WorksheetsENV SCI Chapter 9-Human Population
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 51mins
If a population grows larger than its environmental carrying capacity, then
death rate may rise.
death rate may fall significantly.
birth rate may rise significantly.
immigration rate may increase.
Which correctly describes the term demographic transition?
The transition from low birth rates and death rates to high birth rates and death rates as a country develops.
The transition from high birth rates and death rates to low birth rates and death rates as a country develops.
The transition from high birth rates to low death rates as a country develops.
The transition from low birth rates to high death rates as a country develops.
VOCAB: The average number of children a female member of a population has during her lifetime
total fertility rate
replacement fertility rate
growth rate
death rate
Which of the following leads to a decrease in birthrates among women?
Higher Education
High Infant Mortality Rate
No Prenatal Care
No contraceptives
Which problem today is primarily the result of the Industrial Revolution?
extensive air and water pollution
increased transmission of disease between people living in close proximity
decline in quality of agricultural soil
erosion from deforestation as more fuel wood is harvested
According to this graph, Which stage of the demographic transition has the highest level of population growth?
pre-industrial
transitional
industrial
post-industrial
The human population is now about
300 million
1.3 billion
7 billion
12 billion
Percentage of members of a group who are likely to survive to a given age.
survivorship
life expectancy
age structure
migration
Movement of individuals into or out of a population.
demographic transition
infrastructure
urbanization
migration
Movement of people into cities from rural areas.
demographic transition
infrastructure
urbanization
migration
Between 1880 and 1930 human population doubled due to
the Industrial Revolution
a combination of high birth rates and lowered death rates.
improvements in societal infrastructure and services.
All of the above
Which of the following is a reason that wood is considered a limited resource in many developing countries?
Wood is used in place of money to buy food.
Fuelwood allows people to purify their water by boiling it.
Excess wood is used to construct shantytowns.
People cut down trees faster than they can grow.
Scientists predict population sizes by using
survivorship, migration, life expectancy, and replacement structure.
life expectancy, age structure, fertility rate, and migration.
replacement rate, fertility rate, age rates, and survivorship.
age structure, survivorship, fertility rate, and migration.
Which of the following is NOT a strategy that would reduce population size?
Limiting education for women
Public advertising
Economic incentives
Legal punishments
Since 1970, fertility rates have
increased in both more-developed and less-developed countries
increased in more-developed and decreased in less-developed countries.
decreased in both more-developed and less-developed countries.
decreased in more-developed and increased in less-developed countries.
Which of the following is a reason that wood is considered a limited resource in many developing countries?
Wood is used in place of money to buy food.
Fuelwood allows people to purify their water by boiling it.
Excess wood is used to construct shantytowns.
People cut down trees faster than they can grow.
Which factor below is least likely to affect birth and fertility rates today?
number of people 60 or older
cost of raising and educating children
religious beliefs
educational and employment opportunities for women
average age at marriage
Which of the following pairs of indicators best reflects the availability of health care in a country?
Crude death rate and growth rate
Crude death rate and crude birth rate
Growth rate and life expectancy
Infant mortality rate and life expectancy
Infant mortality rate and crude death rate
Which of the following statements about total fertility rate is correct
TFR is equal to the crude birth rate minus the crude death rate.
TFR is the average number of children each woman must have to replace the current population.
TFR is generally higher in developed countries than in developing countries
TFR is equal to the growth rate of a country
TFR is the average number of children each woman will give birth to during her childbearing years.
At current growth rates, which country will probably be the most populous in the world after 2050?
China
Brazil
India
Indonesia
United States
Using the rule of 70, a population growing at 10% would double in
7 years
10 years
17 years
15 years
not enough information to tell
Populations whose age structure diagrams are narrower at the bottom than at the top have
high death rates
the same proportion of individuals in each age group
a declining population
a high growth rate
all of the above
Which country is growing?
United States
Nigeria
Both
Neither
Countries that have been identified as being “least developed” lie primarily in which continent?
Asia
Africa
Europe
South America
Health and disease can determine a population's
life or death
hopes and dreams
happiness or discontent
religious beliefs or politics
According to Figure 5–4, which year had the highest number of live births per thousand of population?
1900
1990
1910
1940
