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The third stage of the demographic cycle is represented by: |
| | A) | declining birth rate; declining death rate |
| | B) | high birth rate; declining death rate |
| | C) | high birth rate; high death rate |
| | D) | low birth rate; low death rate |
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Which population assessment rate shows the least worldwide variability? |
| | A) | Total fertility rate |
| | B) | birth rate |
| | C) | Death rate |
| | D) | Infant mortality rate |
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During industrialization, rapid increases in population in Europe were alleviated by: |
| | A) | emigration to North America and Australia |
| | B) | high unemployment |
| | C) | increasing use of contraceptives |
| | D) | very high death rates |
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Annual rates of natural increase classified as being low (0.9 percent or less) are represented throughout which continent? |
| | A) | Africa |
| | B) | Asia |
| | C) | Europe |
| | D) | South America |
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A country with a crude birth rate of 44 and a crude death rate of 11 would have a rate of natural increase of: |
| | A) | 4 |
| | B) | 22 |
| | C) | 33 |
| | D) | 55 |
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Populations which do not receive daily caloric requirements are found: |
| | A) | between 40 and 60 degrees North latitude |
| | B) | in Europe |
| | C) | in North America |
| | D) | south of the equator |
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Continued high birth rates and rapidly declining death rates describe which stage of the demographic cycle? |
| | A) | Stage 1 |
| | B) | Stage 2 |
| | C) | Stage 3 |
| | D) | Stage 4 |
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On a worldwide basis, population grows when: |
| | A) | births exceed deaths |
| | B) | births exceed migration |
| | C) | deaths exceed births |
| | D) | migration exceeds births |
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Overpopulation is equated with areas |
| | A) | in the first stage of the demographic cycle with high fertility rates |
| | B) | of high birth rates |
| | C) | of imbalanced fertility rates and dependency ratios |
| | D) | with a continuing imbalance between the numbers of people and carrying capacity of the land |
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What total fertility rate would be required just to replace the world’s existing population? |
| | A) | 1.0 |
| | B) | 2.1 |
| | C) | 3.7 |
| | D) | 5.8 |
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About what proportion of all persons on earth live south of the Equator? |
| | A) | 10 percent |
| | B) | 20 percent |
| | C) | 25 percent |
| | D) | 40 percent |
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A population pyramid with a wide base narrowing as the age cohorts progress indicates: |
| | A) | decline |
| | B) | rapid growth |
| | C) | slow growth |
| | D) | stability |
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Thailand, with a crude birth rate of 21 and a crude death rate of 7, would be in which stage of the demographic cycle? |
| | A) | Stage 1 |
| | B) | Stage 2 |
| | C) | Stage 3 |
| | D) | Stage 4 |
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Currently, the world’s population stands at approximately: |
| | A) | 3.3 billion |
| | B) | 6.0 billion |
| | C) | 9.2 billion |
| | D) | 11.6 billion |
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Presently, the highest rates of natural increase in population are found in which part of the world? |
| | A) | Africa |
| | B) | Asia |
| | C) | Europe |
| | D) | South America |
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If present trends continue, in the period 2000-2010, Europe’s population will begin to: |
| | A) | achieve zero population growth |
| | B) | decrease |
| | C) | enter into the fourth stage of the demographic cycle |
| | D) | increase |
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More developed countries differ from less developed countries because they have: |
| | A) | higher rates of natural increase |
| | B) | higher rates of physiological density |
| | C) | lower birth rates |
| | D) | shorter doubling times |
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Among the areas listed below, the highest population densities are found in: |
| | A) | Canada |
| | B) | South Africa |
| | C) | South America |
| | D) | Western Europe |
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The majority of the world’s population growth is occurring in nations now considered as: |
| | A) | highly agricultural |
| | B) | highly industrialized |
| | C) | less developed |
| | D) | more developed |
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Reductions in the death rate can be attributed to: |
| | A) | increases in the birth rate |
| | B) | increases in the fertility rate |
| | C) | the discovery of antibiotics and vaccinations |
| | D) | the discovery of isolated rural areas of developed countries |
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The demographic equation is represented by the sum of: |
| | A) | natural change and crude birth rates |
| | B) | natural change and dependency ratios |
| | C) | net migration and dependency ratios |
| | D) | net migration and natural change |
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Birth and death rates are described as “crude” because: |
| | A) | the total number of births and deaths can never be calculated accurately |
| | B) | it relates to the changes without any regard to the age and sex composition of the population |
| | C) | the infant mortality rate is separate from the birth and death calculations |
| | D) | there is no world-wide standard of what constitutes a birth or a death |
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At the end of the 20th century, sub-Saharan Africa accounted for what percentage of the HIV-positive people living in developing countries? |
| | A) | 33% |
| | B) | 25% |
| | C) | 66% |
| | D) | 95% |
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The fact that the total fertility rate varies from generation to generation indicates that the fertility rates are related to: |
| | A) | cultural values |
| | B) | the population structure |
| | C) | census predictions |
| | D) | medical advances |
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Population projections are: |
| | A) | suitable for predictions |
| | B) | based on assumptions for the future applied to current data |
| | C) | used for assessing crude death rates |
| | D) | used only for countries which have annual censuses |
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