Question 1

The movement of individuals into a population is called

Accepted Answer

A)  emigration. 
B)  maximizing the carrying capacity. 
C)  population density. 
D)  the limiting factor. 
E)  immigration. 
A)  emigration. 
B)  maximizing the carrying capacity. 
C)  population density. 
D)  the limiting factor. 
E)  immigration. E

Question 2

Increasing pollution, food shortages, higher crime, urban sprawl, and increasing use of natural resources can be attributed to

Accepted Answer

A)  growth of human population. 
B)  evolution through natural selection. 
C)  advances in technology. 
D)  the increase of non-native species. 
E)  advances in medical care. 
A)  growth of human population. 
B)  evolution through natural selection. 
C)  advances in technology. 
D)  the increase of non-native species. 
E)  advances in medical care. A

Question 3

Agriculture, development, resource extraction, construction of roads, and infrastructure for sanitation and water delivery have all led to a better standard of living for humans. How are these advances detrimental to human populations?

Accepted Answer

Humans are altering nature in order to have a high standard of living and the result is turning out to be removal of habitat for animals and plants that provide food and benefits such as pollination. Removing forests, destroying natural habitat, and using more pesticides for food production are leading to more water pollution and death of beneficial organisms. Humans have created poor water quality, air quality, and less nutritional food, and have created habitats for more disease.

Question 4

Explain limiting factors and give examples of limiting factors for human population growth.

Accepted Answer

Limiting factors are abiotic factors tha

Question 5

Describe carrying capacity as it relates to human population growth and the effect on the environment.

Accepted Answer

Carrying capacity is the maximum number

Question 6

What is the major limiting factor for humans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Immigration 
B)  Disease 
C)  Lack of adequate food supply 
D)  Lack of clean water 
E)  Natural disasters 
A)  Immigration 
B)  Disease 
C)  Lack of adequate food supply 
D)  Lack of clean water 
E)  Natural disasters

Question 7

Suppose a population of deer increases because the food supply is abundant. Predators of the deer also increase in population. When the number of predators increases, more deer are eaten, and eventually their population size decreases. As the deer population decreases so does the predator population.
-This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  carrying capacity. 
B)  limiting factors. 
C)  the relationship between limiting factors and carrying capacity. 
D)  predator-prey relationships only. 
E)  food chains only. 
A)  carrying capacity. 
B)  limiting factors. 
C)  the relationship between limiting factors and carrying capacity. 
D)  predator-prey relationships only. 
E)  food chains only.

Question 8

Compare and contrast the current leading causes of death in humans, and how poverty is involved.

Accepted Answer

The leading causes of death among humans

Question 9

Select the best conclusion based on the data in the chart below.

Accepted Answer

A)  Human populations worldwide are healthy and have plenty of food and clean water. 
B)  The effects of limiting factors that might stabilize populations have been reduced. 
C)  There is now more healthy food than ever before so larger human populations can be supported. 
D)  Advances lead to more resource consumption but human population growth does not negatively affect the environment. 
E)  Agricultural advances have led to more nutrition so that the world no longer has humans facing starvation. 
A)  Human populations worldwide are healthy and have plenty of food and clean water. 
B)  The effects of limiting factors that might stabilize populations have been reduced. 
C)  There is now more healthy food than ever before so larger human populations can be supported. 
D)  Advances lead to more resource consumption but human population growth does not negatively affect the environment. 
E)  Agricultural advances have led to more nutrition so that the world no longer has humans facing starvation.

Question 10

Using the figure below, which of the flowing statements about consumption rates is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  If India maintains its current consumption rate per person and maintains its current population growth, it will exceed the US consumption rate as a country within 10 years. 
B)  Taiwan and the United States have the greatest consumption pressure per person. 
C)  China has the highest consumption rate as a country because it has the highest consumption pressure per person. 
D)  The United States and China have the greatest consumption pressure per person. 
E)  Japan and Korea have equal consumption pressure per person and per country. 
A)  If India maintains its current consumption rate per person and maintains its current population growth, it will exceed the US consumption rate as a country within 10 years. 
B)  Taiwan and the United States have the greatest consumption pressure per person. 
C)  China has the highest consumption rate as a country because it has the highest consumption pressure per person. 
D)  The United States and China have the greatest consumption pressure per person. 
E)  Japan and Korea have equal consumption pressure per person and per country.

Question 11

The IPAT equation is used to

Accepted Answer

A)  mathematically figure out the exact impact humans have on the environment. 
B)  determine how to limit population size. 
C)  provide a useful way to think about human population growth and its consequences. 
D)  compute how immigration and emigration affect population size. 
E)  gather mathematical data to help governments make policies about population sizes. 
A)  mathematically figure out the exact impact humans have on the environment. 
B)  determine how to limit population size. 
C)  provide a useful way to think about human population growth and its consequences. 
D)  compute how immigration and emigration affect population size. 
E)  gather mathematical data to help governments make policies about population sizes.

Question 12

Referring to the figure below, which of the following statements about population growth is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Western Europe is experiencing positive population growth while Eastern Europe is experiencing negative population growth. 
B)  Asia has a population growth rate of about one percent. 
C)  Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States have declining population growths. 
D)  The population in Africa is increasing at three times the global rate. 
E)  The population growth rate in North America is slightly below the global rate. 
A)  Western Europe is experiencing positive population growth while Eastern Europe is experiencing negative population growth. 
B)  Asia has a population growth rate of about one percent. 
C)  Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States have declining population growths. 
D)  The population in Africa is increasing at three times the global rate. 
E)  The population growth rate in North America is slightly below the global rate.

Question 13

Execute a plan to deal with the disparity between population growth and consumption among developing and developed countries.

Accepted Answer

Developed countries use more resources t

Question 14

What has made it possible for humans living in one area with few natural resources to get resources from other areas on the planet if there is sufficient economic and/or political strength?

Accepted Answer

A)  Equal ecological footprints 
B)  Globalization 
C)  Immigration 
D)  Emigration 
E)  A decrease in limiting factors 
A)  Equal ecological footprints 
B)  Globalization 
C)  Immigration 
D)  Emigration 
E)  A decrease in limiting factors

Question 15

_______ is the regulation of a population that increases in effectiveness as population size increases.

Accepted Answer

A)  Carrying capacity 
B)  Immigration 
C)  Resource consumption 
D)  An ecological footprint 
E)  Density dependence 
A)  Carrying capacity 
B)  Immigration 
C)  Resource consumption 
D)  An ecological footprint 
E)  Density dependence

Question 16

Human population growth is a result of

Accepted Answer

A)  births minus deaths. 
B)  births plus immigration minus deaths. 
C)  births plus immigration minus deaths and emigration. 
D)  births plus emigration minus deaths and immigration. 
E)  births plus immigration plus emigration minus deaths. 
A)  births minus deaths. 
B)  births plus immigration minus deaths. 
C)  births plus immigration minus deaths and emigration. 
D)  births plus emigration minus deaths and immigration. 
E)  births plus immigration plus emigration minus deaths.

Question 17

Which of the following statements about human populations is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are an estimated 6.8 billion people on Earth, evenly spread across the globe. 
B)  Asia and the Near East have the highest density of people and the highest rates of population growth. 
C)  Over half of the world's population lives on the continent of Africa. 
D)  North America and Western Europe have almost the same population density and growth rate. 
E)  Asia has the largest population size and the highest density of people. 
A)  There are an estimated 6.8 billion people on Earth, evenly spread across the globe. 
B)  Asia and the Near East have the highest density of people and the highest rates of population growth. 
C)  Over half of the world's population lives on the continent of Africa. 
D)  North America and Western Europe have almost the same population density and growth rate. 
E)  Asia has the largest population size and the highest density of people.

Question 18

The maximum number of individuals an ecosystem can support is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  its carrying capacity. 
B)  density dependence. 
C)  its ecological footprint. 
D)  immigration. 
E)  emigration. 
A)  its carrying capacity. 
B)  density dependence. 
C)  its ecological footprint. 
D)  immigration. 
E)  emigration.

Question 19

Refer to the figure below to determine which country has the lowest population size but the highest density?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asia 
B)  South Africa 
C)  Eastern Europe 
D)  Western Europe 
E)  Oceania 
A)  Asia 
B)  South Africa 
C)  Eastern Europe 
D)  Western Europe 
E)  Oceania

Question 20

Provide an interpretation of the IPAT equation.

Accepted Answer

The IPAT equation provides a useful way

The movement of individuals into a population is called

Increasing pollution, food shortages, higher crime, urban sprawl, and increasing use of natural resources can be attributed to

Agriculture, development, resource extraction, construction of roads, and infrastructure for sanitation and water delivery have all led to a better standard of living for humans. How are these advances detrimental to human populations?

Explain limiting factors and give examples of limiting factors for human population growth.

Describe carrying capacity as it relates to human population growth and the effect on the environment.

What is the major limiting factor for humans?

Compare and contrast the current leading causes of death in humans, and how poverty is involved.

Select the best conclusion based on the data in the chart below.

Using the figure below, which of the flowing statements about consumption rates is true?

The IPAT equation is used to

Referring to the figure below, which of the following statements about population growth is false?

Execute a plan to deal with the disparity between population growth and consumption among developing and developed countries.

What has made it possible for humans living in one area with few natural resources to get resources from other areas on the planet if there is sufficient economic and/or political strength?

_______ is the regulation of a population that increases in effectiveness as population size increases.

Human population growth is a result of

Which of the following statements about human populations is true?

The maximum number of individuals an ecosystem can support is referred to as

Refer to the figure below to determine which country has the lowest population size but the highest density?

Provide an interpretation of the IPAT equation.

The Scientific Method

Risk and Uncertainty

Biodiversity

Evolutionary Responses

Endangered Species

Interactions Among Species

Natural Resource Use and Planning

Energy Resources

Water Resources

Waste Management

Atmosphere and Climate

Air Pollution

Policy, Ethics, and Decision-Making

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Exam 5: Human Population Dynamics

The movement of individuals into a population is called

Increasing pollution, food shortages, higher crime, urban sprawl, and increasing use of natural resources can be attributed to

Agriculture, development, resource extraction, construction of roads, and infrastructure for sanitation and water delivery have all led to a better standard of living for humans. How are these advances detrimental to human populations?

Explain limiting factors and give examples of limiting factors for human population growth.

Describe carrying capacity as it relates to human population growth and the effect on the environment.

What is the major limiting factor for humans?

Compare and contrast the current leading causes of death in humans, and how poverty is involved.

Select the best conclusion based on the data in the chart below.

Using the figure below, which of the flowing statements about consumption rates is true?

The IPAT equation is used to

Referring to the figure below, which of the following statements about population growth is false?

Execute a plan to deal with the disparity between population growth and consumption among developing and developed countries.

What has made it possible for humans living in one area with few natural resources to get resources from other areas on the planet if there is sufficient economic and/or political strength?

_______ is the regulation of a population that increases in effectiveness as population size increases.

Human population growth is a result of

Which of the following statements about human populations is true?

The maximum number of individuals an ecosystem can support is referred to as

Refer to the figure below to determine which country has the lowest population size but the highest density?

Provide an interpretation of the IPAT equation.

The Scientific Method

Risk and Uncertainty

Biodiversity

Evolutionary Responses

Endangered Species

Interactions Among Species

Natural Resource Use and Planning

Energy Resources

Water Resources

Waste Management

Atmosphere and Climate

Air Pollution

Policy, Ethics, and Decision-Making

Filters