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1) Diminishing population growth rates in poor countries can be partially
attributed to ________.
A) reproducing beyond replacement fertility
B) economic disasters
C) valuing the birth of a son
D) illness in infants
E) the education of women - CORRECT ANSWER-E) the education of women
,2) Increasing levels of literacy among women is shown to ________.
A) lower TFR
B) result in having children at a younger age
C) decrease the use of contraception
D) raise TFR
E) have no effect on TFR or contraceptive use - CORRECT ANSWER-A) lower
TFR
1) The human population is approximately ________.
A) 10 billion
B) 1.5 million
C) 6.9 million
D) 7 billion
E) 1.5 billion - CORRECT ANSWER-D. 6.9 million
2) During the period ________ the world's population more than doubled.
A) 1950-2000
B) 1750-1800
,C) 1900-1950
D) 1800-1850
E) 1850-1900 - CORRECT ANSWER-E. 1950-2000.
3) Which of the following best describes the human population from early times
to the present?
A) Early rapid growth which has leveled off to a nearly constant rate in the last 20
years
B) Rapid, explosive growth throughout the period
C) Early rapid growth which has increased rapidly in the last 20 years
D) Slow, uneven growth until the 1800s, then increasingly rapid growth
E) Slow, steady growth throughout the period - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Slow,
uneven growth until the 1800s, then increasingly rapid growth
4) A graph of world population growth over the past 500 years most closely
resembled the letter ________.
A) K
B) J
C) M
D) U
, E) S - CORRECT ANSWER-B. J
5) If a population roughly doubles in the course of 50 years, its growth rate would
be close to ________%. A) 25
B) 10
C) 20
D) 1.5
E) 5 - CORRECT ANSWER-D. 1.5
6) ________ is the world's most populous nation, home to ________ of the
people living on Earth.
A) India; one-third
B) China; half
C) The United States; half
D) The United States; one-fifth
E) China; one-fifth - CORRECT ANSWER-E. China; one-fifth
7) Which statement most accurately describes the population control efforts in
China?