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APES Chapter 7 Multiple Choice Test Questions and Answers
Thomas Malthus introduced
a. the study of human demographics
b. the hypothesis that humans could exceed Earth's
carrying capacity
c. the concept of variation in replacement level fertility due
to differences in industrialization
d. the age structure diagram
e. the concept of population momentum -
ANSWER -B
Doubling time can be approximated mathematically by
a. 70%/growth rate
b. 10%/growth rate
c. 2% X growth rate
d. CBR - CDR/10
e. 20/CBR - CDR - ANSWER -A
Replacement-level fertility is
a. just under 2 children in the United States
b. the number of births per 1,000 women
c. always greater than 2
d. the base level of 1 child to replace the mother
e. higher in developed countries than developing
countries - ANSWER -C
A country has net immigration rate of 3 per 1,000, a CBR
of 9 per 1,000, and a CDR of 11 per 1,000. What is the
growth rate of this country?
a. 0.1%
b. 0.2%
c. 0.5%
d. 1%
e. 2% - ANSWER -A
An age structure diagram with roughly similar numbers of
individuals in each group is representative of which
country?
a. India
b. Mexico
c. Sweden
d. Venezuela
e. Russia - ANSWER -C
According to the theory of demographic transition,
countries move through growth phases in which order?
a. stable growth, rapid growth, slow growth, declining
growth
b. rapid growth, slow growth, stable growth, declining
growth
c. slow growth, declining growth, rapid growth, stable
growth
d. slow growth, rapid growth, stable growth, declining
growth
e. stable growth, rapid growth, declining growth, slow
growth - ANSWER -D
Which of the following have contributed to increased
family planning worldwide?
I. Women's education
II. Increased income
III. Advertising Campaigns
a. I and II only
b. I and III only
c. II and III only
d. I and III only
e. I, II, and III - ANSWER -E
Which of the following is NOT a factor in gross domestic
product?
a. Consumer spending
b. Cost of environmental damage
c. Government spending
d. Imports and Exports
e. Investments - ANSWER -B
The IPAT equation was developed to estimate
a. the affluence of a country's population
b. the rate of demographic transition
c. the impact of human lifestyles on Earth
d. the gross domestic product of a country
e. the effect of urbanization on resource use -
ANSWER -C
Approximately what percentage of the population of
developed countries lives in urban areas?
a. 20%
b. 44%
c. 50%
d. 75%
e. 86% - ANSWER -D
Which of the following does NOT support the theory that
humans can devise ways to expand their carrying capacity
on Earth?
a. The development of CFCs for use in refrigeration
b. Th development of hydraulic fracturing to reach natural
gas reserves
c. The use of arrows for hunting animals
