In the demographic transition model, the highest population growth rate in a country is likely
to occur during ________.
Selected Answer:
stage 3, the industrial stage
Answers:
stage 1, the preindustrial stage
stage 2, the transitional stage
stage 3, the industrial stage
stage 4, the postindustrial stage
stage 5, the stability transition stage
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Increasing levels of literacy among women is shown to ________.
Selected Answer:
Answers:
lower total fertility rate
lower total fertility rate
raise total fertility rate
decrease the use of contraception
have no effect on total fertility rate or contraceptive use
result in having children at a younger age
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Malthus was responsible for ________.
Selected
Answer:
Answers:
the idea that without social restrictions increasing human population would
lead to famine and war
the book The Population Bomb, which described the disastrous effects of
human population growth
the idea that without social restrictions increasing human population would
lead to famine and war
the idea that population growth would lead to greater industry and
prosperity
recognizing the demographic transition effect in developing nations
defining the concept of ecosystem services
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following is not one of the world's top five most populous nations?
Selected Answer:
France
Answers:
France
United States
China
Brazil
India
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Of the following factors, ________ drives total fertility rate down.
Selected Answer:
Answers:
social and economic security
rural lifestyle
social and economic security
poverty
history and tradition
high infant mortality
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
If global fertility rates remain at 2008 levels, the United Nations predicts that world
population will surpass ________ billion in 2050.
Selected Answer:
Answers:
13
9
7
5
4
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
In what year did the world s human population reached one billion?
Selected Answer:
Answers:
1800
1800
1900
1930
1960
2011
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
The world population growth rate is currently close to ________%.
Selected Answer:
1.2
Answers:
20
10
5
2.5
1.2
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following areas have the least dense human populations?
Selected Answer:
Answers:
desert and arid grasslands
desert and arid grasslands
temperate areas
river and coastal areas
tropical areas
the suburbs
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
In a country where there are increasingly more affluent households, ________.
Selected Answer:
Answers:
consumption should increase
consumption should decrease
consumption should increase
birth rates should increase
birth rates should remain constant
population growth rates should increase
The most serious environmental problem caused by population growth is ________.
Selected Answer:
Answers:
increasing demand for resources
lack of jobs with a livable wage
difficulties with food transportation
overcrowding of urban areas
increasing demand for resources
lack of farmland to meet food needs
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
The most accurate terms describing the trend over the past 50 years for human use of natural
resources are ________.
Selected Answer:
Answers:
increasing and unsustainable
increasing and unsustainable
decreasing and sustainable
steady state, no change
from unsustainable to sustainable
rapidly increasing, moving from unsustainable to sustainable
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
In the demographic transition model, the highest population growth rate in a country is likely
to occur during ________.
Selected Answer:
Answers:
stage 2, the transitional stage
stage 1, the preindustrial stage
stage 2, the transitional stage
stage 3, the industrial stage
stage 4, the postindustrial stage
stage 5, the stability transition stage
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following areas have the least dense human populations?
Selected Answer:
Answers:
desert and arid grasslands
desert and arid grasslands
temperate areas
river and coastal areas
tropical areas
the suburbs
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
A graph of world population exponential growth over the past 500 years most closely
resembled the shape of letter ________.
Selected Answer:
J
Answers:
U
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
According to the IPAT model, technology that enhances our acquisition of minerals, fossil
fuels, timber, and ocean fish ________.
Selected Answer:
Answers:
increases environmental impact
increases environmental impact
decreases environmental impact
increases population
increases sensitivity
decreases sensitivity
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
The 1994 Cairo, Egypt, conference was organized ________.
Selected
Answer:
Answers:
by the United Nations to urge governments to better address social issues as
potential sources of population problems
by President Clinton to seek world funding for family-planning initiatives
by African nations to lower the world\'s population by advocating the use of
contraceptives
by the United Nations to urge governments to better address social issues as
potential sources of population problems
by the European Union to address the growing AIDS epidemic in Africa
by China to reevaluate the effectiveness of the one-child policy
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
Malthus was responsible for ________.
Selected
Answer:
Answers:
the idea that without social restrictions increasing human population would
lead to famine and war
the book The Population Bomb, which described the disastrous effects of
human population growth
the idea that without social restrictions increasing human population would
lead to famine and war
the idea that population growth would lead to greater industry and
prosperity
recognizing the demographic transition effect in developing nations
defining the concept of ecosystem services
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following countries has the highest population growth rate?
Selected Answer:
Answers:
India
Spain
Italy
India
Canada
United States
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
During what period the world's population show the greatest rate of growth?
Selected Answer:
1950-2000
Answers:
1750-1800
1800-1850
1850-1900
1900-1950
1950-2000
