Question 1

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 B

Question 2

Generalized Population Age Structure Diagrams Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). For the United States, Australia, and Canada, which gender is represented by the largest numbers in the later years of life?

Accepted Answer

Females

Question 3

About ____% of the children born in 2012 were an addition to the world's more developed countries.

Accepted Answer

A) 2 
B) 5 
C) 10 
D) 15 
E) 20 
A) 2 
B) 5 
C) 10 
D) 15 
E) 20 A

Question 4

In stage ____________________ of demographic transition, birth rates remain high and death rates have begun to drop due to improved food production and health.

Accepted Answer

2: Transitionaltwotw

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Between 1972 and 2012, China cut its...

Question 6

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 7

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Between 1955 and 2012, the global total fertility rate (TFR)dropped from in less-developed countries from 5 to what level?

Accepted Answer

A) 4.5 
B) 3.6 
C) 2.4 
D) 2.1 
E) 1.8 
A) 4.5 
B) 3.6 
C) 2.4 
D) 2.1 
E) 1.8

Question 9

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 10

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 sho

Question 11

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 12

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 13

The population of the United States has stopped growing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

If every woman on the earth had no more than an average of 2.1 children during their reproductive years, the human population would continue to rise for how long?

Accepted Answer

A) 5,000 years 
B) 150 years 
C) 50 years 
D) 20 years 
E) 5 years 
A) 5,000 years 
B) 150 years 
C) 50 years 
D) 20 years 
E) 5 years

Question 15

The global population of people over 65 is projected to _______________ by the year 2050.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The global population of people over 65...

Question 16

China has cut its total fertility rate from 5.7 to ____________________ over the last 40 years.

Accepted Answer

The answer of China has cut its total fertility rate...

Question 17

The rapid growth of the world's population over the past 100 years is primarily the result of a(n)____________________ in the crude ____________________.

Accepted Answer

decrease;

Question 18

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 19

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 20

The maximum number people that can be supported by the planet's resources indefinitely is called the ___________________.

Accepted Answer

cultural c

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

Generalized Population Age Structure Diagrams Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). For the United States, Australia, and Canada, which gender is represented by the largest numbers in the later years of life?

About ____% of the children born in 2012 were an addition to the world's more developed countries.

In stage ____________________ of demographic transition, birth rates remain high and death rates have begun to drop due to improved food production and health.

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

Which statement about India is false ?

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

Between 1955 and 2012, the global total fertility rate (TFR)dropped from in less-developed countries from 5 to what level?

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

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?

Rapid population decline is least likely to result in ____.

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

The population of the United States has stopped growing.

If every woman on the earth had no more than an average of 2.1 children during their reproductive years, the human population would continue to rise for how long?

The global population of people over 65 is projected to _______________ by the year 2050.

China has cut its total fertility rate from 5.7 to ____________________ over the last 40 years.

The rapid growth of the world's population over the past 100 years is primarily the result of a(n) in the crude .

The U.S. population is ____.

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

The maximum number people that can be supported by the planet's resources indefinitely is called the ___________________.

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Science, Matter, Energy, and Systems

Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Biodiversity, Species Interactions, and Population Control

Climate and Biodiversity

Aquatic Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach

Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach

Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity

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Exam 6: The Human Population and Its Impact

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

Generalized Population Age Structure Diagrams Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). For the United States, Australia, and Canada, which gender is represented by the largest numbers in the later years of life?

About ____% of the children born in 2012 were an addition to the world's more developed countries.

In stage ____________________ of demographic transition, birth rates remain high and death rates have begun to drop due to improved food production and health.

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

Which statement about India is false ?

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

Between 1955 and 2012, the global total fertility rate (TFR)dropped from in less-developed countries from 5 to what level?

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

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?

Rapid population decline is least likely to result in ____.

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

The population of the United States has stopped growing.

If every woman on the earth had no more than an average of 2.1 children during their reproductive years, the human population would continue to rise for how long?

The global population of people over 65 is projected to _______________ by the year 2050.

China has cut its total fertility rate from 5.7 to ____________________ over the last 40 years.

The rapid growth of the world's population over the past 100 years is primarily the result of a(n)____________________ in the crude ____________________.

The U.S. population is ____.

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

The maximum number people that can be supported by the planet's resources indefinitely is called the ___________________.

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Science, Matter, Energy, and Systems

Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Biodiversity, Species Interactions, and Population Control

Climate and Biodiversity

Aquatic Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach

Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach

Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity

Filters

The rapid growth of the world's population over the past 100 years is primarily the result of a(n) in the crude .