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Demographics and Population Answers

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The graph shows the average life expectancy for children born in the years 1950 to 2040 for countries that are developed, developing, and in the entire world.

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60 years
B
65 years
C
70 years
D
75 years
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Which region has the highest population growth rate?

A
Africa
B
India
C
China
D
Europe
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The graph shows projected population growth trends for China and India.Projected Population Growth TrendsIn what year are the populations of China and India projected to be equal?

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2023
B
2025
C
2027
D
2029
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How do advances in industrialization and urbanization cause a population rise?

A
by improving public nutrition
B
by increasing the size of cities
C
by producing a higher quality of life
D
by providing better public health care
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The graph shows the world human population from 10000 BCE to 2000 CE.

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seven billion
B
five billion
C
three billion
D
six billion
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The swift population rise in the last 2,000 years was caused by an increase in

A
food supply.
B
disease immunity.
C
technological advances.
D
access to birth control education.
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Equality for women has affected population growth because today an increasing percentage of women are

A
having fewer children.
B
working only within the home.
C
choosing to remain childless.
D
ending their education early.
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Which country has an effective replacement level?

A
China
B
India
C
Sweden
D
Australia
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What is the main effect of overpopulation on animals?

A
More animals are used for food.
B
Extinction occurs due to loss of habitat.
C
A change in the animal population harms the environment.
D
Social conflict occurs due to limited resources.
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How does India’s attempt at controlling population growth differ from China’s?

A
India encourages the advancement of women.
B
India has a lower penalty for having too many children.
C
India allows only rural families to have many children.
D
India requires city dwellers to have only two children.
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Population growth is influenced by improvements in

A
architecture.
B
technology.
C
agriculture.
D
communication.
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clean watertechnologyinformationgovernment

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clean water
B
technology
C
information
D
government
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What does overpopulation tend to impact the most?

A
food quality
B
standard of living
C
medical advances
D
agricultural progress
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Overpopulation can affect the natural environment by

A
limiting land available for crops.
B
lowering the standard of living.
C
causing the destruction of forests.
D
worsening sanitation in cities.
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The Chinese one-child policy was controversial because

A
fundamental human rights were violated.
B
the ratio of boys to girls was unbalanced.
C
families with more than one child were rewarded.
D
families were rewarded for remaining childless.
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The graph shows the distribution of world population in 2000. Based on the graph, which area is closest in population size to Europe?

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Africa
B
Oceania
C
North America
D
Latin America and Caribbean
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surplusscarcityabundancewealth

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surplus
B
scarcity
C
abundance
D
wealth
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Developed countries are facing challenges because their populations are

A
aging due to decreased death rates.
B
increasing due to higher birth rates.
C
losing a sense of economic stability.
D
competing for limited natural resources.

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