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Ch 8: Humans And The Environment.
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The human population today is approximately
a) 300 million
b) 1.3 billion
c) 6.8 billion
d) 10 billion
For most human history, the population has been relatively
a) small and stable
b) small and rapidly growing
c) large and shrinking
d) large and rapidly growing
Recently, the size of the human population has been
a) decreasing slowly
b) decreasing exponentially
c) increasing slowly
d) increasing exponentially
Which fertility rate keeps the population size stable?
a) replacement fertility
b) stable fertility
c) balanced sex ratio
d) total fertility rate
How individuals of different ages are distributed in a population is called the population's
a) age ratio
b) age structure
c) sex ratio
d) sex structure
The model that describes how industrialized nations undergo a large drop in birthrates and death rates is called
a) life expectancy
b) demography
c) the fertility rate transition
d) the demographic transition
Which of these factors does NOT affect population growth?
a) educating women
b) poverty
c) statistics
d) policy
Regions of the world with the largest populations tend to
a) have the largest share of global wealth
b) have a smaller share of global wealth
c) use the most resources per person
d) have the largest ecological footprints
Which of the following does NOT affect a person's quality of life?
a) replacement fertility
b) access to education
c) available living space
d) food supply
How can technology affect human impact on the environment?
a) It can both increase and reduce human impact
b) It always increases human impact
c) It always reduces human impact
d) It rarely affects human impact
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