A poor nation suffers from a rapidly increasing population because
-a relatively small portion of the population is economically active
-economic gain may be wiped out by population growth
-there is insufficient capital to create jobs which contributes to high unemployment
-there is increased competition for available re
Suppose that a population has been stable for a long period of time suddenly begins to increase. This increase may be due to
-a decrease in the death rate, birth rate remaining the same
-an increase in birth rate, death rate remaining constant
-a decrease in death rate and an increase in birth rate
-immigration
Prior to the 1800s the human population was in a dynamic balance, exhibiting a general slow increase in population size. Environmental resistance responsible for this balance included
-endemic communicable diseases like measles and scarlet fever
-epidemic communicable diseases like typhus, cholera, and the black plague
-famine
Prior to the 1800s the human population was in a dynamic equilibrium exhibiting a general slow increase in the population size. Reasons for this included
-high infant mortality
-low recruitment
-shortened life spans
Characteristics of a developing countries include
-rapid population growth
-high infant mortality
-high poverty levels
-poor health care systems
Population characteristics of developing countries include
-rapid population growth
-high fertility rates
-high infant mortality
Population characteristics of developed countries include
-slow population growth
-fertility rates less than
-low infant mortality
-high recruitment
Which of the following can reduce human impacts on natural ecosystems?
-stabilization of human population
-decreased consumption of resources
-improved stewardship on the environment
Subsistence agriculture
-refers to the practice where families produce enough food for their own consumption with excess available for trade
-was common worldwide prior to the industrial revolution
-is the principle method of food production in developing countries
-does not rel
Globally, forests are being cut down faster than they are being regenerated. Reasons for this loss include
-60 percent of the world's population depend on firewood for heating and cooling
-wood is a widely used building material in both developed and developing countries
-many developing countries encourage the conversion of forests to agricultural food produc
Consequences of global loss of forested ecosystems include
-increased soil erosion
-loss of biodiversity
-increased air pollution
-decreased water quality
When human population growth exceeds food availability
-emigration increases
-poaching increases
-marginal lands are converted from natural ecosystems to agricultural production
Population profiles
-are a graphical depiction of age, sex, and number of individuals in a population
-provide governments with information necessary to plan for demands for goods and services
-are necessary to estimate the normal birth rate of a population
-are necessary to
When widespread food shortages occur in rural areas, common human response is to
-migrate to cities
-poach wildlife to supplement food stocks
-shift subsistence farming from food production to illegal drug production
-emigrate to new countries
The governments of many developing countries pass laws encouraging the conversion of natural ecosystems to ones of agricultural production. Which of the following are also true?
-such legislation is most common to developing countries
-similar laws were practices in the United States to encourage westward expansion of the frontier
-similar conversions occur in developed nations by opening public lands to the timber, mining, and o
Reasons that the poor in developing countries have large families include
-security in one's old age
-high infant and childhood mortality
-availability of "helping hands
The poorest people in the world
-rely disproportionately on their natural resource base
-earn their living from farming, forestry, and hunting
-have poor systems for providing health care and education
Which of the following statements is/are true key factors leading up o the oil crisis of 1973
-a decrease in US crude oil production
-an increase in crude oil consumption
-an increase in costs of crude oil
-imports of oil were being withheld at the source
Turbines can be driven by
-burning oil
-burning coal
-nuclear energy
-solar energy
Consumption of crude oil can be decreased by
-making cars with greater fuel efficiency
-lowering the speed limit
-providing better insulation in buildings
-designing appliances with greater energy efficiency