ESE 200 ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
● Which systems are included in the usual three-part model of a sustainable earth?.
Answer: Its environment Its societies Its economies
● Sustainable systems. Answer: Allow future systems to flourish Can be natural Can be
human
● What is meant by sustainable development. Answer: Meets the needs of the present
without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
● In the IPAT equation the environmental impact (I) of human activity is modeled to
increase when the following increases:. Answer: Technology Affluence Population
● When is IPAT analysis most likely to fail. Answer: When thinking about the future
● Cells in a petri dish grow fastest when (s-shaped growth pattern). Answer: Far from
carrying capacity
● What happens to a system where population exceeds the carrying capacity. Answer:
The population drops below carrying capacity
● What occurs at a Malthusian "point of crisis"?. Answer: Starvation: there is not enough
food to sustain the entire population
● What most accurately describes a Neo-Malthusian attitude. Answer: Believing that
population growth is unsustainable today
● If there are as many 40 year old's in a population as 1 year old's, what does this
mean?. Answer: Birth rates have been stable for decades
● The united states has what kind of demographic structure?. Answer: transitional
● If the population of a country is increases, we would expect to see a population
pyramid with a.... Answer: triangular shape
● Why is there a population increase in stage two of the demographic transition?.
Answer: death rates are lower
, ● What have demographer observed in the last 50 years?. Answer: Increased wealth is
associated with decreasing birth rates
● What is the approximate world population today?. Answer: 7.5 billion
● Most of the population growth in the 20th century has primarily occurred in... Answer:
less developed countries
● Does the demographic transition model take into account global catastrophes?.
Answer: no
● What explains why japans population is declining?. Answer: The mature age structure
requires that fertility is below replacement levels
● If the demographic transition model is accurate where would japan be?. Answer:
Stage 4
● The demographic transition model predicts that.... Answer: Reductions in birth rates lag
reduction in death rates
● How much will the world population increase over the next 40 years (according to the
UN's medium projection?. Answer: about 2 billion
● According to the UN where will the most population growth occur in the 21st
century?. Answer: africa
● Why won't population growth alone necessarily lead to large global environmental
impacts?. Answer: Most population growth is occurring in regions with low per-capita
consumption
● If the population of a country is decreasing, we could expect to see a pop. Pyramid
with.... Answer: A wedge, or cup shape
● The largest increase in the global population occurred in which time period?. Answer:
The 20th century
● If the population of a country is stable, we would expect to see a population pyramid
with a .... Answer: Square shape
● What is the demographic transition?. Answer: The move from high birth and death rates
to low birth and death rates
● The average life-expectancy is currently.... Answer: Getting longer in most places
ANSWERS GRADED A+
● Which systems are included in the usual three-part model of a sustainable earth?.
Answer: Its environment Its societies Its economies
● Sustainable systems. Answer: Allow future systems to flourish Can be natural Can be
human
● What is meant by sustainable development. Answer: Meets the needs of the present
without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
● In the IPAT equation the environmental impact (I) of human activity is modeled to
increase when the following increases:. Answer: Technology Affluence Population
● When is IPAT analysis most likely to fail. Answer: When thinking about the future
● Cells in a petri dish grow fastest when (s-shaped growth pattern). Answer: Far from
carrying capacity
● What happens to a system where population exceeds the carrying capacity. Answer:
The population drops below carrying capacity
● What occurs at a Malthusian "point of crisis"?. Answer: Starvation: there is not enough
food to sustain the entire population
● What most accurately describes a Neo-Malthusian attitude. Answer: Believing that
population growth is unsustainable today
● If there are as many 40 year old's in a population as 1 year old's, what does this
mean?. Answer: Birth rates have been stable for decades
● The united states has what kind of demographic structure?. Answer: transitional
● If the population of a country is increases, we would expect to see a population
pyramid with a.... Answer: triangular shape
● Why is there a population increase in stage two of the demographic transition?.
Answer: death rates are lower
, ● What have demographer observed in the last 50 years?. Answer: Increased wealth is
associated with decreasing birth rates
● What is the approximate world population today?. Answer: 7.5 billion
● Most of the population growth in the 20th century has primarily occurred in... Answer:
less developed countries
● Does the demographic transition model take into account global catastrophes?.
Answer: no
● What explains why japans population is declining?. Answer: The mature age structure
requires that fertility is below replacement levels
● If the demographic transition model is accurate where would japan be?. Answer:
Stage 4
● The demographic transition model predicts that.... Answer: Reductions in birth rates lag
reduction in death rates
● How much will the world population increase over the next 40 years (according to the
UN's medium projection?. Answer: about 2 billion
● According to the UN where will the most population growth occur in the 21st
century?. Answer: africa
● Why won't population growth alone necessarily lead to large global environmental
impacts?. Answer: Most population growth is occurring in regions with low per-capita
consumption
● If the population of a country is decreasing, we could expect to see a pop. Pyramid
with.... Answer: A wedge, or cup shape
● The largest increase in the global population occurred in which time period?. Answer:
The 20th century
● If the population of a country is stable, we would expect to see a population pyramid
with a .... Answer: Square shape
● What is the demographic transition?. Answer: The move from high birth and death rates
to low birth and death rates
● The average life-expectancy is currently.... Answer: Getting longer in most places
