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OLDReview - Human Population Growth

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why are trees a natural resource?
a)
The leaves are green
b)
We use them to make paper, lumber, and other products.
c)
They are beautiful
d)
They grow back after they are cut down.
2.

The people or animals living in a particular area.

a)

species

b)

population

c)

community

d)

consumer

3.

The _____________ the human population, the ______________ the amount of resources being used.

a)

least, least

b)

greater, least

c)

least, greater

d)

greater, greater

4.

How does population growth affect natural resources?

a)

The more people on the planet, the less natural resources that are available for each person.

b)

The less people on the planet, the less natural resources that are available for each person.

c)

The more people on the planet, the more natural resources that are available for each person.

5.

Which of the following is a density-dependent limiting factor?

a)

human activities

b)

unusual weather

c)

competition for food

d)

natural disasters

6.
Which of the following is a density-independent limiting factor?
a)
natural disaster
b)
predation
c)
disease
d)
parasitism
7.

What would human alterations of the environment be considered? Ex. Cutting down the rain forests

a)

Density-independent

b)

Density-dependent

8.

What is the carrying capacity of the following graph?

a)

600

b)

800

c)

1000

d)

2000

9.

Environmental factors that affect the size of a population, no matter how large that population is.

a)

Density Independent Limiting Factors

b)

Density Dependent Limiting Factors

c)

Carrying Capacity

d)

Exponential Growth

10.

Environmental factors that affect the size of a population, as the population’s size increases.

a)

density- dependent factor

b)

population density

c)

dispersion

d)

density-independent factor

11.

Many fish die due to a change in the winds and the appearance of the El Nino ocean current off the coast of Peru and Chile. This is an example of...

a)

Density-Dependent factor

b)

Density-Independent factor

12.

The largest number of individuals that an environment can support long term is...

a)

population density

b)

depopulation

c)

exponential growth

d)

carrying capacity

13.

Identify two factors that affect population growth.

a)

Number of adults ; Amount of resources

b)

Number of males ; Number of females

c)

Number of males ; Amount of air

d)

Volcanic eruptions ; Solar activity

14.

Humans have the greatest impact on the amounts of Earth’s natural resources available to use.

a)

True

b)

False

15.
If the number of births is greater than the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?
a)
It will increase.
b)
It will decrease.
c)
It will stay the same.
d)
It will fluctuate.
16.

Identify the type of population growth shown on the graph.

a)

logistic growth

b)

exponential growth

c)

predator-prey cycle

d)

boom-bust curve