Question 1

Which statement about India is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Twenty-five percent of people in cities live in slums. 
B)  India has the fourth largest economy. 
C)  Eighty percent of rural people have adequate sanitation. 
D)  Nearly one-half of the people are unemployed or underemployed. 
E)  Forty percent of the population suffers from extreme poverty. 
A)  Twenty-five percent of people in cities live in slums. 
B)  India has the fourth largest economy. 
C)  Eighty percent of rural people have adequate sanitation. 
D)  Nearly one-half of the people are unemployed or underemployed. 
E)  Forty percent of the population suffers from extreme poverty.

Question 2

A country with many people younger than age 15 will experience rapid population growth,unless death rates rise sharply.This phenomenon is called _______________.

Accepted Answer

demographi

Question 3

Infant mortality rate refers to the number of children per 1,000 births that die ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  by their fifth birthday 
B)  before their first birthday 
C)  before six months 
D)  in their first month 
E)  at birth 
A)  by their fifth birthday 
B)  before their first birthday 
C)  before six months 
D)  in their first month 
E)  at birth

Question 4

Environmental refugees typically migrate to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  seek jobs 
B)  avoid religious persecution 
C)  escape water or food shortages 
D)  join family 
E)  seek educational opportunities 
A)  seek jobs 
B)  avoid religious persecution 
C)  escape water or food shortages 
D)  join family 
E)  seek educational opportunities

Question 5

In developing countries,demographic transition is least likely to be hindered by ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental degradation 
B)  extreme poverty 
C)  resource depletion 
D)  a drop in economic assistance from developed countries 
E)  an increase in education opportunities for women 
A)  environmental degradation 
B)  extreme poverty 
C)  resource depletion 
D)  a drop in economic assistance from developed countries 
E)  an increase in education opportunities for women

Question 6

The UN Population Fund indicates that less than 20% of all pregnancies in less-developed countries are unplanned,while 10% end with abortion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Worldwide,AIDS is the leading cause of death for people _____ years of age.

Accepted Answer

A)  1-4 
B)  5-14 
C)  15-49 
D)  50-65 
E)  66+ 
A)  1-4 
B)  5-14 
C)  15-49 
D)  50-65 
E)  66+

Question 8

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s).
-What is the name given the shaded area indicated by the letter A?

Accepted Answer

baby boom

Question 9

The text suggests that one key demographic statistic is the percentage of people in a region that are under 15 years of age.Why is this statistic important?

Accepted Answer

A)  Young people buy lots of goods and services. 
B)  Young people will be the leaders of the future. 
C)  Young people will feel the effects of global warming. 
D)  Young people are reckless and impulsive. 
E)  Young people are poised to move into their prime reproductive years. 
A)  Young people buy lots of goods and services. 
B)  Young people will be the leaders of the future. 
C)  Young people will feel the effects of global warming. 
D)  Young people are reckless and impulsive. 
E)  Young people are poised to move into their prime reproductive years.

Question 10

What concept describes the maximum number of people who can live in reasonable comfort and freedom indefinitely?

Accepted Answer

A)  optimization strategy 
B)  genetic optimization 
C)  stabilization theorem 
D)  nil hypothesis 
E)  cultural carrying capacity 
A)  optimization strategy 
B)  genetic optimization 
C)  stabilization theorem 
D)  nil hypothesis 
E)  cultural carrying capacity

Question 11

Globally,women own 40% of the world's land.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The world's first national ____ program began in India in 1952.

Accepted Answer

A)  family planning 
B)  economic transition 
C)  literacy 
D)  sterilization 
E)  urbanization 
A)  family planning 
B)  economic transition 
C)  literacy 
D)  sterilization 
E)  urbanization

Question 13

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s).
-If every woman on the earth had no more than a total of two children during her lifetime,the world population would still increase for 50 years.Why is this?

Accepted Answer

The number of girls who are pre-reproduc

Question 14

Reaching the replacement-level fertility rate means a quick halt to population growth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Women are least likely to have fewer and healthier children when ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  their individual rights are protected 
B)  they earn an income of their own 
C)  they have access to education 
D)  they control their own fertility 
E)  they marry at a young age 
A)  their individual rights are protected 
B)  they earn an income of their own 
C)  they have access to education 
D)  they control their own fertility 
E)  they marry at a young age

Question 16

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s).
-Since 1900,the ____________________ represents the period characterized by the lowest number of immigrants to the U.S.

Accepted Answer

The answer of   Use the Figure above to...

Question 17

Countries that have reached zero population growth have an age structure diagram that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  forms an inverted pyramid 
B)  forms a broad-based pyramid 
C)  has little variation in prereproductive and reproductive age groups 
D)  has a large pre-reproductive population 
E)  has a large reproductive population 
A)  forms an inverted pyramid 
B)  forms a broad-based pyramid 
C)  has little variation in prereproductive and reproductive age groups 
D)  has a large pre-reproductive population 
E)  has a large reproductive population

Question 18

Which statistic is not true of women globally?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women have more children if they are educated. 
B)  Women account for 66% of all hours worked but receive only 10% of world's income. 
C)  Women own less than 2% of the world's land. 
D)  Women make up 70% of the world's poor. 
E)  Women represent 66% of the world's illiterate adults. 
A)  Women have more children if they are educated. 
B)  Women account for 66% of all hours worked but receive only 10% of world's income. 
C)  Women own less than 2% of the world's land. 
D)  Women make up 70% of the world's poor. 
E)  Women represent 66% of the world's illiterate adults.

Question 19

Worldwide,how many children under one year of age die each day of preventable causes?

Accepted Answer

A)  500 
B)  1,000 
C)  3,000 
D)  5,500 
E)  11,000 
A)  500 
B)  1,000 
C)  3,000 
D)  5,500 
E)  11,000

Question 20

The replacement-level fertility rate is ____ for developed countries and ____ for developing countries.

Accepted Answer

A)  1.6;1.9 
B)  2.5;2.0 
C)  2.0;2.5 
D)  2.1;2.5 
E)  1.8;2.1 
A)  1.6;1.9 
B)  2.5;2.0 
C)  2.0;2.5 
D)  2.1;2.5 
E)  1.8;2.1

Exam 6: The Human Population and Its Impact

Which statement about India is false?

A country with many people younger than age 15 will experience rapid population growth,unless death rates rise sharply.This phenomenon is called _______________.

Infant mortality rate refers to the number of children per 1,000 births that die ____.

Environmental refugees typically migrate to ____.

In developing countries,demographic transition is least likely to be hindered by ____.

The UN Population Fund indicates that less than 20% of all pregnancies in less-developed countries are unplanned,while 10% end with abortion.

Worldwide,AIDS is the leading cause of death for people _____ years of age.

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). -What is the name given the shaded area indicated by the letter A?

The text suggests that one key demographic statistic is the percentage of people in a region that are under 15 years of age.Why is this statistic important?

What concept describes the maximum number of people who can live in reasonable comfort and freedom indefinitely?

Globally,women own 40% of the world's land.

The world's first national ____ program began in India in 1952.

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). -If every woman on the earth had no more than a total of two children during her lifetime,the world population would still increase for 50 years.Why is this?

Reaching the replacement-level fertility rate means a quick halt to population growth.

Women are least likely to have fewer and healthier children when ____.

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). -Since 1900,the ____________________ represents the period characterized by the lowest number of immigrants to the U.S.

Countries that have reached zero population growth have an age structure diagram that ____.

Which statistic is not true of women globally?

Worldwide,how many children under one year of age die each day of preventable causes?

The replacement-level fertility rate is ____ for developed countries and ____ for developing countries.

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The replacement-level fertility rate is for developed countries and for developing countries.