LSU ENVS 1126 –Questions With Fully Explained
Solutions
Most of the world population growth in the near future will be in
a. developed countries.
b. North America.
c. Europe.
d. developing countries. Correct Ans - developing countries
Which of the following is a uniquely human trait?
a. potential for rapid population growth
b. ability to regulate our reproduction
c. communication between members of a species
d. storage of food during cold or dry periods Correct Ans - ability to
regulate our reproduction
Unlike most species, human population ecology must also include
consideration of the
a. ability of humans to construct safe places to live.
b. impact of severe weather on human health and safety.
c. interactions of the global human population.
d. impact of infectious disease on mortality. Correct Ans - interactions of
the global human population.
The Neolithic Revolution is most clearly seen in human culture today in our
use of
a. modern agriculture to raise food crops.
b. furs from trapped wild animals.
c. rivers for navigation and water supplies.
d. natural wood products from national forests. Correct Ans - modern
agriculture to raise food crops.
Which problem today is primarily the result of the Industrial Revolution?
,a. extensive air and water pollution
b. decline in quality of agricultural soil
c. increased transmission of disease between people living in close proximity
d. erosion from deforestation as more fuel wood is harvested Correct Ans -
extensive air and water pollution
The ability to feed the growing world population was addressed by the
a. Environmental Revolution.
b. Industrial Revolution.
c. Green Revolution.
d. Medical Revolution. Correct Ans - Green Revolution.
The epidemiologic transition is largely a result of the
a. Green Revolution.
b. Medical Revolution.
c. Environmental Revolution.
d. Industrial Revolution. Correct Ans - Medical Revolution.
The five main revolutions of human history have all resulted in
a. an increase in human carrying capacity.
b. increased need for transportation.
c. a reduction in the spread of disease.
d. a greater reliance upon fossil fuels. Correct Ans - an increase in human
carrying capacity.
China's one-child policy was adopted because
a. there were too few jobs and too many people.
b. it was clear the nation could not live within the limit of its resources if the
population continued to grow.
c. the fertility rate was too low and the nation needed more people to populate
vacant lands.
d. contagious disease was rampant in the 1970s and fewer people meant less
contagion. Correct Ans - it was clear the nation could not live within the
limit of its resources if the population continued to grow.
,Using the IPAT formula, which of the following would most likely reduce the
environmental impact of a society?
a. construction of industrial plants by wealthy nations to draw on cheaper
labor
b. greater use of birth control by most members of a society
c. increased use of electricity and natural gas by most members of a society
d. the discovery of large reserves of fossil fuels within a nation's borders
Correct Ans - greater use of birth control by most members of a society
The amount of land and ocean needed to provide the resources for one person
and absorb his/her wastes defines the
a. ecological footprint.
b. carbon footprint.
c. demographic impression.
d. resource capacity. Correct Ans - ecological footprint.
If a country experiences 6 births, 4 deaths, and 1 new immigrant every minute
of a year, how will its population change in one year?
a. the fertility rate is still needed to determine population changes
b. the population will remain steady
c. the population will decline by about 100,000 people
d. the population will increase by about 1.5 million people Correct Ans -
the population will increase by about 1.5 million people
A country with a declining fertility rate below 2.0
a. will be declining in size.
b. will be graying.
c. is increasingly common in highly developed nations.
d. All of the above. Correct Ans - All of the above.
In one year, a population of 10,000 people experiences a birth rate of 220 and
a death rate of 170 people. The annual percent increase is
a. 5% and assumes no immigration and 1% emigration.
b. 0.5% and assumes no migration.
, c. 50% and excludes immigration and emigration.
d. 3.9% and includes 5% immigration. Correct Ans - 0.5% and assumes
no migration.
Thailand has experienced a dramatic drop in fertility rate, increased per
capita income and an increase in life expectancy between 1960 and 2005.
These are all signs that Thailand
a. has undergone demographic transition.
b. will see a surge in population growth.
c. probably has a low literacy rate among women.
d. is in the grip of the poverty-population trap. Correct Ans - has
undergone demographic transition.
Countries caught in the poverty-population trap have experienced
a. a fertility transition but not the benefits of modern medicine.
b. an environmental revolution but not a medical revolution.
c. the benefits of modern medicine but not the benefits of economic
development.
d. the benefits of the green revolution without experiencing a Neolithic
revolution. Correct Ans - the benefits of modern medicine but not the
benefits of economic development.
In general, fertility rates
a. decrease as per capita income decreases.
b. increase as per capita income increases.
c. decrease as per capita income increases.
d. are unrelated to per capita income. Correct Ans - decrease as per
capita income increases.
The Millennium Development Goals focus on
a. international efforts to increase the economic development of the most
impoverished countries.
b. ending extreme poverty and hunger all over the world.
c. the separate continents of the world, with each continent coordinating the
efforts of its countries.
Solutions
Most of the world population growth in the near future will be in
a. developed countries.
b. North America.
c. Europe.
d. developing countries. Correct Ans - developing countries
Which of the following is a uniquely human trait?
a. potential for rapid population growth
b. ability to regulate our reproduction
c. communication between members of a species
d. storage of food during cold or dry periods Correct Ans - ability to
regulate our reproduction
Unlike most species, human population ecology must also include
consideration of the
a. ability of humans to construct safe places to live.
b. impact of severe weather on human health and safety.
c. interactions of the global human population.
d. impact of infectious disease on mortality. Correct Ans - interactions of
the global human population.
The Neolithic Revolution is most clearly seen in human culture today in our
use of
a. modern agriculture to raise food crops.
b. furs from trapped wild animals.
c. rivers for navigation and water supplies.
d. natural wood products from national forests. Correct Ans - modern
agriculture to raise food crops.
Which problem today is primarily the result of the Industrial Revolution?
,a. extensive air and water pollution
b. decline in quality of agricultural soil
c. increased transmission of disease between people living in close proximity
d. erosion from deforestation as more fuel wood is harvested Correct Ans -
extensive air and water pollution
The ability to feed the growing world population was addressed by the
a. Environmental Revolution.
b. Industrial Revolution.
c. Green Revolution.
d. Medical Revolution. Correct Ans - Green Revolution.
The epidemiologic transition is largely a result of the
a. Green Revolution.
b. Medical Revolution.
c. Environmental Revolution.
d. Industrial Revolution. Correct Ans - Medical Revolution.
The five main revolutions of human history have all resulted in
a. an increase in human carrying capacity.
b. increased need for transportation.
c. a reduction in the spread of disease.
d. a greater reliance upon fossil fuels. Correct Ans - an increase in human
carrying capacity.
China's one-child policy was adopted because
a. there were too few jobs and too many people.
b. it was clear the nation could not live within the limit of its resources if the
population continued to grow.
c. the fertility rate was too low and the nation needed more people to populate
vacant lands.
d. contagious disease was rampant in the 1970s and fewer people meant less
contagion. Correct Ans - it was clear the nation could not live within the
limit of its resources if the population continued to grow.
,Using the IPAT formula, which of the following would most likely reduce the
environmental impact of a society?
a. construction of industrial plants by wealthy nations to draw on cheaper
labor
b. greater use of birth control by most members of a society
c. increased use of electricity and natural gas by most members of a society
d. the discovery of large reserves of fossil fuels within a nation's borders
Correct Ans - greater use of birth control by most members of a society
The amount of land and ocean needed to provide the resources for one person
and absorb his/her wastes defines the
a. ecological footprint.
b. carbon footprint.
c. demographic impression.
d. resource capacity. Correct Ans - ecological footprint.
If a country experiences 6 births, 4 deaths, and 1 new immigrant every minute
of a year, how will its population change in one year?
a. the fertility rate is still needed to determine population changes
b. the population will remain steady
c. the population will decline by about 100,000 people
d. the population will increase by about 1.5 million people Correct Ans -
the population will increase by about 1.5 million people
A country with a declining fertility rate below 2.0
a. will be declining in size.
b. will be graying.
c. is increasingly common in highly developed nations.
d. All of the above. Correct Ans - All of the above.
In one year, a population of 10,000 people experiences a birth rate of 220 and
a death rate of 170 people. The annual percent increase is
a. 5% and assumes no immigration and 1% emigration.
b. 0.5% and assumes no migration.
, c. 50% and excludes immigration and emigration.
d. 3.9% and includes 5% immigration. Correct Ans - 0.5% and assumes
no migration.
Thailand has experienced a dramatic drop in fertility rate, increased per
capita income and an increase in life expectancy between 1960 and 2005.
These are all signs that Thailand
a. has undergone demographic transition.
b. will see a surge in population growth.
c. probably has a low literacy rate among women.
d. is in the grip of the poverty-population trap. Correct Ans - has
undergone demographic transition.
Countries caught in the poverty-population trap have experienced
a. a fertility transition but not the benefits of modern medicine.
b. an environmental revolution but not a medical revolution.
c. the benefits of modern medicine but not the benefits of economic
development.
d. the benefits of the green revolution without experiencing a Neolithic
revolution. Correct Ans - the benefits of modern medicine but not the
benefits of economic development.
In general, fertility rates
a. decrease as per capita income decreases.
b. increase as per capita income increases.
c. decrease as per capita income increases.
d. are unrelated to per capita income. Correct Ans - decrease as per
capita income increases.
The Millennium Development Goals focus on
a. international efforts to increase the economic development of the most
impoverished countries.
b. ending extreme poverty and hunger all over the world.
c. the separate continents of the world, with each continent coordinating the
efforts of its countries.
