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Historically, up until the middle ages, populations were mostly limited by Disease, famine and war TERM 2 ______ are the most numerous vertebrate organisms on Earth DEFINITION 2 Humans TERM 3 Historical evidence shows that plagues and diseases DEFINITION 3 Cause only minor or temporary setbacks in population growth trends TERM 4 Humans population growth most closely resembles DEFINITION 4 J-shaped growth curve TERM 5 The world human population reached 1 billion about ____ and passed ____ in 1999. DEFINITION 5 1800;6 billion
The population theory held by Thomas Malthus was that the human population would Outstrip its resources, then suffer starvation and misery TERM 7 Neo-Malthusians argue that DEFINITION 7 Malthu's eighteenth century theories apply to similar circumstances today TERM 8 Disastrous famines in the past 200 years DEFINITION 8 Have mostly resulted from politics and economics rather than from overpopulation TERM 9 Malthus argued that ______ is the ultimate cause of social and environmental problems and Marx argued that population growth _____ social and environmental problems. DEFINITION 9 Excess population growth; results from TERM 10 Technological optimists argue that technological advances have DEFINITION 10 Proved Malthus wrong in his predictions of famine and disaster
Why is Russia's population declining? The standard of living has decreased leading to higher death rates and lower birth rates TERM 17 Most of the world's human settlements are clustered DEFINITION 17 Along coastlines and rivers TERM 18 Crude birth rates measured in terms in terms of the number of children born DEFINITION 18 Per 1000 people each year TERM 19 The total fertility rate for upper class women in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe was sometimes DEFINITION 19 Greater than 20 TERM 20 The zero population growth rate is slightly over two children per couple because DEFINITION 20 The zero population growth rate is not slightly over two children per couple
According to the graph, which region had the highest total fertility rate in 1998? Africa TERM 22 According to the graph, which region had the highest total fertility rate in 1950? DEFINITION 22 Eastern Mediterranean TERM 23 According to the graph, which region has the greatest fertility reduction? DEFINITION 23 South-East Asia TERM 24 The total fertility rate is the number of children born DEFINITION 24 To the average woman during her lifetime TERM 25 There is some evidence that population growth today is _______ rather than _______. DEFINITION 25 slowing slightly; continuing to accelerate
The doubling time for a population with an annual percentage growth rate of 7.0% is 10 years TERM 32 The average age that a newborn can expect to attain in a given society is referred to as DEFINITION 32 Life expectancy TERM 33 The best title for the vertical axis on the graph is DEFINITION 33 Infant mortality TERM 34 A pyramid-shaped age structure histogram is a characteristic of a(n) ______________ population DEFINITION 34 Expanding TERM 35 A dependency ratio is a comparison between the numbers of DEFINITION 35 Working and nonworking people
You were in a discussion with a classmate who complained that immigrants were taking away jobs and abusing social services. In response, another classmate who is a proponent of the open door policy explained that immigrants can actually be a bonus to the country. Someone supporting an open door policy would NOT use which of the following statements. All of these would probably be used by someone supporting an open for policy TERM 37 The histogram on the left represents a population whose birth rates DEFINITION 37 Have recently decreased TERM 38 The population represented by the age class histogram on the right will DEFINITION 38 Grow substantially in the future TERM 39 The age class histogram on the right could represent the population of DEFINITION 39 Uganda TERM 40 The age class histogram on the left could represent the population of DEFINITION 40 Singapore
"Birth dearths" can be a problem because they cause All of these are correct TERM 47 The demographic transition refers to a country's change from DEFINITION 47 High birth and death rates to low birth and death rates TERM 48 A demographic transition is expected to accompany DEFINITION 48 Economic development and stabilization TERM 49 Which of the following demographic categories best identifies country"A" DEFINITION 49 Developed TERM 50 The most industrialized country listed is DEFINITION 50 Country "A"
Country "C" probably has _________ rate of female literacy when compared to the other two countries The lowest TERM 52 Which of the following is NOT required for a demographic transition to occur? DEFINITION 52 Increased military strength TERM 53 The message from author Garret Hardin's "lifeboat ethics" is that DEFINITION 53 Helping poor people will simply increase the rate of their reproduction TERM 54 Proponents of social justice believe that environmental and social problems will decrease if DEFINITION 54 Resources are distributed fairly TERM 55 Less developed countries can best argue that countries are primarily responsible for overpopulation problems because DEFINITION 55 Less developed countries were many times impoverished by colonialism
Which of the following is a mechanical barrier to conception? Condoms TERM 62 The world population began growing rapidly during the Middle Ages. True or False DEFINITION 62 False TERM 63 The world's highest current growth rate is in the United Arab Emirates. True or False DEFINITION 63 True TERM 64 As compare to China, India's population control programs have not been as successful as China's. True or False DEFINITION 64 True TERM 65 The most pessimistic projection of population growth projects the human population to reach 25 billion by 2150 true or false DEFINITION 65 true
