Question 1

The United States ranks _______________ in the world in terms of infant mortality rates.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The United States ranks _______________ in the...

Question 2

Unlike malnutrition,AIDS kills many ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Unlike malnutrition,AIDS kills many ____________________....

Question 3

Since 1955,the global life expectancy has risen to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  48 years 
B)  52 years 
C)  70 years 
D)  72 years 
E)  78 years 
A)  48 years 
B)  52 years 
C)  70 years 
D)  72 years 
E)  78 years

Question 4

Which statement about India's resource and environmental problems is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  India has 18% of world's people,but only 2.3 % of world's land resources. 
B)  About one-half of India's cropland is degraded. 
C)  About two-thirds of its water is seriously polluted. 
D)  India has about 15% of the world's forests. 
E)  Sanitation services are often inadequate. 
A)  India has 18% of world's people,but only 2.3 % of world's land resources. 
B)  About one-half of India's cropland is degraded. 
C)  About two-thirds of its water is seriously polluted. 
D)  India has about 15% of the world's forests. 
E)  Sanitation services are often inadequate.

Question 5

Between 1972 and 2012,the average number of children born to a woman in China declined from 5.7 to 1.5.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Family planning reduces the number of legal and illegal abortions performed each year,and stabilizes the populations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What type of rate is lower in more-developed countries as compared to less-developed countries and why?

Accepted Answer

The replacement-level fertilit

Question 8

Rapid population decline is least likely to result in ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  less government revenues with fewer workers 
B)  less new business formation 
C)  increased pensions and lowered retirement age 
D)  less likelihood for new technology development 
E)  increasing public deficits 
A)  less government revenues with fewer workers 
B)  less new business formation 
C)  increased pensions and lowered retirement age 
D)  less likelihood for new technology development 
E)  increasing public deficits

Question 9

The crude birth rate is the number of live births per ____ persons in a given year.

Accepted Answer

A)  50 
B)  100 
C)  500 
D)  1,000 
E)  100,000 
A)  50 
B)  100 
C)  500 
D)  1,000 
E)  100,000

Question 10

A country with a TFR that falls below 1.5 children per couple for a prolonged period will experience all of the following except ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  a sharp rise in proportion of older people 
B)  an increasing demand on medical care 
C)  an increasing demand on social security funds or its equivalent 
D)  labor shortages 
E)  an increasing number of working taxpayers. 
A)  a sharp rise in proportion of older people 
B)  an increasing demand on medical care 
C)  an increasing demand on social security funds or its equivalent 
D)  labor shortages 
E)  an increasing number of working taxpayers.

Question 11

Between 1972 and 2012,China cut its birth rate _______________.

Accepted Answer

in half
on

Question 12

________________ is the leading cause of death for people ages 15-49.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________________ is the leading cause of death...

Question 13

The average number of children born to a woman in China in 2012 is less than the number born to a woman in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s).
-The straight line running through the accompanying graph from left to right represents ____________________.

Accepted Answer

replacemen

Question 15

The U.S.population is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  close to leveling off 
B)  slowly declining 
C)  basically stable 
D)  rapidly declining 
E)  rapidly growing 
A)  close to leveling off 
B)  slowly declining 
C)  basically stable 
D)  rapidly declining 
E)  rapidly growing

Question 16

Members of the baby-boom generation make up ____% of all adult Americans.

Accepted Answer

A)  6 
B)  16 
C)  26 
D)  36 
E)  46 
A)  6 
B)  16 
C)  26 
D)  36 
E)  46

Question 17

According to the demographic transition model,what trend is true of countries in Stage 2: Transitional?

Accepted Answer

A)  Death rates drop,followed by birth rates. 
B)  Birth rates drop,followed by death rates. 
C)  Birth and death rates rise at the same time. 
D)  Birth and death rates fall at the same time. 
E)  Total population begins to fall 
A)  Death rates drop,followed by birth rates. 
B)  Birth rates drop,followed by death rates. 
C)  Birth and death rates rise at the same time. 
D)  Birth and death rates fall at the same time. 
E)  Total population begins to fall

Question 18

An age structure diagram plots the number or percentage of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  reproductive age females 
B)  reproductive age males and females 
C)  non-reproductive age males and females 
D)  economic status of reproductive males and females 
E)  males and females among age groups in a population 
A)  reproductive age females 
B)  reproductive age males and females 
C)  non-reproductive age males and females 
D)  economic status of reproductive males and females 
E)  males and females among age groups in a population

Question 19

How and why is the replacement level fertility rate different in more-developed countries as compared with less-developed countries?

Accepted Answer

A larger percentage of childre

Question 20

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s).
-Most of the factors that can reduce the rate of growth of a population are focused on women.Why is this the case? In what general ways are men involved in decisions on reproduction and population change?

Accepted Answer

This is somewhat subjective.Studies show

Exam 6: The Human Population and Its Impact

The United States ranks _______________ in the world in terms of infant mortality rates.

Unlike malnutrition,AIDS kills many ____________________.

Since 1955,the global life expectancy has risen to ____.

Which statement about India's resource and environmental problems is false?

Between 1972 and 2012,the average number of children born to a woman in China declined from 5.7 to 1.5.

Family planning reduces the number of legal and illegal abortions performed each year,and stabilizes the populations.

What type of rate is lower in more-developed countries as compared to less-developed countries and why?

Rapid population decline is least likely to result in ____.

The crude birth rate is the number of live births per ____ persons in a given year.

A country with a TFR that falls below 1.5 children per couple for a prolonged period will experience all of the following except ____.

Between 1972 and 2012,China cut its birth rate _______________.

________________ is the leading cause of death for people ages 15-49.

The average number of children born to a woman in China in 2012 is less than the number born to a woman in the United States.

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). -The straight line running through the accompanying graph from left to right represents ____________________.

The U.S.population is ____.

Members of the baby-boom generation make up ____% of all adult Americans.

According to the demographic transition model,what trend is true of countries in Stage 2: Transitional?

An age structure diagram plots the number or percentage of ____.

How and why is the replacement level fertility rate different in more-developed countries as compared with less-developed countries?

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). -Most of the factors that can reduce the rate of growth of a population are focused on women.Why is this the case? In what general ways are men involved in decisions on reproduction and population change?

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