Deck 5: Human Population Dynamics

Question 1

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

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.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following have removed limits to human population growth?

A) Medical practices
B) Agriculture
C) Sanitation methods
D) Both a and c
E) All of the above

Answer 2

E

Question 3

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

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.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

As humans densities increase,

A) starvation will increase and disease will decrease.
B) starvation and disease will remain the same.
C) starvation and disease will increase.
D) resource consumption will increase but starvation and disease will decrease.
E) resource consumption will decrease but starvation and disease will increase.

Question 7

Which of the following statements about human populations is true?

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 8

Which of the following statements about population densities is true?

A) Less developed nations have similar population densities as more developed countries.
B) Less developed nations have higher population densities than more developed countries and contain 82% of the people on earth.
C) More developed nations have lower population densities than less developed countries but contain 82% of the people on earth.
D) More developed nations have higher population densities than less developed countries due to advances in technology and medicine.
E) Population density and size tend to be equally distributed across the globe.

Question 9

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

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

Question 10

Which of the following statements about population size, density, and growth is true?

A) Population size and density may differ, as may growth rates.
B) When population size is high, density is low and growth rate is low.
C) Population size and density may differ but growth rates are the same around the globe.
D) When population size is high, density and growth rate are also high.
E) If population size is low, density is high and growth rates will be low.

Question 11

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

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 12

What is Earth's carrying capacity for the human population?

A) About 6.8 billion people
B) About 8 billion people
C) Up to one trillion people
D) We have exceeded it.
E) It is unknown.

Question 13

If everyone on Earth were to live at the typical consumption level of Americans, what would most likely happen?

A) Earth's resources would be depleted at a much faster rate.
B) The planet would have a small carrying capacity.
C) Limiting factors would evolve to control the population.
D) Both a and b
E) All of the above

Question 14

What is the major limiting factor for humans?

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

Question 15

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

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 16

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.
-In this example, what is the limiting factor?

A) Deer
B) Predators
C) Carrying capacity
D) Food supply
E) The size of the forest

Question 17

Humans have increased their access to resources and made advances that have reduced limiting factors. Engineering has helped humans bring energy resources where they are needed, divert water away from cities and to crops, built buildings that can withstand earthquakes, created medicines and medical procedures that save lives, and much more. Why then are diseases like heart disease and diabetes still causing many deaths?

A) Medicine for these diseases has not been researched and developed enough to prevent death.
B) People inherit these diseases.
C) Low-income nations still have inadequate access to clean water.
D) People live more sedentary lifestyles and eat more processed foods.
E) These diseases have spread globally, largely due to immigration.

Question 18

The movement of individuals into a population is called

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

Question 19

Which of the following correctly describes I = P × A × T?

A) Population size, standard of living, and technology impact the environment.
B) Population size, standard of living, and technology have no impact on the environment.
C) Population size is impacted by the standard of living, technology, and the environment.
D) Standard of living and technology impact the population size.
E) Standard of living, technology, and the impact they have on the environment determine population size.

Question 20

The IPAT equation is used to

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 21

_______ is a measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems. It represents the amount of biologically productive land and sea area needed to regenerate the resources a human population consumes and to absorb and render harmless the corresponding waste.

A) An ecological footprint
B) Population density
C) The carrying capacity
D) IPAT
E) A limiting factor

Question 22

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

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 23

Which of the following statements about population growth and consumption is true?

A) Wealthy developed nations consume more resources and produce more waste per individual than do developing countries.
B) Less-industrialized countries have higher birth rates so they have higher consumption rates.
C) Developing nations recognize the problems of overpopulation more than developed nations since they feel the effects directly.
D) Both a and c
E) All of the above

Question 24

Human population growth is a result of

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 25

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?

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

Question 26

Refer to the figure below. Population size increases over time if the number of births or immigration exceeds the deaths and emigration. If no limiting factors slow growth, then the natural growth is a simple progression called

A) the carrying capacity.
B) the ecological footprint.
C) exponential growth.
D) density dependence.
E) population density.

Question 27

Why might it be a good idea to limit human population growth?

Question 28

Humans have had a presence on Earth for a short time, geologically speaking. What human activities have resulted in the growth of human population?

Question 29

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

Question 30

Predict the future standard of living of humans globally if the current growth rate of human populations continues.

Question 31

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

Question 32

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

Question 33

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?

Question 34

Human activities have led to longer life spans and better health for many people. How has population growth affected the environment?

Question 35

Provide an interpretation of the IPAT equation.

Question 36

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