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Human populations

Human populations

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Other Sciences

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9th - 12th Grade

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10 Slides • 22 Questions

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Professionals who study and make predictions about human populations are called

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stenographers

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demographers

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geologists

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populists

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Multiple Choice

Over time, the human population has 

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increased exponentially

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decreased exponentially

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decreased slowly

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increased slowy

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What kind of population curve is to the left?

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Exponential

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Logistical

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Type II Curve

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Type 3 Curve

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Which factor contributed most to exponential human population

growth?

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more food, better hygiene

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higher birth rates

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higher fertility rates

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increased immigration

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Which correctly describes the term demographic transition?

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The transition from low birth rates and death rates to high birth rates and death rates as a country develops.

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The transition from high birth rates and death rates to low birth rates and death rates as a country develops.

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The transition from high birth rates to low death rates as a country develops.

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The transition from low birth rates to high death rates as a country develops.

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Which region of the world has the fastest growing population?
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Southeast Asia

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Eastern Europe

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Sub-Saharan Africa

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Latin America

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The human population is now about

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300 million

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1.3 billion

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8 billion

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12 billion

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Multiple Choice

The number of babies out of 1,000 that die during their first year of life is called
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infant mortality

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growth rate

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demography

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Multiple Choice

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VOCAB: The average number of children a female member of a population has during her lifetime

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total fertility rate

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replacement fertility rate

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growth rate

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death rate

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Which of the following makes it difficult to reduce population growth?
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High literacy rates result in women wanting to have more children

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Population sizes will not decline until some people start having to do without food and other necessities of life

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Many people live in cities, where large families are an advantage

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Many people have low literacy and limited access to healthcare

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Multiple Choice

The term ecologists use to describe the number of individuals moving away from a population is

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Emigration

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Immigration

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Multiple Select

Factors that increase population size:

Number of ___________ & ____________

(Choose 2 answers)

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Birth

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Death

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Immigration

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Emigration

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Multiple Choice

A small island nation is tracking its total population.  It started with exactly 100 people. During the year, 10 people immigrated, while 20 emigrated.  The birth rate was 15, and the death rate was 5.  What is the new population of the country?

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115

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110

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90

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No change; the population is still 100.

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A country has a crude birth rate of 21 and a crude death rate of 8. Immigration is 5 and emigration is 11. Is the population growing or shrinking?

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growing

2

shrinking

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Multiple Choice

A country has a crude birth rate of 21 and a crude death rate of 8. Immigration is 5 and emigration is 11. What is the growth rate?

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26

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19

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7

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45

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Malthusian Theory claims that

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population grows arithmetically while food supply grows exponetially

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population grows exponetially while food supply grows arithmetically

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population and food supply grow at the same route

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populations will adapt and find new food sources

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1. In Malthus’ 1798 book suggests there are diminishing returns to and a fixed amount of land. It follows in his argument that growing populations will eventually _____________________________. *

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shrink as the land will not produce enough food to support the population’s needs

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grow further as people switch from farming to fishing in oceans

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stagnate

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2. In general, the predictions of the Malthusian model have shown to be ___________________ during recent history.

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100% true

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relevant to a certain extent, particularly for less economically developed countries

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relevant to only more economically developed countries

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100% incorrect

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Poll

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Who do you agree with?

less than or equal to 8 billion

less than or equal to 16 billion

less than or equal to 64 billion

less than or equal to 128 billion

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At an annual growth rate of 2%, how long until the human population doubles? Use the rule of 70 ( doubling time = 70/growth rate)

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70

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2

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35

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140

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Multiple Choice

The current annual growth rate is about 0.84%. Based on this rate, about how many years until the human population doubles?

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1.5

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70

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83

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105

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A country has a doubling time of 50 years. Use the rule of 70 to calculate the growth rate. ( doubling time = 70/growth rate)

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1.4

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0.7

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3500

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Professionals who study and make predictions about human populations are called

1

stenographers

2

demographers

3

geologists

4

populists

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