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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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Overpopulation is equated: |
| | A) | in the first stage of the demographic cycle with high fertility rates. |
| | B) | with high birth rates. |
| | C) | with imbalanced fertility rates and dependency ratios. |
| | D) | with a continuing imbalance between numbers of people and carrying capacity. |
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Which of the following is not relevant when projecting a country's population? |
| | A) | education and literacy rates |
| | B) | government policies regarding population growth |
| | C) | stage of demographic transition |
| | D) | the status of women |
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Urbanization has: |
| | A) | decreased arithmetic density but increased physiological density |
| | B) | decreased both arithmetic and physiological densities |
| | C) | increased arithmetic density but decreased physiological density |
| | D) | increased both arithmetic and physiological densities |
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Demographic momentum states that: |
| | A) | an immediate end to population growth will occur when the replacement rate reaches 2.1. |
| | B) | any child born today will have a life expectancy of at least 75 years. |
| | C) | our older populations will continue to live longer due to advances in technology. |
| | D) | the consequences of high fertility rates among young people will be realized as they work their way through the population pyramid. |
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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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Currently, the world's population stands at approximately: |
| | A) | 3 billion persons. |
| | B) | 6 billion persons. |
| | C) | 9 billion persons. |
| | D) | 11 billion persons. |
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If a country's rate of natural increase has declined, then the doubling time for its population has: |
| | A) | been reduced to zero. |
| | B) | decreased. |
| | C) | increased. |
| | D) | remained the same. |
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What total fertility rate would be necessary just to replace the world's existing population? |
| | A) | 1.0 |
| | B) | 2.1 |
| | C) | 3.7 |
| | D) | 5.8 |
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A country with a population of 2,000,000, a birth rate of 25, and a death rate of 20 would have how many births and deaths annually? |
| | A) | 500,000 births and 400,000 deaths |
| | B) | 50,000 births and 40,000 deaths |
| | C) | 50,000 births and 10,000 deaths |
| | D) | 500,000 births and 10,000 deaths |
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The continent with the highest birth rates is: |
| | A) | Africa. |
| | B) | Europe. |
| | C) | North America. |
| | D) | South America. |
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Which of the following statements is not correct? |
| | A) | Carrying capacity is the number of people an area can support given current technological conditions. |
| | B) | Overcrowding is a reflection of population per unit area. |
| | C) | Overpopulation is a value judgment. |
| | D) | Underpopulation occurs when a country has too few people to develop its resources. |
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An important factor contributing to the reduction in death rates in developing nations is: |
| | A) | a greater use of contraceptives. |
| | B) | access to educational facilities. |
| | C) | the pronounced youthfulness of their populations. |
| | D) | the very high birth rates. |
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In his theories, Malthus failed to recognize: |
| | A) | changes in human dietary patterns. |
| | B) | changes in technology. |
| | C) | the discovery of new inhabitable regions. |
| | D) | war and diseases. |
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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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Proportionately, the greatest decreases in infant mortality rates have occurred in: |
| | A) | developing rural nations. |
| | B) | South and Central America. |
| | C) | the urbanized areas of South Asia. |
| | D) | urbanized industrial nations. |
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Emigrant groups are dominated by: |
| | A) | middle-aged families with two or more children. |
| | B) | young families. |
| | C) | retirees. |
| | D) | young single adults. |
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The population explosion after World War II reflected the effects of: |
| | A) | drastically reduced death rates in developing countries without simultaneous and compensating reductions in births. |
| | B) | government policies in Europe attempting to repopulate the war-torn countries. |
| | C) | massive industrialization attempts in both developing and developed countries. |
| | D) | the heavy death toll during the war with fewer births occurring. |
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The region of the world that contributes the most to world population growth is: |
| | A) | Africa. |
| | B) | Asia, excluding India and China. |
| | C) | China. |
| | D) | India. |
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The four great clusters of population in the world are: |
| | A) | East Asia, South Africa, Europe, North America. |
| | B) | East Asia, South Asia, Europe, Africa. |
| | C) | East Asia, South Asia, Europe, North America. |
| | D) | East Asia, South Asia, North America, South America. |
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Birth and death rates are described as "crude" because: |
| | A) | the total numbers of births and deaths can never be calculated accurately. |
| | B) | they relate to the changes without any regard to the age or sex composition of the population. |
| | C) | the infant mortality rate is separate from the birth and death calculations. |
| | D) | there is no worldwide standard of what constitutes a birth or a death. |
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The single greatest health disparity between developed and developing nations is the: |
| | A) | birth rate. |
| | B) | infant mortality rate. |
| | C) | maternal mortality rate. |
| | D) | death rate. |
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Population projections are: |
| | A) | suitable as predictions. |
| | B) | based on assumptions for the future using current data. |
| | C) | used for assessing crude death rates. |
| | D) | used only for countries that have annual censuses. |
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The highest population densities are found in: |
| | A) | Canada. |
| | B) | South Africa. |
| | C) | South America. |
| | D) | Western Europe. |
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