Deck 8: Human Population

Question 1

Which of the following factors drives TFR down?

A)history and tradition
B)social and economic security
C)poverty
D)rural lifestyle
E)high infant mortality

Answer 1

social and economic security

Question 2

According to the IPAT model,technology that enhances our acquisition of minerals,fossil fuels, timber,and ocean fish ____________

A)decreases sensitivity
B)increases environmental impact
C)increases sensitivity
D)increases population
E)decreases environmental impact

Answer 2

increases environmental impact

Question 3

If there is ____________,a country's population growth rate will increase.

A)increased emigration
B)increased industrialization
C)increased immigration
D)decreased immigration
E)increased urbanization

Answer 3

increased immigration

Question 4

Demographically speaking,the effects of AIDS are most significant because ____________

A)it is caused by a virus
B)AIDS sickens and kills the youngest and most productive members of society
C)AIDS strikes affluent people more than poor people
D)AIDS leaves behind orphans
E)it is not known who is resistant to AIDS

Question 5

The richest one -fifth of the world's population possesses approximately ____________ times the income of the poorest one -fifth,and the richest one -fifth uses over 86% of the world's resources.

A)10
B)20
C)40
D)60
E)80

Question 6

Which area on the map is experiencing the highest population growth rate?

A)A
B)B
C)C
D)D
E)E

Question 7

The annual global growth rate of the human population peaked at 2.1% in the ____________ been declining ever since.

A)early 1900s
B)1950s
C)1960s
D)1990s
E)year 2000

Question 8

The Cornucopian view held by many economists suggests that resource depletion due to greater numbers of people ____________

A)will lead to natural selection of the most fit individuals
B)poses no problem because humans are too intelligent to allow it to become one
C)poses no problem if new resources can be found to replace depleted ones
D)will cause a population crash
E)poses no problem because disease will limit population size

Question 9

Use the accompanying figure to answer the following question
What is the population in Canada likely to experience soon?

A)government institution of a population control policy
B)resource depletion and decreased quality of life
C)more senior citizens
D)exponential population growth
E)more single males

Question 10

The transitional stage in the demographic transition model is initiated by ____________

A)the increased use of contraceptives
B)epidemics
C)industrialization
D)government intervention
E)resource depletion

Question 11

Which area on the map has the highest population density?

A)A
B)B
C)C
D)D
E)E

Question 12

Which area on the map has the highest infant mortality rate?

A)A
B)B
C)C
D)D
E)E

Question 13

The world population growth rate is currently approximately ____________ %.

A)20
B)10
C)5
D)2)5
E)1)2

Question 14

Zero population growth occurs in a population when ____________

A)birth rate equals death rate,and there is no migration
B)the carrying capacity is larger than the ecological footprint
C)total fertility rate exceeds the average replacement rate
D)people have as many children as they can in the first five years of marriage
E)the ecological footprints are larger than the carrying capacity

Question 15

At what stage is the U.S.in the demographic transition model?

A)the postindustrial stage
B)the stability transition stage
C)the transitional stage
D)the preindustrial stage
E)the industrial stage

Question 16

The United Nations currently predicts that Earth will be home to almost the year 2050 ____________ billion people by

A)11
B)10
C)9
D)7
E)5

Question 17

Which of the following best describes human population growth from early times to the present day?

A)early rapid growth which has leveled off to a nearly constant rate in the last 20 years
B)slow,steady growth throughout the period
C)rapid,explosive growth throughout the period
D)slow,uneven growth until the 1800s,then rapid growth
E)early rapid growth which has increased rapidly in the last 20 years

Question 18

Use the accompanying figure to answer the following question
The age structure diagram of Canada suggests that its total fertility rate (TFR) is ____________________.

A)zero
B)less than replacement rate
C)over 5.0
D)now rising but has been recently declining
E)steadily rising

Question 19

Which statement most accurately describes the population control efforts in China? and has

A)A one -child policy enforced through taxation and penalties may have been too successful in controlling population growth.
B)Changing public attitudes about family size through communication,education,counseling,and contraceptives have reduced the population growth rates.
C)Increasing child survival,elevated status and employment levels for women,and increased literacy in the general population has decreased fertility rates.
D)There is minimal governmental financial support for birth control for all couples.
E)A one -child policy that requires all women to work and guarantees education for all has decreased fertility rates.

Question 20

The term demographic transition refers to ____________

A)a requirement for a population to reach a specific size before it becomes stable
B)the slowing down in the growth of a population as it approaches it biocapacity
C)the decline in death rates and subsequent decline in birth rates that occur as a country economically develops
D)the slowing down in the growth of a population as it approaches the carrying capacity
E)the decline in death rates followed by a decline in birth rates that occurred because sanitation levels in areas improved

Question 21

Why do environmentalists such as Paul Ehrlich view unchecked population growth as a problem?

Question 22

Describe the unintended consequences of China's one -child policy.

Question 23

Most of the world population growth in the near future will be in __________________

A)Europe
B)North America
C)currently uninhabited areas such as Antarctica
D)developing countries
E)developed countries

Question 24

Recent research suggests that __________________ Brazil over the past several decades.

A)legalization of abortions has/have contributed to the large drop in fertility rates in
B)exposure to environmental estrogens
C)AIDS and malaria
D)soap operas
E)laws preventing women from having more than one child

Question 25

Explain human population growth in terms of carrying capacity.How does this differ from organisms that exist in natural ecosystems? Explain how population growth for human populations is a problem.

Question 26

A graph of world population growth over the past 500 years most closely resembled the letter __________________

A)U
B)M
C)J
D)S
E)K

Question 27

Briefly explain how the status of women affects population growth.

Question 28

In the demographic transition model,a country's highest population growth rate is likely to occur during ____________

A)stage 1,the preindustrial stage
B)stage 2,the transitional stage
C)stage 3,the industrial stage
D)stage 4,the postindustrial stage
E)stage 5,the stability transition stage

Question 29

In 2016,the population of the United States was approximately 325 million people,with an annual growth rate of approximately 0.7%.If the population of the U.S.were to continue to grow at this rate,the population of the U.S.would double around the year __________________

A)2066
B)2086
C)2096
D)2116
E)2136

Question 30

Briefly describe the population control program that China instituted in the 1970s.Explain why it was instituted,how it was enforced,and why it was controversial.

Question 31

What three -factor model is used for representing the impact of humans on the environment? What is a fourth factor that could be added to this? Give a simple explanation for each factor.

Question 32

What is a demographic transition? What are its four stages? State why each stage is important and what the consequence is for population growth.Do all countries go through the demographic transition?

Question 33

Define ecological footprint and differentiate between the ecological footprint of a developing country and that of the United States.Support or challenge the following statement: "The population problem does not lie entirely with the developing world."

Question 34

In 2016,the population of the United States was approximately 325 million people,with an annual growth rate of approximately 0.7%.If the population of the U.S.were to continue to grow at this rate,what would be the approximate population size of the U.S.in the year 2216?

A)500 million
B)650 million
C)975 million
D)1)3 billion
E)2)6 billion

Question 35

According to the IPAT model,which of the following would most likely reduce the environmental impact of a society?

A)increased use of electricity and natural gas by most members of a society
B)construction of industrial plants by wealthy nations to draw on cheaper labor
C)the discovery of large reserves of fossil fuels within a nation's borders
D)providing developing countries with the technologies needed for manufacturing automobiles
E)greater use of birth control by most members of a society

Question 36

Helmut Haberl and colleagues have compiled data on __________________ as a measure of how human population growth impacts Earth's natural resources and ecosystem services.

A)industrial pollution
B)water quality and the state of Earth's wetlands
C)human use of Earth's net primary productivity (NPP)
D)invasive species such as zebra and quagga mussels
E)loss of biodiversity,especially pollinators

Question 37

A population that is NOT growing will have a TFR of ___________________.

A)2.1 or lower
B)less than 1.0
C)2 or higher
D)zero
E)1.2

Question 38

What social and economic challenges are faced by rapidly growing populations and by aging populations?

Question 39

The nations with the highest rate of contraceptive use (84%)are __________________

A)New Zealand and Denmark
B)China and United Kingdom
C)United States and Canada
D)South Africa and Botswana
E)Australia and Nepal

Question 40

The "sensitivity factor" in the model used to represent human environmental impact denotes ____________

A)the sensitivity of an environment to human pressures
B)human sensitivity to what needs to be done to protect the environment
C)the sensitivity of governments to carrying capacity demands
D)the sensitivity of endangered species to human population infringement
E)economic sensitivity to resource use