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Assessment
Chapter Test B
The Human Population
MATCHING
Write the letter of the term or phrase that best matches the description in the space provided.
_____1.result of urbanization where the workforce in a city lives in the area around the city
_____2.the movement of individuals into a population
_____3.rapid growth represented by a J-shaped curve
_____4.the advancement of technology due to the use of machines
_____5.a double-sided bar graph of age structures in a population
COMPLETION
6.The ______is the average number of children each parent must have in order to replace themselves in the population.
7.An increase in population could result from increased birth rate, increased, or ______immigration.
8.During the ______stage of demographic transition, the birth rate drops and the size of the population begins to decrease.
9.The ______and ______revolutions brought about changes that caused exponential growth of the world human population.
10.A shortage of ______can decrease the food supply available to a growing population.
11.The study of human population patterns is called ______.
12.The United Nations has designated ______countries to be given priority for foreign aid.
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13.One way to stabilize the world population is to reduce ______by improving women’s status and educational opportunities.
14.Many demographers predict a (n) ______population growth rate and a world population of ______in 2050.
15.A ______helps demographers predict which age groups will experience the most growth.
16.Type I and Type III survivorship curves indicate populations that are growing . ______
17.An adequate supply of fuel wood helps to prevent disease by allowing water to be boiled to ______it.
18.China has implemented a campaign to reduce birth rates that ______includes rewards for single-child families.
19.The theory of demographic transition is based on the idea that industrial development causes ______and progress that affect population growth rates.
SHORT ANSWER
20.According to the theory of demographic transition, why do birth rates fall during the third stage?
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21.What are the advantages of slower population growth?
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22.Explain why the human population of the Earth is still growing rapidly even though birth rates have begun to fall slightly.
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23.How might an improvement in a country’s educational opportunities lead to a decrease in its birth rate?
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24.Why do contagious diseases spread more readily in denser populations?
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ESSAY
25.Describe some of the land use trade-offs that growing populations such as Egypt often have to make when they have a shortage of arable land. Are there similarities and differences between these trade-offs and the impacts of suburban sprawl on the land in the United States? Provide examples to support your answer.
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