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ENVS 1000 – Environmental Science – Winter 2015 Quiz # 2 – Human Impacts – Population Growth and Affluence (Chapter 4 and Chapter 5) 1. An increase population causes all but which of the fo... llowing: A. increased standard of living due to technology B. land degradation C. water supply depletion D. water pollution E. an impoverished environment 2. What term describes the occurrence of more people living in an area than its natural and human resources can support. It was one reason why China's leaders took political action to slow their country's growing population. A. immigration B. overpopulation C. population momentum D. emigration E. demographic transition 3. Which of the following is not a good predictor of population growth in a country? A. land mass of the country B. crude death rate C. population momentum D. crude birth rate E. all of the above are good predictors 4. The growth rate of a population is affected by which of the following? A. crude birth rate B. emigration C. crude death rate D. immigration E. all of the above affect the growth rate 5. Today, the United States and France each exhibit an aging population. Why is this such a concern for demographers? A. Too many babies are being born. B. People are dying earlier. C. More people are retiring with fewer younger people to support them. D. There isn’t enough housing for the people. E. They are producing more waste than younger people. 6. Which of the following would not be considered an ecosystem service? A. oxygen provided by green plants B. timber from trees C. pollination of crops D. nitrogen cycling in soil E. water purification 7. A country with a growing population will have a ________ age structure diagram, while a country with a shrinking population will have a ________ age structure diagram. A. pyramid-shaped; bottom-heavy B. evenly distributed; pyramid-shaped C. bottom-heavy; top-heavy D. evenly distributed; top-heavy E. top-heavy; bottom-heavy 8. As a country progresses from the pre-industrial stage to the post-industrial stage, what will happen to the birth rate and death rate? A. both will increase B. both will decrease C. both remain unchanged D. birth rate will increase and death rate will decrease E. birth rate will increase and death rate will increase 9. Which of the following have already undergone the demographic transition? A. developing nations B. developed nations C. nations with high replacement fertility rates D. agricultural societies E. none of the above 10. In terms of reaching Earth's carrying capacity, developing nations exacerbate the problem due to their ________, while developed nations aggravate the situation due to their ___________. A. unsustainable resource use; high fertility rates B. high fertility rates; overconsumption C. high immigration; low emigration D. gendercide; overconsumption E. use of non-renewable energy; high death rates [Show More]

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