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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWorldwide there were 20 births and 8 deaths per 1000 people in 2017. Calculate the growth rate of the world.1.1%2.8%1.2%1.6%
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe tiny country of Fremont has a net immigration of 3 per 1,000, a crude birth rate of 9 per 1,000, and a crude death rate of 11 per 1,000. What is the growth rate (r) for this country?1.0%10%.01%.1%
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe small town of West Fremont has a population of 50,000. If the growth rate of West Fremont is 2%, then how long will it take for the population of West Fremont to double?70 years7 years35 years3.5 years
- 4. Multiple ChoiceNorth Fremont’s population growth rate is 5%. What is the doubling time for North Fremont?1.4 years14 years140 years35 years
- 5. Multiple ChoiceNew Fremont had a CBR of 12 in 2016 and a CDR 9. What is the rate of growth of New Fremont?1.5%15 years3%.3%
- 6. Multiple ChoiceNew Fremont had a CBR of 12 in 2016 and a CDR 9. If the current population of New Fremont is 150,000, approximately how long will it take the country to double its population using the current growth rate?233 years116 years58 years36 years
- 7. Multiple ChoiceCentral Fremont has a crude birth rate of 24 and a crude death rate of 8. What is the natural annual increase of Central Fremont?16%.16%1.6%44 years
- 8. Multiple ChoiceIf Central Fremont has a growth rate of 1.6%, approximately how long will it take the town’s population of 35,000 to double?5 years.4 years44 years22 years
- 9. Multiple ChoiceIn 2016, the crude birth rate in Lower Fremont was 25 and the crude death rate was 11. If the population was 15,000 in 2016, and the population growth rate remains constant, when will the population reach 30,000?2056206620462036
- 10. Multiple ChoiceIn 2016, East Fremont had a population of 10 million people, a birth rate of 7.2%, and a death rate of 2.2%. If the birth and death rates remain constant, in what year will the population will be close to 40 million people?2034203220442064
- 11. Multiple ChoiceA population takes about seven years to double in size. This population annual percentage growth is approximately2%7%10%15%
- 12. Multiple ChoiceA population experienced a birth rate of 23 people per thousand and a death rate of 11 deaths per thousand. What is the approximate growth rate of the population?2.4%1.2%3.8%0.12%
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe intrinsic growth rate of a population:directly affects environmental resistance.causes changes in birth rates without affecting death ratescauses changes in death rates without affecting birth rates.is the maximum rate at which a population may increase.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe total fertility rate (TFR) is an estimate of:the number of children that will survive to adulthoodthe number of years a typical infant will livethe number of children each woman in a population will havethe number of births per 1000 people per year
- 15. Multiple ChoiceA population growing at 10% would double in:7 years10 years15 years17 years
- 16. Multiple Choice
Use Figure 7-1. Population A is most likely:rapidly growingrapidly decliningstable or close to stablegoing to decline in a few decades - 17. Multiple ChoiceUse Figure 7-1. In pyramid A, what is the approximate number of people in the bottom 3 cohorts (0-10)?200,000,000250,000,000350,000,000450,000,000
- 18. Multiple ChoiceUse Figure 7-1. Population A would most likely be in which stage of demographic transition?Pre-IndustrialTransitionalIndustrialPost-Industrial
- 19. Multiple ChoiceIf a population of 10,000 has 200 births, 100 deaths, 60 immigrants and 30 emigrants, what is the population growth rate?1.3%9%90%2.4%
- 20. Multiple ChoiceRepresents the maximum number of individuals that can be supported by a particular ecosystem on a long-term basisABDE
- 21. Multiple ChoiceRepresents the biotic potential of the speciesABDE
- 22. Multiple ChoiceRepresents the biotic potential of the speciesACDE
- 23. Multiple ChoiceIf a city of population 10,000 experiences 100 births, 40 deaths, 10 immigrants, and 30 emigrants in the course of a year, what is its net annual percentage growth rate?0.4%0.8%1.0%4.0%
- 24. Multiple ChoiceA country with an age distribution like that shown in the figure above, is most likely a country thatIs expecting rapid growthIs experiencing slow or no population growthIs experiencing a high death rateIs a less-developed country
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThe current global human population is about 6.1 billion and is growing at a rate of 1.35%. If the world population were to grow at this rate for the next year, approximately how many people would be added8 x 1058 x 1068 x 1078 x 109
- 26. Multiple ChoiceIf the population of a country grows at a rate of approximately 5% per year, the number of years required for the population to double is closest to5 years10 years15 years25 years
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThe increase in the size of Earth’s human population in the last century has been dramatic. Which of the following identifies two major contributors to this increase?New methods of agriculture and the identification of new food cropsThe Industrial Revolution and modern medicineNew methods of birth control and decreased warfareIncreased education for women and the development of new pesticides
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a true statement about replacement-level fertility?It equals the average number of children a woman will give birth to during her child-bearing yearsIt equals the annual number of live births per 1,000 people in a populationIt equals the natural increase of a population in one yearIt is greater in countries with high infant-mortality rates than in countries with low infant-mortality rates
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhich section would see exponential population growth?1234
- 30. Multiple ChoiceIf a country were doubling its population every 35 years, what would its growth rate be?1%2%4%8%
- 31. Multiple ChoiceIn 2011, China had a population of 1.357 billion people. In 2011, 9.8 million people died in China. What is the death rate? Both as a percentage and per 1000.0.7% or 7/10000.5% or 5/10000.3% or 3/10000.9% or 9/1000
- 32. Multiple ChoiceCanada has a total area of 9,984,670 km2, but 891,163 km2 of that are freshwater lakes. If Canada has a population of 30,750,087 people, what is its population density?1 person per km22 people per km23 people per km24 people per km2
- 33. Multiple ChoiceHawaii has a population of 1,115,274 people. If the population growth rate is 1.5%, then how many people will be living there in 100 years?1 x 106 people2 x 106 people3 x 106 people4 x 106 people
- 34. Multiple ChoiceFrance has a population of 58.4 million people and a growth rate of 0.5%. What is its doubling time?100 years120 years140 years160 years
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhy would the government of France want to know the population doubling time?I. France is is an industrialized country and has an aging population. It would need to provide more healthcare to the elderly.II. Paris is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. An increasing population would need the infrastructure (roads, schools, hospitals, etc.) to support it.III. An increasing population would mean increasing energy demand. France will need to come up with long lasting energy solutions (nuclear and alternative energy sources).I, II and III
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