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2. QUESTION: Review
What has accounted for the majority of the world’s population growth in recent years?
Women are having more babies.
Death rates have dropped due to technology, medicine, and food.
More women are using contraceptives.
Nothing; the population has dropped in recent years.
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3. QUESTION: Review
What has accounted for the majority of the world’s population growth in recent years?
Women are having more babies.
Death rates have dropped due to technology, medicine, and food.
More women are using contraceptives.
Nothing; the population has dropped in recent years.
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4. QUESTION: Review
According to the I = P  A  T formula, what would happen if China’s 1 billion people had a lifestyle like that of Americans?
Their population would automatically drop.
Their population would automatically increase.
Their affluence and technology would increase.
Their impact on the environment would even out.
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5. QUESTION: Review
According to the I = P  A  T formula, what would happen if China’s 1 billion people had a lifestyle like that of Americans?
Their population would automatically drop.
Their population would automatically increase.
Their affluence and technology would increase.
Their impact on the environment would even out.
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6. QUESTION: Review
How have humans been able to raise the environment’s carrying capacity for our species?
Through technology
By eliminating limiting factors
Through increased consumption
By spending more money on nonessential resources
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7. QUESTION: Review
How have humans been able to raise the environment’s carrying capacity for our species?
Through technology
By eliminating limiting factors
Through increased consumption
By spending more money on nonessential resources
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8. QUESTION: Review
Areas that lack significant numbers of people and have a low population density are most likely
no longer available.
best able to support higher densities of people.
sensitive areas least able to support high densities of people.
located around tropical and grassland areas.
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9. QUESTION: Review
Areas that lack significant numbers of people and have a low population density are most likely
no longer available.
best able to support higher densities of people.
sensitive areas least able to support high densities of people.
located around tropical and grassland areas.
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10. QUESTION: Review
How does the current combination of population size and affluence (resource use) compare to the Earth’s available resources?
Our ecological footprint is 50% larger than the Earth’s biocapacity.
As long as the developed nations reduce their consumption, there will be ample resources.
As long as developing nations slow their population growth, there will be ample resources.
We have 3–4 decades before we need to change our growth or resource use patterns.
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11. QUESTION: Review
How does the current combination of population size and affluence (resource use) compare to the Earth’s available resources?
Our ecological footprint is 50% larger than the Earth’s biocapacity.
As long as the developed nations reduce their consumption, there will be ample resources.
As long as developing nations slow their population growth, there will be ample resources.
We have 3–4 decades before we need to change our growth or resource use patterns.
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12. QUESTION: Review
Describe the relationship between growth rates and population size.
Falling growth rates automatically mean a smaller population.
Falling growth rates automatically mean a larger population.
Falling growth rates mean we no longer have a population problem.
Falling growth rates do not mean a smaller population, but that rates of increase are slowing.
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13. QUESTION: Review
Describe the relationship between growth rates and population size.
Falling growth rates automatically mean a smaller population.
Falling growth rates automatically mean a larger population.
Falling growth rates mean we no longer have a population problem.
Falling growth rates do not mean a smaller population, but that rates of increase are slowing.
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14. QUESTION: Weighing the Issues
In 2001, the Bush administration withheld funds for international family planning. Should the United States fund family planning?
Yes, absolutely.
Yes, but only in nations that follow U.S.- approved programs.
Only if it can influence the nations’ policies.
Never under any circumstances; it’s not our job.
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15. QUESTION: Weighing the Issues
In 2001, the Bush administration withheld funds for international family planning. Should the United States fund family planning?
Yes, absolutely.
Yes, but only in nations that follow U.S.- approved programs.
Only if it can influence the nations’ policies.
Never under any circumstances; it’s not our job.
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16. QUESTION: Weighing the Issues
Would you rather live in a country with a larger population or smaller population?
Small population, so there will be more resources for me
Small population, so there will be more resources for others, including wildlife
Large population, so I can find a date
Large population, because people are our biggest resource
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17. QUESTION: Weighing the Issues
Would you rather live in a country with a larger population or smaller population?
Small population, so there will be more resources for me
Small population, so there will be more resources for others, including wildlife
Large population, so I can find a date
Large population, because people are our biggest resource
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18. QUESTION: Interpreting Graphs and Data
According to this age pyramid, Nigeria’s future population will be
balanced.
larger.
much larger.
smaller.
much smaller.
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19. QUESTION: Interpreting Graphs and Data
According to this age pyramid, Nigeria’s future population will be
balanced.
larger.
much larger.
smaller.
much smaller.
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20. QUESTION: Interpreting Graphs and Data
What happens during the “pre-industrial” stage of the demographic transition?
High birth and death rates cause the population to increase.
High birth and death rates keep the population stable.
High birth rates with low death rates cause the population to increase.
Low birth and death rates cause the population to decrease.
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21. QUESTION: Interpreting Graphs and Data
What happens during the “pre-industrial” stage of the demographic transition?
High birth and death rates cause the population to increase.
High birth and death rates keep the population stable.
High birth rates with low death rates cause the population to increase.
Low birth and death rates cause the population to decrease.
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22. QUESTION: Interpreting Graphs and Data
According to these graphs, which countries had access to family planning?
Iraq and Pakistan c) Malawi and Kenya
Malawi and Haiti d) Kenya and Bangladesh
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23. QUESTION: Interpreting Graphs and Data
According to these graphs, which countries had access to family planning?
Iraq and Pakistan c) Malawi and Kenya
Malawi and Haiti d) Kenya and Bangladesh
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