Question 1

Of the following, _________ is most closely related to the concept of carrying capacity.

Accepted Answer

A)  sustainability 
B)  demographic overhead 
C)  economic development 
D)  economic growth 
A)  sustainability 
B)  demographic overhead 
C)  economic development 
D)  economic growth A

Question 2

Of the following countries, _______ generates the greatest total amount of carbon dioxide emissions.

Accepted Answer

A)  Qatar 
B)  China 
C)  India 
D)  United States 
A)  Qatar 
B)  China 
C)  India 
D)  United States B

Question 3

Because of its natural resources, Canada has a higher ecological footprint per person than the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The single most important aspect of the Green Revolution is improved irrigation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Of the following, _______ is least likely to promote economic development.

Accepted Answer

A)  changing age structures 
B)  increasing the official poverty level 
C)  reducing "organizational inefficiencies" 
D)  increasing the percentage of women in the paid labor force 
A)  changing age structures 
B)  increasing the official poverty level 
C)  reducing "organizational inefficiencies" 
D)  increasing the percentage of women in the paid labor force

Question 6

Intensification of agriculture involves

Accepted Answer

A)  putting more acres under production. 
B)  planting more crops in grain-fed areas of the world. 
C)  increased yield per acre. 
D)  putting more people to work on the land. 
A)  putting more acres under production. 
B)  planting more crops in grain-fed areas of the world. 
C)  increased yield per acre. 
D)  putting more people to work on the land.

Question 7

One way to view the Agricultural Revolution is to think of it as a response to the "resource crisis" created by hunter-gatherer populations outstripping the available food supply.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The available evidence suggests that sustainable development is possible if we eliminate poverty from the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Of the following factors, _______ is not an ingredient in the Ehrlich and Ehrlich impact equation.

Accepted Answer

A)  technology 
B)  culture 
C)  affluence 
D)  population 
A)  technology 
B)  culture 
C)  affluence 
D)  population

Question 10

The wealth of a nation can be described as its natural resources minus its human resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The best evidence that the demand for food is growing faster than the population is that

Accepted Answer

A)  the amount of meat being consumed in the world has been increasing. 
B)  there is now less geographic variability in daily food consumption. 
C)  caloric intake per person has been rising. 
D)  food insecurity has been declining. 
A)  the amount of meat being consumed in the world has been increasing. 
B)  there is now less geographic variability in daily food consumption. 
C)  caloric intake per person has been rising. 
D)  food insecurity has been declining.

Question 12

Given the clear evidence that human-induced global climate change is occurring, what do you think might be the long-term consequences for the choices (voluntary or forced) that people will make about where to live in response to climate changes, especially in places where the population is continuing to increase? How will these choices impact the world community?

Accepted Answer

The long-term consequences of human-indu

Question 13

If the ecological footprint calculations for the world are correct, then we

Accepted Answer

A)  have achieved a level of sustainability with respect to resources and population. 
B)  have about a half century before we will have exceeded our global carrying capacity. 
C)  are on the verge of exceeding our global carrying capacity. 
D)  are already in a situation of overshoot. 
A)  have achieved a level of sustainability with respect to resources and population. 
B)  have about a half century before we will have exceeded our global carrying capacity. 
C)  are on the verge of exceeding our global carrying capacity. 
D)  are already in a situation of overshoot.

Question 14

The Green Revolution tends to focus on all of the following except an

Accepted Answer

A)  improved food distribution system. 
B)  increased use of irrigation. 
C)  increased use of fertilizer. 
D)  increased use of genetically modified seeds. 
A)  improved food distribution system. 
B)  increased use of irrigation. 
C)  increased use of fertilizer. 
D)  increased use of genetically modified seeds.

Question 15

Ester Boserup is famous for her idea that population growth

Accepted Answer

A)  is an impediment to economic development. 
B)  can trigger economic development. 
C)  is not related to economic development. 
D)  promotes degradation of the environment. 
A)  is an impediment to economic development. 
B)  can trigger economic development. 
C)  is not related to economic development. 
D)  promotes degradation of the environment.

Question 16

Economic development depends especially upon

Accepted Answer

A)  investment of capital. 
B)  high levels of natural resources. 
C)  high rates of population growth. 
D)  public-private partnerships. 
A)  investment of capital. 
B)  high levels of natural resources. 
C)  high rates of population growth. 
D)  public-private partnerships.

Question 17

An important contribution to world population policy made by the United States was through the creation of the

Accepted Answer

A)  Green Revolution. 
B)  Agency for International Development. 
C)  World Bank. 
D)  Demographic Surveillance Sites. 
A)  Green Revolution. 
B)  Agency for International Development. 
C)  World Bank. 
D)  Demographic Surveillance Sites.

Question 18

In order for economic development to occur, the rate of economic growth must be higher than the rate of population growth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Thinking about the community in which you grew up, would you say that population growth was positively or negatively related to the local economy, or both, or not related at all? Defend your answer.

Accepted Answer

In the community where I grew up, popula

Question 20

The historical evidence shows clearly that population growth is inevitably an impediment to economic development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Of the following, _________ is most closely related to the concept of carrying capacity.

Of the following countries, _______ generates the greatest total amount of carbon dioxide emissions.

Because of its natural resources, Canada has a higher ecological footprint per person than the United States.

The single most important aspect of the Green Revolution is improved irrigation.

Of the following, _______ is least likely to promote economic development.

Intensification of agriculture involves

One way to view the Agricultural Revolution is to think of it as a response to the "resource crisis" created by hunter-gatherer populations outstripping the available food supply.

The available evidence suggests that sustainable development is possible if we eliminate poverty from the world.

Of the following factors, _______ is not an ingredient in the Ehrlich and Ehrlich impact equation.

The wealth of a nation can be described as its natural resources minus its human resources.

The best evidence that the demand for food is growing faster than the population is that

If the ecological footprint calculations for the world are correct, then we

The Green Revolution tends to focus on all of the following except an

Ester Boserup is famous for her idea that population growth

Economic development depends especially upon

An important contribution to world population policy made by the United States was through the creation of the

In order for economic development to occur, the rate of economic growth must be higher than the rate of population growth.

Thinking about the community in which you grew up, would you say that population growth was positively or negatively related to the local economy, or both, or not related at all? Defend your answer.

The historical evidence shows clearly that population growth is inevitably an impediment to economic development.

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Exam 10: Population, the Environment, and Global Sustainability

Of the following, _________ is most closely related to the concept of carrying capacity.

Of the following countries, _______ generates the greatest total amount of carbon dioxide emissions.

Because of its natural resources, Canada has a higher ecological footprint per person than the United States.

The single most important aspect of the Green Revolution is improved irrigation.

Of the following, _______ is least likely to promote economic development.

Intensification of agriculture involves

One way to view the Agricultural Revolution is to think of it as a response to the "resource crisis" created by hunter-gatherer populations outstripping the available food supply.

The available evidence suggests that sustainable development is possible if we eliminate poverty from the world.

Of the following factors, _______ is not an ingredient in the Ehrlich and Ehrlich impact equation.

The wealth of a nation can be described as its natural resources minus its human resources.

The best evidence that the demand for food is growing faster than the population is that

If the ecological footprint calculations for the world are correct, then we

The Green Revolution tends to focus on all of the following except an

Ester Boserup is famous for her idea that population growth

Economic development depends especially upon

An important contribution to world population policy made by the United States was through the creation of the

In order for economic development to occur, the rate of economic growth must be higher than the rate of population growth.

Thinking about the community in which you grew up, would you say that population growth was positively or negatively related to the local economy, or both, or not related at all? Defend your answer.

The historical evidence shows clearly that population growth is inevitably an impediment to economic development.

Introduction to Demography

Demographic Data and Applied Demography

Demographic Perspectives

The Health and Mortality Transition

The Fertility Transition

The Migration Transition

The Urbanization Transition

The Age Transition and the Life Course

Family Demography, Raceethnicity, and Life Chances

Filters