EVR 1001 MODULES 1 & 2 —
COMPLETE EXAM REVIEW,
PRACTICE QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
, 1. Most natural popula ons exhibit what type of growth? In this growth a popula on
grows rapidly at first when the popula on is very small and resources are plen ful but
growth rate slows down as the popula on size gets close to the limit of the environment
begins to be in short supply. - CORRECT ANSWER Logis c growth
2. In the scien fic method, a crucial step is the deriva on of a hypothesis that is both
testable and - CORRECT ANSWER Falsifiable
3. Fer lity - CORRECT ANSWER Describes the actual produc on of offspring
4. crude birth rate - CORRECT ANSWER Is the number of births in a year per
thousand people
5. Total Fer lity Rate (TFR) - CORRECT ANSWER Is the number of children born to
each woman in a popula on, over the woman's lifespan
6. desired fer lity - CORRECT ANSWER The number of children the average couple
says they want to have
7. A country experiencing zero popula on growth is most likely - CORRECT
ANSWER In STAGE 4 of the demographic transi on
8. habitat fragmenta on - CORRECT ANSWER Common in much of the developed
and developing world, the loss of a part of a larger habitat, and an ongoing threat to
global biodiversity.
9. A falling birth rate marks the beginning of Stage _______ - the mature/industrial stage -
in the demographic transi on model. As a country con nues to industrialize, many
women join the workforce. Addi onally, raising children becomes more expensive and
COMPLETE EXAM REVIEW,
PRACTICE QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
, 1. Most natural popula ons exhibit what type of growth? In this growth a popula on
grows rapidly at first when the popula on is very small and resources are plen ful but
growth rate slows down as the popula on size gets close to the limit of the environment
begins to be in short supply. - CORRECT ANSWER Logis c growth
2. In the scien fic method, a crucial step is the deriva on of a hypothesis that is both
testable and - CORRECT ANSWER Falsifiable
3. Fer lity - CORRECT ANSWER Describes the actual produc on of offspring
4. crude birth rate - CORRECT ANSWER Is the number of births in a year per
thousand people
5. Total Fer lity Rate (TFR) - CORRECT ANSWER Is the number of children born to
each woman in a popula on, over the woman's lifespan
6. desired fer lity - CORRECT ANSWER The number of children the average couple
says they want to have
7. A country experiencing zero popula on growth is most likely - CORRECT
ANSWER In STAGE 4 of the demographic transi on
8. habitat fragmenta on - CORRECT ANSWER Common in much of the developed
and developing world, the loss of a part of a larger habitat, and an ongoing threat to
global biodiversity.
9. A falling birth rate marks the beginning of Stage _______ - the mature/industrial stage -
in the demographic transi on model. As a country con nues to industrialize, many
women join the workforce. Addi onally, raising children becomes more expensive and
