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Population Ecology and Human Population Growth

QUESTION: Interpreting Graphs and DataWhich of the following survivorship curves shows high mortality early in life?

a) Type I

b) Type II

c) Type III

d) Can not tell from this graph

QUESTION: Interpreting Graphs and DataWhich of the following survivorship curves shows high mortality early in life?

a) Type I

b) Type II

c) Type III

d) Can not tell from this graph

QUESTION: Interpreting Graphs and Data

Which type of distribution is a result of individuals guarding their territory?

a) Random b) Uniformc) Clumpedd) None of these

QUESTION: Interpreting Graphs and Data

Which type of distribution is a result of individuals guarding their territory?

a) Random b) Uniformc) Clumpedd) None of these

QUESTION: Interpreting Graphs and Data

What does this graph show?

a) The effects of carrying capacity on population growth

b) A population that keeps growing

c) The effects of exponential growth

d) The effects of increasing carrying capacity

QUESTION: Interpreting Graphs and Data

What does this graph show?

a) The effects of carrying capacity on population growth

b) A population that keeps growing

c) The effects of exponential growth

d) The effects of increasing carrying capacity

QUESTION: ReviewWhat has accounted for the majority of the world’s population growth in recent years?

a) Women are having more babiesb) Death rates have dropped due to technology,

medicine, and foodc) More women are using contraceptivesd) Nothing, the population has dropped in recent years

QUESTION: ReviewWhat has accounted for the majority of the world’s population growth in recent years?

a) Women are having more babiesb) Death rates have dropped due to technology,

medicine, and foodc) More women are using contraceptivesd) Nothing, the population has dropped in recent years

QUESTION: ReviewAccording to the I = P x A x T formula, what would happen if China’s 1 billion people had a lifestyle like Americans?

a) Their population would automatically dropb) Their population would automatically increasec) Their affluence and technology would increased) Their impact on the environment would even out

QUESTION: ReviewAccording to the I = P x A x T formula, what would happen if China’s 1 billion people had a lifestyle like Americans?

a) Their population would automatically dropb) Their population would automatically increasec) Their affluence and technology would increased) Their impact on the environment would even

out

QUESTION: ReviewHow have humans been able to raise the environment’s carrying capacity for our species?

a) Through technologyb) By eliminating limiting factorsc) Through increased consumptiond) Spending more money on non-essential resources

QUESTION: ReviewHow have humans been able to raise the environment’s carrying capacity for our species?

a) Through technologyb) By eliminating limiting factorsc) Through increased consumptiond) Spending more money on non-essential resources

QUESTION: ReviewDescribe the relationship between growth rates and population size.

a) Falling growth rates automatically mean a smaller population.

b) Falling growth rates automatically mean a larger population.

c) Falling growth rates mean we no longer have a population problem.

d) Falling growth rates do not mean a smaller population, but that rates of increase are slowing.

QUESTION: ReviewDescribe the relationship between growth rates and population size.

a) Falling growth rates automatically mean a smaller population.

b) Falling growth rates automatically mean a larger population.

c) Falling growth rates mean we no longer have a population problem.

d) Falling growth rates do not mean a smaller population, but that rates of increase are slowing.

QUESTION: Interpreting Graphs and DataAccording to this age pyramid, Madagascar’s future population will be:

a) Balanced

b) Larger

c) Much larger

d) Smaller

e) Much smaller

QUESTION: Interpreting Graphs and DataAccording to this age pyramid, Madagascar’s future population will be:

a) Balanced

b) Larger

c) Much larger

d) Smaller

e) Much smaller

QUESTION: Interpreting Graphs and Data

a) High birth and death rates cause the population to increase

b) High birth and death rates, but the population is stable

c) High birth rates with low death rates cause the population to increase

d) Low birth and death rates cause the population to decrease

What happens during the “pre-industrial” stage of the demographic transition?

QUESTION: Interpreting Graphs and DataWhat happens during the “pre-industrial” stage of the demographic transition?

a) High birth and death rates cause the population to increase

b) High birth and death rates, but the population is stable

c) High birth rates with low death rates cause the population to increase

d) Low birth and death rates cause the population to decrease

Solutions for Population Growth• 1. Discuss fertility rates and the related factors of :• a. cultural values• b. social and economic status of women• c. availability of family planning services• d. education• e. marriage

• 2. Compare and explain the national policies on fertility in • a. China• b. India• c. Mexico• d. Nigeria• e. Europe

• 3. Give examples of how each of the above countries is educating their public.

QUESTION: Weighing the IssuesIn 2001, the Bush administration withheld funds for international family planning. Should the U.S. fund family planning?

a) Yes, absolutelyb) Yes, but only in nations that follow U.S.-

approved programsc) Only if it can influence the nations’ policiesd) Never under any circumstances; it’s not our job

QUESTION: Weighing the IssuesIn 2001, the Bush administration withheld funds for international family planning. Should the U.S. fund family planning?

a) Yes, absolutelyb) Yes, but only in nations that follow U.S.-

approved programsc) Only if it can influence the nations’ policiesd) Never under any circumstances; it’s not our job

QUESTION: Weighing the IssuesWould you rather live in a country with a larger population or smaller population?

a) Small population, so there will be more resourcesfor me

b) Small population, so there will be more resources for others, including wildlife

c) Large population, so I can find a date d) Large population, because people are our biggest

resource

QUESTION: Weighing the Issues

Would you rather live in a country with a larger population or smaller population?

a) Small population, so there will be more resources for me

b) Small population, so there will be more resources for others, including wildlife

c) Large population, so I can find a date d) Large population, because people are our biggest

resource

QUESTION: Interpreting Graphs and DataAccording to these graphs, which countries had access to family planning?

a) Iraq and Pakistan

b) Malawi and Haiti

c) Malawi and Kenya

d) Kenya and Bangladesh

QUESTION: Interpreting Graphs and DataAccording to these graphs, which countries had access to family planning?

a) Iraq and Pakistan

b) Malawi and Haiti

c) Malawi and Kenya

d) Kenya and Bangladesh

QUESTION: Review

Traditional subsistence agriculture uses all of the following, EXCEPT:

a) Animal power

b) Irrigation

c) Irrigation water

d) Fossil fuels

QUESTION: Review

Traditional subsistence agriculture uses all of the following, EXCEPT:

a) Animal power

b) Irrigation

c) Irrigation water

d) Fossil fuels

QUESTION: Review

Physical weathering is characterized by:

a) The chemical interaction of water with parent material

b) Organisms breaking down parent material

c) Wind or rain breaking down parent material

d) The dislodging or movement of soil by wind

QUESTION: Review

Physical weathering is characterized by:

a) The chemical interaction of water with parent material

b) Organisms breaking down parent material

c) Wind or rain breaking down parent material

d) The dislodging or movement of soil by wind

QUESTION: Review

Which horizon is the most valuable for agriculture?a) A horizon

b) E horizon

c) B horizon

d) R horizon

QUESTION: Review

Which horizon is the most valuable for agriculture?a) A horizon

b) E horizon

c) B horizon

d) R horizon

QUESTION: Review

Erosion increases through all of the following, EXCEPT: a) Excessive tilling

b) Overgrazing

c) Clearing forests

d) All of the above increase erosion

QUESTION: Review

Erosion increases through all of the following, EXCEPT: a) Excessive tilling

b) Overgrazing

c) Clearing forests

d) All of the above increase erosion

QUESTION: Review

Which sustainable farming method involves planting rows of trees along field edges to slow the wind?

a) Terracing

b) Crop rotation

c) Shelterbelts

d) Contour farming

QUESTION: Review

Which sustainable farming method involves planting rows of trees along field edges to slow the wind?

a) Terracing

b) Crop rotation

c) Shelterbelts

d) Contour farming

QUESTION: Review

The Conservation Reserve Program:

a) Pays farmers subsidies to drain wetlands to grow crops

b) Pays farmers subsidies to not grow crops on marginal croplands

c) Pays farmers to increase livestock on BLM lands

d) Encourages cities to drain wetlands for expansion

QUESTION: Review

The Conservation Reserve Program:

a) Pays farmers subsidies to drain wetlands to grow crops

b) Pays farmers subsidies to not grow crops on marginal croplands

c) Pays farmers to increase livestock on BLM lands

d) Encourages cities to drain wetlands for expansion

QUESTION: Interpreting Graphs and DataThe increased use of agriculture was one of the key components to the rapid increase in world-wide food production beginning in the 1960’s. According to this figure, what has happened to total fertilizer use since 1985?

a) Continued to increase

b) Dropped dramatically

c) Leveled off (after a brief drop)

d) Has ceased due to concerns about water pollution

QUESTION: Interpreting Graphs and DataThe increased use of agriculture was one of the key components to the rapid increase in world-wide food production beginning in the 1960’s. According to this figure, what has happened to total fertilizer use since 1985?

a) Continued to increase

b) Dropped dramatically

c) Leveled off (after a brief drop)

d) Has ceased due to concerns about water pollution