OCE 4017 EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Which of the following is NOT a reason why the global growth rate surged as a result of the Industrial Revolution in the 1700s? - ANSWER improvements to the educational system The growth rate of a population is affected by which of the following? - ANSWER crude birth rate, crude death rate, emigration, immigration Which event 10,000 years ago resulted in a dramatic growth spurt in global human population? - ANSWER agricultural revolution The global population in 2012 is approximately - ANSWER 7 billion The global population has roughly doubled since _________ to reach our current size. - ANSWER 1967 Which statement is FALSE? - ANSWER Developed and developing countries have similar values for demographic factors 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. - ANSWER bottom-heavy, top-heavy A good example of a demographic factor that influences population changes would be - ANSWER education, economic conditions, cultural values, healthcare Which of the following are issues that a country with a top-heavy age structure diagram would face? - ANSWER younger members of the population are forced to care for a large number of older relatives, a shrinking workforce, higher wages, better working conditions, and more jobs to choose from for younger members of the population Which of the following is TRUE regarding values for demographic factors between developing nations and developed nations? - ANSWER Which of the following is TRUE regarding values for demographic factors between developing nations and developed nations? The average number of children that a woman has over her lifetime is called the - ANSWER total fertility rate An age structure diagram that shows a significant loss in the male population for a specific age group is likely representative of - ANSWER war As a country progresses from the preindustrial stage to the postindustrial stage, what will happen to the birth rate and death rate? - ANSWER both will decrease The industrializing stage of the demographic transition is characterized by ____ population growth - ANSWER rapid Japan's population is fairly stable and is represented by an age structure diagram that looks like - ANSWER column As a country's economy changes from preindustrial to postindustrial, low birth and death rates replace high birth and death rates. This phenomenon is known as - ANSWER demographic transition In the United States, the replacement fertility rate is - ANSWER 2.1 The rate at which children must be born to replace those dying in the population is called - ANSWER replacement fertility rate
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