Chapter 13 Test SS11: Population Trends and Issues

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1 Chapter 13 Test SS11: Population Trends and Issues Instructions: Read through the whole test before you start and make sure that there are 8 pages. You ll have the whole class to show me what you know. Think carefully about how much time you spend on each question. Do your best, and show me what you know and are able to do! If you finish before the end of class, I expect you to respect your peers by working or relaxing quietly (no snoring please). Part I: Multiple Choice Choose the best response to the following questions. 1) Those who exclusively study population numbers, trends, patterns and issues are. a) Demographers b) Economists c) Cartographers d) Statisticians e) Geomorphologists 2) A population s natural increase is, a) The same thing as population growth. b) The difference between the crude birth rate and the crude death rate. c) The number of people added to the population from immigration. d) The birth rate of a population. 3) If you take the number of births within a country in a given year, divide it by the total population and multiply by 1000 you get the country s a) Death Rate b) Natural Increase c) Population Growth d) Birth Rate 4) Given the population growth rate, you can find out approximately how long it will take a population to double by a) analyzing the Birth Rate. b) Paying for Google analytics. c) applying The Rule of Seventy. d) dividing the population growth rate by 70. 5) The net migration rate represents for a given country is represented by, a) Immigration rate Emigration rate. b) Emigration rate Immigration rate.

2 6) A country s population growth rate can be determined by finding the sum of (adding) a country s natural increase and. a) It s doubling time b) Death Rate c) Birth Rate d) Migration Rate e) Net Migration Rate Use the following statement to answer question 7. By 2030, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences expects China to be the greyest society on Earth. Today, the country counts almost five taxpayers for each person drawing a pension; by 2030, the ratio will fall to roughly 2:1 - The Globe and Mail, October ) Which of the following concepts is associated with this statement? a) Dependency ratio b) Doubling time c) Multilateral Aid d) Population density Consider the following Demographic Transition Model to answer question 8 and 9. Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Births and Deaths death rate birth rate 8) Which characteristic(s) generally describe countries in Stage 1 of the Demographic Transition Model? a) Low infant mortality b) A high natural increase c) Falling death rates d) High and fluctuating (changing) birth and death rates

3 9) What happens in Stage 5 of the Demographic Transition Model? a) Death rate rises b) Birth rate and death rate become equal. c) Population growth rises d) Population growth rate declines e) The zombies take over Consider the following population pyramid to answer questions 10 and ) What historical demographic phenomenon do the cohorts between 40 and 64 on the above population pyramid represent? a) World War II b) Baby Boom c) World War I d) Helicopter Parents e) OPEC Crisis 11) In what stage of demographic growth is Canada s population pyramid from 2006? a) Early Expanding b) Contracting c) Expanding d) Stable Growth e) Top Heavy

4 Consider the following map to answer question ) Which concept does this map best illustrate? a) Population distribution b) National Population Density c) Net migration d) Environmental catastrophes e) Equatorial Drift Consider the following population pyramid to answer questions ) In what stage of demographic growth is Chad s population pyramid from 2010? a) Contracting b) Expanding c) Stable growth d) Early expanding

5 Use the following list to answer question 13. Use the following list to answer question 44. high birth and death rates insufficient nutrition high birth and death rates high infant mortality insufficient rate nutrition 14) Which of the following population pyramids does the above list reflect? 44. Which of the following population pyramids does this list reflect? C. B. D. A. B. a) b) high infant mortality rate Global Issues: A World Of Difference C. D. c) d) Population (% of of Total)

6 15) When did India s total population surpass China s? a) 1990 b) 2000 c) 2014 d) 2006 e) It hasn t. 16) The world s projected total population for 2050 and 2100 is, a) 6 billion and 8 billion. b) 5 billion and 10 billion. c) 9.7 billion and 11.3 billion. d) 20 billion and 30 billion. 17) The Demographic Transition Model is based on, a) The historical birth and death rates across the British Empire from 1800 to b) The historical birth, death and population growth rates of Europe during the 1900s. c) Historical birth and death rates in developing countries around the world. d) Population growth rates in North America. Use the following statement to answer question 18. Cultural shifts that have led to decreases in the average number of children an average women in a given country would have during her lifetime, has been a result of cultural shifts regarding the empowerment and education of women and girls, as well as family planning. 18) Which of the following concepts is associated with this statement? a) Doubling time b) Carrying Capacity c) Dependency ratio d) Total Fertility Rate

7 Part II: Long Answer Choose one of the following two questions to respond to. 1) Do you think national governments should have the right and power to control peoples ability to have children? Use your knowledge of China and India s population control policies, and their varying degrees of effectiveness, to support your response.

8 2) Considering the history of population control in India and China, a) Describe some of the policies and/or programs that were part of each country s population control strategies? Use the following statements to help you answer part (b): It is estimated that India s TFR is currently 2.5, which is still above the 2.1 target, but below the TFR from 1950 of 5.9. China s TFR is currently at 1.7, below the 2.1 target. b) Do you think the policies you described above were effective in managing each country s population? Why or why not? Support your answer with evidence.