True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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Throughout modern times, deaths
due to wars did not offset the overall human population growth.
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Poor, less-developed countries
are experiencing rapid population growth.
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In some countries, the economic
value of having a large family to help provide labor and income is a reason people there have large
families.
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The primary cause of most
population growth in the last 300 years is declining mortality.
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“Guest Workers”
often take high paying, white collar jobs from the citizens of the country.
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6
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In the Demographic Transition
Model, a Pre-Modern Society is one that has poor living conditions that keep death rates low, thus
birth rates are correspondingly low.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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7
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How many years did it take for
the global human population to grow from 5 billion to 6 billion?
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8
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‘First World’ is a
term that can mean or reference:
a | Developed
Countries | c | USSR and
Allies | b | Non-Developed Countries | d | Non-Aligned Countries |
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Which formula is correct for
Total Growth Rate?
a | Crude Birth Rate - Crude Death
Rate | b | Crude Birth Rate - Crude Death Rate -
Immigration | c | Crude Birth Rate - Immigration | d | Crude Birth Rate - Crude Death Rate + Immigration -
Emigration |
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Crude Birth Rate is the number
of births in a year per _____________.
a | person | c | 100 persons | b | 10 persons | d | 1000 persons |
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Which of the following
countries is NOT in the Top 5 in the world in current population?
a | China | c | USA | e | Brazil | b |
India | d |
Pakistan |
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12
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Which country is considered to
be the world’s least densely populated country?
a | Australia | b | Mongolia | c | Monaco | d | USA |
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13
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Higher education and personal
freedom for women often results in decisions to _______________ childbearing.
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14
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When people leave our country
and go to live in another country, they are said to ______________.
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Numeric Response
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15
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About _______% of the
earth’s people live on 10% of the land.
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16
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The population density for
North America is _______ people per square mile.
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Demographers predict that the
world population will level off during the next century. Projections on the low end are approximately
8 billion; projections on the high end are approximately ______ billion.
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What is the average worldwide
life expectancy in years? _____________
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Completion
Complete each
statement.
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What continent as the greatest
population density?
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______________________ is the
study of vital statistics about people such as births, deaths, distribution and population
size.
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The number of non-working
compared to working individuals in a population is known as the _______________
ratio.
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Essay
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List 10 reasons why many oppose
population control?
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