1.6 percent.

d)

1.8 percent.

e)

2.0 percent.

5.

Which of the following statements about total fertility rate is correct

a)

TFR is equal to the crude birth rate minus the crude death rate.

b)

TFR is the average number of children each woman must have to replace the current population.

c)

TFR is generally higher in developed countries than in developing countries

d)

TFR is equal to the growth rate of a country

e)

TFR is the average number of children each woman will give birth to during her childbearing years.

6.

Even if a country reduces its birth rate and maintains replacement-level fertility, its population will still continue to grow for several decades because of

a)

lower death rates

b)

increased income.

c)

population momentum

d)

better health care.

e)

increased life expectancy.

7.

Which of the following countries best exemplifies phase 4 of a demographic transition?

a)

Argentina

b)

China

c)

India

d)

Mexico

e)

Japan

8.

Using the rule of 70, a population growing at 10% would double in

a)

7 years

b)

10 years

c)

17 years

d)

15 years

e)

not enough information to tell

9.

Populations whose age structure diagrams are narrower at the bottom than at the top have

a)

high death rates

b)

the same proportion of individuals in each age group

c)

a declining population

d)

a high growth rate

e)

all of the above

10.

A particular country has a Total Fertility Rate equal to replacement level fertility and emigration equal to immigration. Which of the following must be true?

a)

The population will begin shrinking within ten years, based on the Rule of 70.

b)

The population must be stable.

c)

The population will begin growing as soon as TFR = 2.1.

d)

Infant mortality must also be less than Crude Death Rate.

e)

There is not enough information to tell.

11.

Population size can be estimated using the formula

a)

CBR + Immigration + CDR + Emigration

b)

CBR + Immigration – CDR – Emigration

c)

CBR + Immigration + CDR – Emigration

d)

CBR – Immigration – CDR – Emigration

e)

CBR – Immigration + CDR – Emigration

12.

Main reason for the population increase in the United States

a)

increase in immigration

b)

improvement in healthcare

c)

lower infant mortality rate

d)

lower total fertility rate

13.

How many years would it take a country to double its population with a growth rate of 35%?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

35

d)

70

14.

Identify two main contributors for the dramatic increase in the world population over the last century.

a)

increased access to birth control

b)

development of modern medicine

c)

increased immigration

d)

introduction of the Industrial Revolution

15.

Closest to the current world population

a)

1 million

b)

1.4 billion

c)

8 billion

d)

330 million

16.

Estimated growth rate of organisms living under optimal conditions

a)

biotic potential

b)

boom & bust (cyclic)

c)

linear (constant) growth

d)

logistic growth

17.

If a country has a crude birth rate of 22 and a crude death rate of 7, what is the Annual Growth Rate? AGR = (cbr-cdr)/10

a)

0.7%

b)

1.5%

c)

2.2%

d)

7.0%

18.

According to the graph, what can have the greatest impact on reducing global TFR?

a)

increasing access to healthcare

b)

increasing access to immigration

c)

women empowerment

19.

What is a group of organisms of one species that lives in the same area at the same time.

a)

community

b)

group

c)

population

d)

habitat

20.

What is the maximum number of individuals of one species that the environment can support?

a)

overload capacity

b)

top capacity

c)

population

d)

carrying capacity

21.

The part of the environment that keeps a population's size at a level below its full potential

a)

limiting factor

b)

stopping factor

c)

carrying factor

22.

Identify which image below is showing a population:

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.
What is the carrying capacity of the following graph?
a)
1000
b)
8000
c)
800
d)
600
24.

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

25.

Which one is an effect of rural exodus?

a)

Overcrowded cities

b)

People eat better in rural areas

c)

There are more jobs in rural areas

26.

Which one shows the relation between population and square kilometres?

a)

Natural increase

b)

Life expectancy

c)

Population density

27.

What is the dispersion pattern of herding animals, birds that flock together, and fish that form schools?

a)

clumped

b)

random

c)

uniform

d)

unpredictable

28.

The maximum number of organisms that an environment can support over along period of time is referred to the

a)

dispersion

b)

age structure

c)

demographics

d)

carrying capacity

29.

Which factor would be considered density independent?

a)

an intestinal parasite

b)

a fatal virus

c)

a severe drought

d)

severe overcrowding

30.

Which factor would be considered density dependent?

a)

competition

b)

drought

c)

water quality

d)

pH of the soil

31.

Which population growth model does this graph illustrate?

a)

exponential growth

b)

lag phase

c)

logistic growth

d)

straight-line growth

32.

What is the horizontal line on the graph called?

a)

exponential growth

b)

geometric growth

c)

carrying capacity

d)

straight-line growth

33.

If angel fish produce hundreds of young several times a year, which statement below is true?

a)

Angelfish have a k-strategy reproductive pattern

b)

Angelfish have an r-strategy reproductive pattern

c)

Angelfish probably have a low mortality rate

d)

Angelfish provide a lot of care for their young

34.

The size, density, and birth and death rates of human population are studied during

a)

age structure graphs

b)

demography

c)

exponential growth

d)

k strategist reproduction

35.

What term refers to the number of males and females in various reproductive age groups?

a)

age structure

b)

carrying capacity

c)

reproductive dispersal

d)

birth rates

36.

Type III survivorship is characterized by

a)

extremely high juvenile mortality

b)

mortality that is not age dependent

c)

most mortality occurring among the elderly

d)

most juveniles surviving to a critical age

37.

Population divided by land area is the formula for

a)

population change

b)

natural increase

c)

population density

d)

birth and death rate

38.
The highest natural increase rates are found in countries in which stage of the demographic transition model (DTM)?
a)
Stage 1
b)
Stage 2
c)
Stage 3
d)
Stage 4
39.
The lowest crude birth rates (CBRs) are found in countries in which stage of the DTM?
a)
Stage 1
b)
Stage 2
c)
Stage 3
d)
Stage 4
40.
The highest CDRs are found in countries in which stage of the DTM?
a)
Stage 1
b)
Stage 2
c)
Stage 3
d)
Stage 4
41.
The population pyramid of Naples, Florida, is "upside down," because the city has a large percentage of:
a)
infants.
b)
females.
c)
elderly people.
d)
young people.
42.

What age groups does the bottom of a population pyramid represent?

a)

The elderly

b)

The working adults

c)

The children

d)

Males

43.

What age group does the top of the population pyramid represent?

a)

The working people

b)

The rich people

c)

The elderly

d)

The young people

44.

What growth rate does this population pyramid represent?

a)

Rapid Growth

b)

Slow Growth

c)

Negative Growth

d)

Zero Growth

45.

Is this country Developed or Developing?

a)

Developed

b)

Developing

46.

Which country, A or B, has an ageing population?

a)

A

b)

B

47.

The age group that provides the most support for the other groups is:

a)

Young population

b)

Working population

c)

Old population

48.

Which growth rate does this population pyramid represent?

a)

Slow Growth

b)

Zero Growth

c)

Rapid Growth

d)

Negative Growth

49.

Based on this population pyramid, what is happening to the population in Congo?

a)

Increasing

b)

Neither increasing or decreasing

c)

Decreasing

50.

What sort of society is shown in this pyramid?

a)

Post industrial, rich country (decreased growth)

b)

industrial, developing country (slow growth)

c)

agricultural, undeveloped country (rapid growth)

d)

developed country (stable growth)

51.

Make an inference about this country's level of development.

a)

Wealthy (developed)

b)

Medium (almost developed)

c)

Poor (low level of development)

52.

Which is defined as the movement of people from rural areas into cities is called?

a)

Industrialization

b)

Urbanization

c)

Globalization

d)

Sanitation

53.

Which type of survivorship curve would best reflect humans with access to modern healthcare?

a)

Type 1

b)

Type 2

c)

Type 3