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GEN195 Population Dynamics II

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Birth rate will increase if there is _________________ and birth rate will decrease if there is __________________________

a)

poverty; no access to family planning

b)

access to family planning; poverty

c)

lack of pension support; access to access to family planning

d)

access to education and employment; lack of pension support

2.

The graph shows that world population size is ____________ and population growth rate is _____________________.

a)

increasing; decreasing

b)

decreasing; increasing

c)

stable; decreasing

d)

increasing; stable

3.

A country with total fertility rate (TFR) = 2 will have ___________________ population growth in the following years.

a)

increasing

b)

decreasing

c)

stable

d)

declining

4.

A decrease in TFR for a country can be due to all of the following except

a)

better education

b)

increase in age of first reproduction

c)

low income

d)

employment opportunities for women

5.

Which of these is not a factor that affects death rates

a)

Poor sanitation

b)

Low food & water supplies

c)

Total fertility rate (TFR)

d)

Inadequate medical services

6.

Why do women in more developed countries have lower rates of fertility?

a)

they are engaged in business and political activities

b)

they have access to medical care and birth control

c)

they pursue education opportunities, thus delaying child birth

d)

all of the above

7.

The average number of children that die before reaching the age of one that were born alive per 1,000 births annually.

a)

infant mortality rate

b)

baby death rate

c)

child death rate

d)

infant and maternal rate

8.
What is life expectancy?
a)
How long you are expected to live for when you're born
b)
What people expect out of life
c)
Whether or not you will be born
d)
Amount of money a country has
9.

Better educational opportunities for women are closely tied to

a)

declining fertility rates

b)

success of males in the country

c)

increased death rates

d)

higher fertility rates

10.

The population growth rate is

a)

The Birth rate plus the death rate

b)

The Birth rate minus the death rate

c)

The Death rate minus the Birth rate

d)

The Birth rate divided by the death rate

11.

Study the same graph carefully. In the last 500 years the world population has

a)

Grown slowly

b)

Declined fast

c)

Stayed more or less the same

d)

Grown at a very fast rate

12.

What factors would affect the birth rate and death rate?

a)

Medicine

b)

Vaccinations

c)

Education

d)

All of the above

13.
Which is NOT a reason for the decreasing death rate?
a)
Better health care
b)
Greater food supply
c)
Cleaner water
d)
More pollution
14.

Although the worldwide TFR has been declining, why is overall world population still increasing?

a)

Women have higher education levels

b)

Family planning and birth control is readily available

c)

High number of women in the reproductive age group

d)

Life expectancy is increasing

15.

What is the best indicator for a country's overall health (or lack thereof)?

a)

Crude birth rate

b)

Life expectancy

c)

Infant Mortality Rate

d)

Both 2 & 3