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Environmental Science #2

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

One reason the world is growing so quickly is because...

a)

The world has infinite resources for everyone

b)

Birth rate is higher than death rate

c)

There are more and more places for people to live

d)

Death rate is higher than birth rate

2.

The average number of people per square mile is...

a)

Birth rate

b)

Land area

c)

Population density

d)

too many

3.

People leaving a country is called

a)

Immigration

b)

Emigration

c)

Mass migration

d)

Urbanization

4.

A person forced to flee their country due to war, violence, or natural disaster is called a...

a)

Immigrant

b)

A runner

c)

Refugee

d)

An illegal alien

5.

Things that attract people to a new place are called

a)

Push factors

b)

Pull factors

6.

An example of a pull factor is...

a)

A natural disaster

b)

Lack of access to education

c)

Lack of resources

d)

A new job opportunity

7.

Something that makes people want to leave where they are is called a...

a)

Push factor

b)

Pull factor

8.

An example of a push factor is...

a)

A new job

b)

A better school

c)

Natural disaster

d)

Better health care

9.

This population pyramid shows...

a)

Rapid growth

b)

Slow growth

c)

Negative growth

10.

This population pyramid shows...

a)

Rapid growth

b)

Slow growth

c)

Negative growth

11.

This population pyramid shows...

a)

Rapid growth

b)

Slow growth

c)

Negative growth

12.

All of the following are characteristics of a developing countries EXCEPT...

a)

A large rural population

b)

A low life expectancy

c)

Lack of access to education

d)

Advanced technology

13.

Which type of population is illustrated by this population pyramid?

a)

Fast growing

b)

Slow growing

c)

Stationary (not growing or shrinking)

d)

Negative growth (shrinking)

14.

Which of the following is/are NOT shown on a population pyramid?

a)

Ethnicity

b)

Age

c)

Gender

d)

Race

15.

True or False: On a population pyramid, the youngest age groups are at the top and the oldest age groups are at the bottom.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The term for age and gender groups on a population pyramid:

a)

Population compositions

b)

Population structures

c)

Cohorts

17.
The number of people that are too young or too old to work on a population pyramid.
a)
Sex Ratio
b)
Dependency Ratio
c)
Demographic Ratio
d)
Population Ratio
18.
The number of males per hundred females.
a)
Sex Ratio
b)
Dependency Ratio
c)
Demographic Ratio
d)
Population Ratio
19.
Those 0-14 and 65+ are usually classified as?
a)
Dependents
b)
Independents
c)
Working Age
d)
Baby Boomers
20.
the periodic count of a nation's population by its government
a)
census
b)
count day
c)
rate of natural increase
d)
migration
21.
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
22.
Which of the following is a PUSH factor for emigration?
a)
Family
b)
Education
c)
War
d)
New job
23.
Which of the following is a PULL factor for immigration?
a)
Natural disasters
b)
War
c)
Violence
d)
New job
24.
What is the fertility rate?
a)
The number of children in each family.
b)
The average number of children per family.
c)
The total number of children in a city or a country.
25.
One important feature of the world's population with the most significant future implications is that:
a)
the natural increase rate is larger every year.
b)
there are fewer people in the world now than at the peak of the 20th century.
c)
people are uniformly distributed across Earth.
d)
the most rapid growth is occurring in the less developed countries.
26.
Two-thirds of the world's population is clustered in 4 regions. Which of the following is NOT one of these 4 regions?
a)
South Asia
b)
Southeast Asia
c)
Europe
d)
Sub-Saharan Africa
27.
Human beings avoid all but which of these regions?
a)
Warm lands
b)
Dry lands
c)
High lands
d)
Wet lands
28.
Relatively few people live at high elevation, but there are significant exceptions, especially in:
a)
Latin America.
b)
Eastern Europe.
c)
North America.
d)
East Asia.
29.
Land suited for agriculture is called:
a)
arid land.
b)
arable land.
c)
population density.
d)
cultural landscape.
30.

Literacy rate is -

a)

not related to the population growth rate of a nation.

b)

related to the level of education in a country.

c)

the number of different languages spoken in a country.

d)

the GNP/GDP of a nation.

31.

Country X has an infant mortality rate of 88 per 1,000. This means that -

a)

on average, 88 mothers per 1,000 living in Country X will not survive childbirth.

b)

women in a rural community will have 88 children per 1,000 born in Country X.

c)

Country X has 88 live births per 1,000.

d)

on average, 88 infants per 1,000 die before they reach the age of two.

32.

A country’s population will grow if its -

a)

birth rate is greater than its death rate.

b)

death rate is greater than its birth rate.

c)

infant mortality rate is greater than its fertility rate.

d)

birth rate is less than its infant mortality rate.

33.

Over the last 100 years, the number of people in the world has -

a)

decreased due to birth control.

b)

grown very little.

c)

grown rapidly.

d)

remained the same.

34.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of human populations?

a)

age distribution

b)

availability of natural resources

c)

education

d)

GNP/GDP

35.

Which of the following is true about population distribution patterns?

a)

In today’s global market, the availability of natural resources has little effect on population distribution.

b)

Areas with limited oil and fresh water supplies always have very small populations.

c)

Extreme climates may discourage people from living in certain areas.

d)

Government policies seldom affect population distribution patterns.

36.

The population growth rate of a nation is most greatly affected by -

a)

the music and art of its people.

b)

its proximity to the ocean.

c)

the use of reliable means of birth control.

d)

being in a mountainous region.

37.

Which of the following factors is least likely to influence population distribution?

a)

availability of natural resources

b)

natural scenery

c)

economic development

d)

conflict among religious and/or ethnic groups

38.

Most countries with slow population growth rates have -

a)

communist governments.

b)

low gross national products.

c)

high literacy rates.

d)

large rural populations.

39.

Life expectancy refers to the -

a)

average number of expectant woman in a country.

b)

average number of years a person is expected to live.

c)

number of males and females living in a country.

d)

quality of life people in a particular country can expect.

40.

Death rates in many developed nations have declined because -

a)

of free market economies.

b)

of advances in medicine and nutrition.

c)

birth rates are low.

d)

people no longer die from AIDS.

41.

Which generalization is best illustrated by the world map above?

a)

Climate is the primary factor influencing population distribution.

b)

People are spread out evenly throughout the world.

c)

The majority of the world's population lives between 20°N and 60°N latitude.

d)

More people live in the Western Hemisphere than in the Eastern Hemisphere.

e)

People have preserved fertile land for farming by choosing to settle heavily in areas with poor farmland.

42.

Based on the map, which area is most densely populated?

a)

eastern Asia

b)

northern Europe

c)

western North America

d)

central South America

e)

southern Africa

43.

Which statement about birth is best supported by the pyramid?

a)

More births occurred in 1956 than in 1966

b)

more births occurred in 1986 than in 2006

c)

the number steadily increased between 1956 and 2016

d)

the number steadily decreased between 1956 and 2016

e)

fewer births occurred in 2016 and 2011

44.
In which stage(s) of the demographic transition is there a high birth rate?
a)
Stage 3 only
b)
Both stages 1 & 2
c)
Stage 2 only
45.
In which stage(s) of the demographic transition is there a low, zero, or negative growth rate?
a)
Stage 3 only
b)
Both stages 1 & 4
c)
Stage 2 only
46.
In which stage of the demographic transition does a country experience the highest death rate?
a)
Stage 3 only
b)
Both stages 1 & 4
c)
Stage 2 only
d)
Stage 1
47.
In which stage of the demographic transition do countries experience the greatest population growth?
a)
Stage 4 only
b)
Stage 3 only
c)
Stage 2 only
d)
Stage 1 only
48.
Which of the following is a factor for a low birth rate?
a)
When children no longer contribute to the family’s economic survival.
b)
When most people are living in urban areas.
c)
When most of the population has access to medicine and/or health care.
d)
All of the above
49.

Which correctly describes the term demographic transition?

a)

The transition from low birth rates and death rates to high birth rates and death rates as a country develops.

b)

The transition from high birth rates and death rates to low birth rates and death rates as a country develops.

c)

The transition from high birth rates to low death rates as a country develops.

d)

The transition from low birth rates to high death rates as a country develops.

50.

VOCAB: The average number of children a female member of a population has during her lifetime

a)

total fertility rate

b)

replacement fertility rate

c)

growth rate

d)

death rate

51.

Which of the following leads to a decrease in birthrates among women?

a)

Higher Education

b)

High Infant Mortality Rate

c)

No Prenatal Care

d)

No contraceptives

52.
For every 1,000 babies born in Mozambique this year, nearly 150 of them will die before they reach their 1st birthday. The rate of 150 deaths per 1,000 births is known as the:
a)
crude death rate.
b)
crude birth rate.
c)
total fertility rate.
d)
infant mortality rate.
53.
A characteristic of stage Three of the DTM shows?
   
a)
High birth and death rates
b)
Low death and high birth rates
c)
Declining birth and death rates 
d)
High death and low birth rates
54.
A characteristic of stage one of the DTM shows
    
a)
High birth and death rates
b)
Low death and high birth rates
c)
Low birth and death rates
d)
High death and low birth rates
55.

This country most likely is in which stage of the Demographic Transition Model?

a)

stage 1

b)

stage 2

c)

stage 3

d)

stage 5

56.

When women in developing countries become educated...

a)

The death rate increases

b)

the country enters stage 5 of the Epidemiological Transition Model

c)

the agricultural density increases

d)

Fertility rates decrease

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