Human Population Growth

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2. Most of the future population growth will be from developing countries

True

False

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4. The Population Bomb by Paul Ehrlich was deflected by:

The Industrial Revolution

The Green Revolution

The Sanitary Movement

World War I and II

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6. Replacement fertility rate is

# of children a couple want to have in their lifetimes

# of children a couple needs to have enough labor and social security

# of children a couple must have to replace themselves

7. What is Population Growth Momentum?

Population will grow at an increasing rate because of the high concentration of youth.

The population will grow even if fertility is at the replacement level because of the high concentration of youth.

Population Growth will stay the same.

8. India's population pyramid has a very narrow base, suggesting that it's population will continue to grow well into the future.

True

False

9. Eugenics was used to justify:

Using aborted fetus tissue and cells for scientific research

To select and breed the superior genes

Hospitalization, treatment, and care of mentally ill or feebly minded in France and Russia

Sterilization of mentally ill or feebly minded in US, Japan, Sweden

Holocaust and extermination of Jews

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10. India's investment in population control ($6 for a snip) was a failure

True

False

11. The first Chairman of the Communist Party of China was _; his population philosophy and policy was _____.

Xiao Wu; a more densely populated, industrialized nation was a stronger one.

Wen Huangdi; more Chinese people make China a better, more powerful nation.

Mao Zedong; more Chinese people make China a better, more powerful nation.

Hua Guofeng; China's population was growing far too rapidly, and there should be population checks in place.

12. Bob Malthus was concerned about the poor and their lack of resources and advocated for the ratification of Poor Laws

True

False

13. Which of the following include the barriers to family planning in India?

Government institutions, infant mortality rate, stigma, social security of sons

Illiteracy in women, young marriage, religion, social security of sons, infant mortality rate

Lack of male education, young marriage, religion, social security of sons, government stigmatization

Illiteracy in women, young marriage, religion, social security in daughters, infant mortality rate

14. Carrie Buck was __________-----------

Sterilized under the Racial Integrity Act for raping her nephew.

Sterilized under the Racial Integrity Act after she was deemed as "feeble-minded" and incompetent

A supporter of the eugenics movement and an advocate of the Racial Integrity Act of 1924

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16. Singapore tried to provide incentives for uneducated people to have children in 1984.

True

False

17. Which of the following are not characterized by environmental limits of population growth?

Food and water

Shelter

Predation

Space

Carrying Capacity

Logistic Growth Curve

18. What is overpopulation?

Area becomes too densely populated

Unsustainable land and resource use

Growth exceeds space available

19. The Demographic Transition Model has how many stages?

2

3

4

5

20. Check all that apply. What are some reasons for lack of desire for family planning?

It is the social norm to have large families

Social security/labor demands

Good health care and low infant mortality in developed countries

Status of women

Contraception is too expensive

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22. If all developed countries could get their fertility rates to equal 2.05, the global population growth would stabilize.

True

False

Even if fertility rates equaled RFR in developed countries, most population growth comes from developing countries.

Explanation

Even if fertility rates equaled RFR in developed countries, most population growth comes from developing countries.

23. _______________ coined the phrase "nurture vs nature' and was the father of the Eugenics movement

Adolf Hitler

Francis Galton

Charles Darwin

Eugene Fischer

24. Which of the following is NOT a criticism of the One Child Policy?

Enforcement with large prohibitive fines was unfair

Officials monitoring the population had quotas they had to fulfill

All of the responsibility of contraception fell on men and their condom usage

Uneven sex ratio, with boys outnumbering girls

Cause of infant death of girls was often overlooked

Policy was unnecessary

25. Check the Three Technological Eras of Human History

Sanitary Movement

Agricultural Revolution

Bacterial Revolution

Tool Making

Industrial Revolution

Computer Technology

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26. In the example of the reindeer on an Alaskan Island, which of the following happened?

Population Crash

Reindeer approached K and began to die off accordingly

Birth rate and death rate stayed the same

Reindeer overate available resources

Logistic growth curve

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27. Declining Global Fertility will help the health of the mother and baby in the following ways: Check all that apply

Mothers will be at optimal age (20-30)

Less time in between births

Lower number of births lead to less maternal health

Iron in blood is depleted with high fertility rate

Mothers will be at optimal age (15-25)

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29. Check the most effective ways for treating HIV/AIDS

Targeting death rates

Reducing Poverty and illiteracy

Educating men about condom use

Targeting fertility

Giving free birth control to women

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30. What were some of the ramifications and effects of the ONe Child Policy in China? Check all that apply.

Fertility dropped from about 6 to 1.5

Uneven sex ratio in the population

Family's shift in focus on the community to the individual

More girls being born than boys

Increase in women's social stature as they gave birth to only one child

Increased proportion of the elderly and increased ratio of old-age dependency

Increased rate of abortions and infant mortality

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Human Population Growth

1. In Singapore, there is a low fertility rate because women

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Most of the future population growth will be from developing countries

3. Global RFR is ; the actual RFR should be around _______

4. The Population Bomb by Paul Ehrlich was deflected by:

5. When there is a time lag between resource availability and consumption, it results in what kind of population growth curve?

6. Replacement fertility rate is

7. What is Population Growth Momentum?

8. India's population pyramid has a very narrow base, suggesting that it's population will continue to grow well into the future.

9. Eugenics was used to justify:

10. India's investment in population control ($6 for a snip) was a failure

11. The first Chairman of the Communist Party of China was _; his population philosophy and policy was _____.

12. Bob Malthus was concerned about the poor and their lack of resources and advocated for the ratification of Poor Laws

13. Which of the following include the barriers to family planning in India?

14. Carrie Buck was __________-----------

15. # of individuals in the next year

16. Singapore tried to provide incentives for uneducated people to have children in 1984.

17. Which of the following are not characterized by environmental limits of population growth?

18. What is overpopulation?

19. The Demographic Transition Model has how many stages?

20. Check all that apply. What are some reasons for lack of desire for family planning?

21. Nt is?

22. If all developed countries could get their fertility rates to equal 2.05, the global population growth would stabilize.

23. _______________ coined the phrase "nurture vs nature' and was the father of the Eugenics movement

24. Which of the following is NOT a criticism of the One Child Policy?

25. Check the Three Technological Eras of Human History

26. In the example of the reindeer on an Alaskan Island, which of the following happened?

27. Declining Global Fertility will help the health of the mother and baby in the following ways: Check all that apply

28. N(t+1) is equal to =

29. Check the most effective ways for treating HIV/AIDS

30. What were some of the ramifications and effects of the ONe Child Policy in China? Check all that apply.

31. How will the declining global fertility help the health of the mother and baby?

Age of mother

Interval between births

# of births

Human Population Growth

1. In Singapore, there is a low fertility rate because women

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Most of the future population growth will be from developing countries

3. Global RFR is ______; the actual RFR should be around _____________

4. The Population Bomb by Paul Ehrlich was deflected by:

5. When there is a time lag between resource availability and consumption, it results in what kind of population growth curve?

6. Replacement fertility rate is

7. What is Population Growth Momentum?

8. India's population pyramid has a very narrow base, suggesting that it's population will continue to grow well into the future.

9. Eugenics was used to justify:

10. India's investment in population control ($6 for a snip) was a failure

11. The first Chairman of the Communist Party of China was _________; his population philosophy and policy was _____________.

12. Bob Malthus was concerned about the poor and their lack of resources and advocated for the ratification of Poor Laws

13. Which of the following include the barriers to family planning in India?

14. Carrie Buck was __________-----------

15. # of individuals in the next year

16. Singapore tried to provide incentives for uneducated people to have children in 1984.

17. Which of the following are not characterized by environmental limits of population growth?

18. What is overpopulation?

19. The Demographic Transition Model has how many stages?

20. Check all that apply. What are some reasons for lack of desire for family planning?

21. Nt is?

22. If all developed countries could get their fertility rates to equal 2.05, the global population growth would stabilize.

23. _______________ coined the phrase "nurture vs nature' and was the father of the Eugenics movement

24. Which of the following is NOT a criticism of the One Child Policy?

25. Check the Three Technological Eras of Human History

26. In the example of the reindeer on an Alaskan Island, which of the following happened?

27. Declining Global Fertility will help the health of the mother and baby in the following ways: Check all that apply

28. N(t+1) is equal to =

29. Check the most effective ways for treating HIV/AIDS

30. What were some of the ramifications and effects of the ONe Child Policy in China? Check all that apply.

31. How will the declining global fertility help the health of the mother and baby? Age of mother Interval between births # of births

3. Global RFR is ; the actual RFR should be around _______

11. The first Chairman of the Communist Party of China was _; his population philosophy and policy was _____.

31. How will the declining global fertility help the health of the mother and baby?

Age of mother

Interval between births

# of births