POPULATION PRE-TEST

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1 According to the demographic transition theory:
both birthrates and death rates decline as the population becomes more urban
birth rates increase but death rates decline as a population becomes more urban
both birth rates and death rates increase with urbanization
death rates increase but birth rates decline with urbanization
2 The population of the world was about _____ 170 years ago:
500,000
1,000,000
1,000,000,000
1,500,000
3 Which of the following countries is likely to have the highest rate of natural increase in population at present:
Poland
Congo
Australia
China
4 If the rate of natural increase is 1.2% and the death rate is 26/1000, then the birth rate must be:
14/1000
1.4/1000
38/1000
24.8/1000
5 In the example above, the doubling time of the population would be about:
12 years
5.8 years
58 years
5 years
6 The two elements that are responsible for overall population increase are:
births and immigration
births and emigration
deaths and immigration
deaths and emigration
7 The "early expanding" stage of the Demographic Transition is likely typified by:
France
New Zealand
Canada
Chad
8 In the second stage of the Demographic Transition:
The population ages
The birth rate decreases dramatically
There is a rapid rise in fertility rates
The population gets younger
9 Birth rates of less than 15 are generally characteristic of:
Countries in Stage One of the Demographic Transition
Countries with aging populations
Countries in Stage Two of the Demographic Transition
The world's poorest countries
10 According to the Demographic Transition theory:
African countries can be expected to quickly transition to lower growth rates
Population momentum finally slows and population growth ceases in Stage 4
Once replacement fertility is attained growth stops
Stage One is a stage of rapid growth
11 The first, slight increase in world population is believed to have occured:
In the Jurassic Park Period
At the time of the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution, about beginning about 10,000 years ago.
In the Agricultural Revolution of the 17th. Century
In the Industrial Revolution
12 Malthus believed:
Human population growth was sustainable
Human population growth spurred ecomonic growth through innovative ideas for dealing with more people
Would lead to ruin
Would be stopped eventually by a decrease in birth rates
13 Given a population of 2.5 million with births of 75,000 and deaths of 50,000 per year, then the doubling time of the population will be:
150 years
10 years
70 years
55 years
14 High birth rates prevail in many Third World countries because:
Official government policies encourage high birth rates
The cost of having children is seemingly relatively low in rural areas
The U5MR is so low
Death rates are low
15 A modern Malthusian would likely NOT:
Think China's population policies not too extreme
Accept the "development" route to stabilizing population growth but think it too slow
Believe human well-being depends on slowing population growth
Believe that sustained human population growth is one of our greatest achievements
16 Which of the following is true:
Most countries have GNPs more than $500 per capita
Fertility rates in less developed countries are frequently less than desired fertility rates
A low rate of birth is about 20-25/1000
A low rate of natural increase is about 2.0%
Female literacy has little to do with population growth