Question 1

The natural increase of a population is defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  the total number of individuals entering a population by birth or immigration per year. 
B)  the crude birth rate less the crude death rate. 
C)  the total number of children added to a population less the number who are adopted. 
D)  the number of additions to a population by any means. 
A)  the total number of individuals entering a population by birth or immigration per year. 
B)  the crude birth rate less the crude death rate. 
C)  the total number of children added to a population less the number who are adopted. 
D)  the number of additions to a population by any means. B

Question 2

The most pessimistic projection of population growth projects the human population to reach 25 billion by 2150.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The world's population increases by about _____________ people per year.

Accepted Answer

A)  800,000 
B)  8 million 
C)  80 million 
D)  800 million 
A)  800,000 
B)  8 million 
C)  80 million 
D)  800 million C

Question 4

The difference between "total growth rate" and "natural increase" is that total growth rates

Accepted Answer

A)  Include only the number of births and deaths 
B)  Include immigration and emigration as well as births and deaths 
C)  Include only immigration and emigration 
D)  Include infant mortality as well as adult deaths 
E)  Are not expressed as percentages 
A)  Include only the number of births and deaths 
B)  Include immigration and emigration as well as births and deaths 
C)  Include only immigration and emigration 
D)  Include infant mortality as well as adult deaths 
E)  Are not expressed as percentages

Question 5

A demographic transition is expected to accompany

Accepted Answer

A)  Colonization, as in Africa and Asia 
B)  Economic development and stabilization 
C)  The development of capitalism 
D)  The introduction of modern medicine 
E)  All of these 
A)  Colonization, as in Africa and Asia 
B)  Economic development and stabilization 
C)  The development of capitalism 
D)  The introduction of modern medicine 
E)  All of these

Question 6

The economist Karl Marx believed that

Accepted Answer

A)  human population growth is a consequence of poverty and other social ills. 
B)  improving social conditions will only make people consume resources faster, lowering the carrying capacity of the earth. 
C)  new technologies are the cause of explosive population growth. 
D)  None of these choices are correct 
A)  human population growth is a consequence of poverty and other social ills. 
B)  improving social conditions will only make people consume resources faster, lowering the carrying capacity of the earth. 
C)  new technologies are the cause of explosive population growth. 
D)  None of these choices are correct

Question 7

After the year 1600, the human population began to grow more rapidly, owing to which of the following factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increases in commerce and communication on a global scale 
B)  New agricultural developments 
C)  Better health care and improved hygiene 
D)  Increases in commerce and communication on a global scale, new agricultural developments, and better health care and improved hygiene 
E)  Increases in commerce and communication on a global scale and new agricultural developments 
A)  Increases in commerce and communication on a global scale 
B)  New agricultural developments 
C)  Better health care and improved hygiene 
D)  Increases in commerce and communication on a global scale, new agricultural developments, and better health care and improved hygiene 
E)  Increases in commerce and communication on a global scale and new agricultural developments

Question 8

The world population began growing rapidly during the Middle Ages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is not required for a demographic transition to occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased confidence that children will survive to maturity 
B)  Improved standard of living 
C)  Improved social status of women 
D)  Increased military strength 
E)  Increased availability and use of birth control 
A)  Increased confidence that children will survive to maturity 
B)  Improved standard of living 
C)  Improved social status of women 
D)  Increased military strength 
E)  Increased availability and use of birth control

Question 10

Crude birth rates are measured in terms of the number of children born

Accepted Answer

A)  In a single year 
B)  Per family 
C)  Per family per year 
D)  Per 1,000 people each year 
E)  Per 1,000 people in the general population 
A)  In a single year 
B)  Per family 
C)  Per family per year 
D)  Per 1,000 people each year 
E)  Per 1,000 people in the general population

Question 11

Malthus contended that

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A)  by providing additional workers, human population growth enhanced economic development. 
B)  humans can produce babies faster than they can produce commensurate amounts of food. 
C)  poverty causes resource depletion rather than the reverse. 
A)  by providing additional workers, human population growth enhanced economic development. 
B)  humans can produce babies faster than they can produce commensurate amounts of food. 
C)  poverty causes resource depletion rather than the reverse.

Question 12

The doubling time for a population with an annual percentage growth rate of 7.0% is

Accepted Answer

A)  1 year 
B)  5 years 
C)  10 years 
D)  50 years 
E)  100 years 
A)  1 year 
B)  5 years 
C)  10 years 
D)  50 years 
E)  100 years

Question 13

Zero Population Growth (ZPG) occurs when

Accepted Answer

A)  women in a given society are opting not to have children. 
B)  the birth rate equals the death rate plus the emigration rate. 
C)  birth rate plus immigration is equal to the death rate plus emigration. 
A)  women in a given society are opting not to have children. 
B)  the birth rate equals the death rate plus the emigration rate. 
C)  birth rate plus immigration is equal to the death rate plus emigration.

Question 14

The world human population reached about 1 billion in _________ and passed ____________ in 2011.

Accepted Answer

A)  1400; 78 billion 
B)  1500; 1 trillion 
C)  1600; 78 million 
D)  1700; 7 million 
E)  1800; 7 billion 
A)  1400; 78 billion 
B)  1500; 1 trillion 
C)  1600; 78 million 
D)  1700; 7 million 
E)  1800; 7 billion

Question 15

Population momentum

Accepted Answer

A)  leads to many years of continued population growth. 
B)  occurs when most of the population is young. 
C)  is commonly associated with abstinence. 
D)  leads to many years of continued population growth and occurs when most of the population is young. 
E)  leads to many years of continued population growth and is commonly associated with abstinence. 
A)  leads to many years of continued population growth. 
B)  occurs when most of the population is young. 
C)  is commonly associated with abstinence. 
D)  leads to many years of continued population growth and occurs when most of the population is young. 
E)  leads to many years of continued population growth and is commonly associated with abstinence.

Question 16

Malthus and Marx

Accepted Answer

A)  Worked together to form their theories 
B)  Agreed about the root causes of overpopulation, poverty, and social upheaval 
C)  Disagreed about the root causes of overpopulation, poverty, and social upheaval 
D)  Held the same beliefs but worked on different issues 
E)  Disagreed about the severity of overpopulation, poverty, and social upheaval 
A)  Worked together to form their theories 
B)  Agreed about the root causes of overpopulation, poverty, and social upheaval 
C)  Disagreed about the root causes of overpopulation, poverty, and social upheaval 
D)  Held the same beliefs but worked on different issues 
E)  Disagreed about the severity of overpopulation, poverty, and social upheaval

Question 17

Which of the following is a mechanical barrier to conception?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abortion 
B)  Condoms 
C)  Birth control pills 
D)  Vasectomies 
E)  IUD 
A)  Abortion 
B)  Condoms 
C)  Birth control pills 
D)  Vasectomies 
E)  IUD

Question 18

Ninety percent of the world's population growth in the next century is expected to occur in

Accepted Answer

A)  Less-developed countries 
B)  China 
C)  Developed countries 
D)  Moderately developed nations 
E)  India 
A)  Less-developed countries 
B)  China 
C)  Developed countries 
D)  Moderately developed nations 
E)  India

Question 19

In general, life expectancy

Accepted Answer

A)  rises with increased annual income. 
B)  rises with increased annual income, but only up to about $4000. 
C)  bears no consistent relationship to annual income. 
D)  is greatest among country peasants. 
A)  rises with increased annual income. 
B)  rises with increased annual income, but only up to about $4000. 
C)  bears no consistent relationship to annual income. 
D)  is greatest among country peasants.

Question 20

You were in a discussion with a classmate who complained that immigrants were taking away jobs and abusing social services. In response, another classmate who is a proponent of the open door policy explained that immigrants can actually be a bonus to a country. Someone supporting an open door policy would NOT use which of the following statements?

Accepted Answer

A)  Immigrants are usually of a different racial or ethnic background and add cultural diversity 
B)  Immigrants usually perform dangerous work that citizens are unwilling to do 
C)  Immigrants usually perform work at a pay scale that citizens are unwilling to accept 
D)  Immigrants are usually welcomed by other immigrants or descendants of immigrants 
E)  All of these would probably be used by someone supporting an open door policy 
A)  Immigrants are usually of a different racial or ethnic background and add cultural diversity 
B)  Immigrants usually perform dangerous work that citizens are unwilling to do 
C)  Immigrants usually perform work at a pay scale that citizens are unwilling to accept 
D)  Immigrants are usually welcomed by other immigrants or descendants of immigrants 
E)  All of these would probably be used by someone supporting an open door policy

Exam 7: Human Populations

The natural increase of a population is defined as

The most pessimistic projection of population growth projects the human population to reach 25 billion by 2150.

The world's population increases by about _____________ people per year.

The difference between "total growth rate" and "natural increase" is that total growth rates

A demographic transition is expected to accompany

The economist Karl Marx believed that

After the year 1600, the human population began to grow more rapidly, owing to which of the following factors?

The world population began growing rapidly during the Middle Ages.

Which of the following is not required for a demographic transition to occur?

Crude birth rates are measured in terms of the number of children born

Malthus contended that

The doubling time for a population with an annual percentage growth rate of 7.0% is

Zero Population Growth (ZPG) occurs when

The world human population reached about 1 billion in _________ and passed ____________ in 2011.

Population momentum

Malthus and Marx

Which of the following is a mechanical barrier to conception?

Ninety percent of the world's population growth in the next century is expected to occur in

In general, life expectancy

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