Exam 7: Human Population Change and the Environment

A) A list would include Japan,Australia,and Germany.
B) They have high fertility rates.
C) They have very low infant mortality rates.
D) They have longer life expectancies than in less developed countries.

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A) the number of children born to the average woman per year.
B) the number of children born to the average woman during her lifetime.
C) the number of children a couple must produce to replace themselves.
D) the number of children born in a population during a single year.

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A) by reversing the trend towards urbanization.
B) by reducing air pollution.
C) by preserving rural areas.
D) by increasing open space.

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A) Increased birth rate and increased population growth rate
B) Increased death rate and decreased population growth rate
C) Decreased birth rate and increased population growth rate
D) Decreased birth rate and decreased population growth rate

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A) intrinsic rate of increase
B) population density
C) population growth momentum
D) total fertility rate

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A) Birth and death rates are high.
B) The death rate is low.
C) Only very light industrialization.
D) The birth rate is low.

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A) Limited access to family planning services.
B) The low status of women in many societies.
C) The economic status of large families.
D) Cultural traditions.

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A) Higher birth rate
B) Higher fecundity rate
C) Increase in immigration.
D) Lower death rate

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A) Vacant house lots that are overgrown with weeds and vegetation.
B) Community gardens established by neighborhood organizations.
C) Meadows that are earmarked for industrial development.
D) Abandoned factories that may be contaminated from past uses.

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A) Birth rates decline due to improved health care and modern medicines.
B) Birth rates decline due to increased education of women
C) Birth rates decline due to increased contraceptive use.
D) All of these choices ultimately contribute to declining birth rates

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A) traffic congestion
B) suburban sprawl
C) urban renewal forcing the poor out of neighborhoods
D) compact development

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A) 1) 7
B) 2) 1
C) 2) 6
D) 3) 5

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A) Population ecology only deals with declining populations that are in need of intervention in order to survive.
B) Population ecology focuses on individuals and their interactions,but not the abiotic environment.
C) Population ecology attempts to explain how and why the number of individuals in a given area changes over time.
D) Population ecology is not important to scientists in applied disciplines,such as wildlife management.

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A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) 3 only
D) 1 and 3

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Education for women,delaying marriage un...

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Thomas Malthus was a 19th century Britis...

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A) Urbanization refers to the migration of city people to rural areas to enjoy country living.
B) The term urban area describes a geographic location with at least 100,000 individuals.
C) There are far fewer employment opportunities in urban as compared to rural areas.
D) The population of urban areas tends to be younger and more diverse in terms of ethnicity,religion,and socioeconomic status as compared to the surrounding countryside.

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A) Unlimited resources
B) Predation
C) Ideal conditions
D) High growth rate

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B