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- 1. Multiple Choice
The region of the world with the highest incidence of HIV infections is
North America
Eastern Europe/ Central Asia
Western/Central Europe
Sub-Saharan Africa
Middle East/North Africa
- 2. Multiple Choice
The replacement-level fertility rate is ____ for developed countries and ____ for developing countries.
1.6; 1.9
2.5; 2.0
2.0; 2.5
2.1; 2.5
1.8; 2.1
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which factor below is least likely to affect birth and fertility rates today?
number of people 60 or older
cost of raising and educating children
religious beliefs
educational and employment opportunities for women
average age at marriage
- 4. Multiple Choice
The text suggests that one key demographic statistic is the percentage of people in a region that are under 15 years of age. Why is this statistic important?
Young people buy lots of goods and services
Young people will be the leaders of the future
Young people will feel the effects of global warming.
Young people are reckless and impulsive
Young people are poised to move into their prime reproductive years.
- 5. Multiple Choice
A metropolitan region of 100,000 people has 2000 births, 500 deaths, 200 emigrants, and 100 immigrants over a 1-year period. Its population growth rate is
1.2 percent.
1.4 percent
1.6 percent.
1.8 percent.
2.0 percent.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following pairs of indicators best reflects the availability of health care in a country?
Crude death rate and growth rate
Crude death rate and crude birth rate
Growth rate and life expectancy
Infant mortality rate and life expectancy
Infant mortality rate and crude death rate
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following characteristics are typical of developed countries?
I High technology use
II Low GDP
III Small-scale sustainable agriculture
I only
II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements about total fertility rate is correct
TFR is equal to the crude birth rate minus the crude death rate.
TFR is the average number of children each woman must have to replace the current population.
TFR is generally higher in developed countries than in developing countries
TFR is equal to the growth rate of a country
TFR is the average number of children each woman will give birth to during her childbearing years.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Even if a country reduces its birth rate and maintains replacement-level fertility, its population will still continue to grow for several decades because of
lower death rates
increased income.
population momentum
better health care.
increased life expectancy.
- 10. Multiple Choice
At current growth rates, which country will probably be the most populous in the world after 2050?
China
Brazil
India
Indonesia
United States
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following countries best exemplifies phase 4 of a demographic transition?
Argentina
China
India
Mexico
Japan
- 12. Multiple Choice
Using the rule of 70, a population growing at 10% would double in
7 years
10 years
17 years
15 years
not enough information to tell
- 13. Multiple Choice
Populations whose age structure diagrams are narrower at the bottom than at the top have
high death rates
the same proportion of individuals in each age group
a declining population
a high growth rate
all of the above
- 14. Multiple Choice
A particular country has a Total Fertility Rate equal to replacement level fertility and emigration equal to immigration. Which of the following must be true?
The population will begin shrinking within ten years, based on the Rule of 70.
The population must be stable.
The population will begin growing as soon as TFR = 2.1.
Infant mortality must also be less than Crude Death Rate.
There is not enough information to tell.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Population size can be estimated using the formula
CBR + Immigration + CDR + Emigration
CBR + Immigration – CDR – Emigration
CBR + Immigration + CDR – Emigration
CBR – Immigration – CDR – Emigration
CBR – Immigration + CDR – Emigration
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