FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT ENV SCI CH 9 TEST

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT ENV SCI CH 9 TEST

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Question 1: What makes it difficult to reduce population growth?

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low literacy and limited healthcare access Question 2: Suburban sprawl results in: traffic jams, inadequate infrastructure, reduction of land for wildlife habitats, OR all of the above

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all of the above Question 3: Developing countries have all of the following except: lower average incomes, strong social support systems, rapid population growth, OR agriculture-based economies

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strong social support systems

Question 4: the distribution of ages in a specific population at a certain time

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age structure

Question 5: movement of individuals out of a population

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emigration Question 6: percentage of members of a group that are likely to survive to a given age

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survivorship Question 7: Infant mortality rates are least affected by: average income, parents' access to education, clean water, OR adequate food

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average income Question 8: Some under-developed countries have tried to control population growth by: increasing fertility rate, decreasing fertility rate, increasing emigration, OR increasing immigration

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decreasing fertility rate Question 9: Why is wood considered a limited resource in many developing countries?

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people cut down trees faster than they can grow Question 10: Age structure data include all of the following except: members of a population between 5-11, the ration of males to females, amount of population change due to immigration and emigration, OR ratio of older people to younger people in a population

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amount of population change due to immigration and emigration

Question 11: movement of people into cities from rural areas

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urbanization Question 12: Since 1970, fertility rates have _____ in BOTH more and less developed countries

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decreased Question 13: Suburban sprawl, over-crowded schools, polluted rivers, and inadequate housing are symptoms of

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overwhelming population growth Question 14: Scientists predict population sizes by using:

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age structure, survivorship, fertility rate, and migration Question 15: The graph of human population growth since 1200 BCE looks like a:

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J-curve Question 16: What factors contributed most to exponential human population growth?

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more food, better hygiene

Question 17: What is the main source of energy in the poorest countries?

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wood Question 18: Life expectancy in Sub-Saharan Africa has declined due to the epidemic of:

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AIDS

Question 19: a model that describes how changes in population may occur

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demographic transition Question 20: Developed countries have all of the following except: higher average incomes, rapid population growth, stronger social support systems, OR diverse industrial economies

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rapid population growth

Question 21: A population will shrink if deaths + emigration exceeds

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births + immigration

Question 22: highest birth rates occur in ___ ____ ____

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least developed countries Question 23: An increase in water-borne diseases could be alleviated by:

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adequate sewage treatment facilities for growing populations AND sufficient fuelwood Question 24: How long did it take the human population to double from 2 billion to 4 billion people?

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44 years

Question 25: land that can be used to grow crops

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arable land

Question 26: average number of children a woman gives birth to in her lifetime

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total fertility rate