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APES Human Population

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

The replacement-level fertility rate is ____ for developed countries and ____ for developing countries.

a)

1.6; 1.9

b)

2.5; 2.0

c)

2.0; 2.5

d)

2.1; 2.5

e)

1.8; 2.1

3.

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

4.

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.

5.

Which of the following pairs of indicators best reflects the availability of health care in a country?

a)

Crude death rate and growth rate

b)

Crude death rate and crude birth rate

c)

Growth rate and life expectancy

d)

Infant mortality rate and life expectancy

e)

Infant mortality rate and crude death rate

6.

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.

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.

Identify the effect on a population represented by the type of growth seen in the graph above.

a)

Increasing

b)

Decreasing

c)

Stays the same

11.

Which two countries had the largest number of people in 2017?

a)

China and the United States

b)

China and Indonesia

c)

India and the United States

d)

India and Indonesia

e)

China and India

12.

In 1798, Thomas Malthus hypothesized the collapse of the human population. What factor led to the increase to the continued increase of the human population?

a)

Use of fossil fuels.

b)

Increased genetic resistance of pest species.

c)

Reliance of renewable resources.

d)

Food production increasing at an exponential rate due to technological advances in agriculture.

e)

Modern health care doubling the birth rate worldwide

13.

During what two stages of demographic transition does most of a country's population increase occur?

a)

Stages 1 and 2.

b)

Stages 2 and 3.

c)

Stages 4 and 5.

d)

Stages 1 and 4.

e)

Stages 1 and 5.

14.

During this stage of the demographc transition, population growth levels off then declines as birth rates equals and then falls below the death rate.

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

15.

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.

16.
According to the population pyramid of this country, its population is most likely...
a)
growing slowly.
b)
growing rapidly.
c)
decreasing.
d)
not changing.
17.

According to this graph, Which stage of the demographic transition has the highest level of population growth?

a)

pre-industrial

b)

transitional

c)

industrial

d)

post-industrial

18.

Which of the following is NOT associated with urban sprawl in the United States?

a)

A. The average number of miles driven annually has tripled over the past 50 years.

b)

B. Suburban housing is mixed in with shopping and offices.

c)

C. Distance between work, goods, services, and home prevents pedestrian travel.

d)

D. Lower population densities make services such as mass transit economically prohibitive.

e)

E. Air pollution increases due to reliance on personal vehicles for transportation.

19.

Factors that increase the spread of infectious diseases include all of the following EXCEPT

a)

(A) flooding, which contaminates water supplies

with raw sewage

b)

(B) global warming, which can transfer carriers

of disease from tropical to temperate areas

c)

(C) introduction of insect vectors, which transmit

disease

d)

(D) exposure to neurotoxins, which affect the

endocrine system

e)

(E) rural poverty, which causes people to move

into urban areas

20.

Recent studies have found that fine particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 μm or less can have negative human health effects. Which of the following correctly links a negative human health effect to an anthropogenic source of fine particulate matter?

a)

(A) High rates of respiratory disease from power

plant emissions

b)

(B) High rates of skin cancer in urban areas with

sewage treatment plants

c)

(C) High rates of asthma from salt spray in

coastal communities

d)

(D) High rates of genetic deformities from

additives in food supplies

e)

(E) High rates of obesity from exposure to waste

from meatpacking

21.
The birth rate of a population is expressed as a
a)
ratio.
b)
fraction.
c)
logarithmic equation.
d)
percentage.
22.
If the growth rate r of a population is positive and remains constant, the number of people added to the population
a)
fluctuates randomly.
b)
decreases each year.
c)
reaches carrying capacity.
d)
increases each year.
23.
The human population is currently following roughly a j-shaped curve.  This means that the population is growing
a)
arithmetically.
b)
sigmoidally.
c)
at a decreasing rate.
d)
exponentially.
24.
Populations whose age structure diagrams are narrower at the bottom than 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.
25.
Population growth rates are high in developing countries because
a)
infant mortality rates are low.
b)
women tend to have children later in life.
c)
family planning is common
d)
children are often an important economic advantage.
26.
At present, Earth's human population is
a)
stable.
b)
declining.
c)
increasing exponentially.
d)
increasing at a constant rate.
27.
Ivory Coast and China are two developing nations.  China has a much larger per capita ecological footprint than Ivory Coast.  This is most likely due to
I. China's larger population.
II. China's growing dependence on fossil fuels to drive their economy.
III. Ivory Coast's dependence on small scale and subsistence agriculture.
IV. Ivory Coast's much smaller GDP.
a)
I and II only
b)
I, II, and III
c)
II and III only
d)
I, III, and IV
28.
GDP includes
I. Consumer Spending
II. Investments
III. Government Spending
IV. Exports (-) Imports
a)
I, II and III
b)
II and III only
c)
I, III and IV
d)
I, II, III and IV
29.
Use Figure 7-1.  Which population is larger?
a)
Population A
b)
Population B
c)
Currently, the populations are roughly the same size, but population B will soon be larger.
d)
Currently, the populations are roughly the same size, but population A will soon be larger.
30.
A country with an age structure diagram like this one is most likely experiencing
a)
a high life expectancy.
b)
slow population growth.
c)
a short doubling time.
d)
a low infant mortality rate.
31.
At current growth rates, which country will probably be the most populous in the world after 2050?
a)
China
b)
Brazil
c)
India
d)
Indonesia