51) If global fertility rates remain at 2005-2010 levels, the United Nations pre

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51) If global fertility rates remain at 2005-2010 levels, the United Nations predicts that world population will be approximately ________ billion in 2050.

A) 4 B) 11 C) 7 D) 10 E) 5

52) The annual global growth rate of the human population peaked in the ________ and has been declining ever since.

A) 1950s B) early 1900s C) 1990s D) year 2000 E) 1960s

53) Which statement most accurately describes the population control efforts in China?
A) A one-child policy that is enforced through taxation and penalties has successfully controlled population

growth.
B) Increasing child survival, elevated status and employment levels for women, and increased literacy in the

general population has decreased fertility rates.
C) There is minimal governmental financial support for birth control for all couples.
D) A one-child policy that requires all women to work and education for all has decreased fertility rates. E) Changing public attitudes about family size through communication, education, counseling, and

contraceptives has reduced the population growth rates.

54) Zero population growth can be achieved in a population when ________.
A) total fertility rate exceeds the average replacement rate
B) carrying capacity is larger than ecological footprint
C) the approach is having as many children in the first five years of marriage D) birth rate equals death rate, and there is no migration

E) ecological footprints are larger than carrying capacity

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55) The most serious problem caused by population growth is ________. A) crowding

B) too few jobs
C) increasing demand for resources
D) lack of farmland to meet food needs E) inefficient food transportation

56) Which of the following best describes the human population from early times to the present? A) rapid, explosive growth throughout the period
B) early rapid growth which has leveled off to a nearly constant rate in the last 20 years C) slow, steady growth throughout the period

D) slow, uneven growth until the 1800s, then increasingly rapid growth E) early rapid growth which has increased rapidly in the last 20 years

57) According to the IPAT model, technology that enhances our acquisition of minerals, fossil fuels, timber, and ocean fish ________.

A) decreases sensitivity
B) decreases environmental impact C) increases environmental impact

D) increases population E) increases sensitivity

58) The Cornucopian view held by many economists suggests that resource depletion due to greater numbers of people ________.

A) will cause a population crash
B) will lead to natural selection of the most fit individuals
C) is not a problem if new resources can be found to replace depleted ones

D) is not a problem because disease will limit population size
E) is not a problem because humans are too intelligent to allow it to be

59) In the demographic transition model, the highest population growth rate in a country is likely to occur during ________.

A) stage 1, the preindustrial stage B) stage 2, the transitional stage C) stage 3, the industrial stage

D) stage 4, the postindustrial stage
E) stage 5, the stability transition stage

60) Not surprisingly, the nation with the highest rate of contraceptive use (84%) is ________. A) New Zealand

B) United States C) Australia
D) South Africa E) China

61) Most of the world population growth in the near future will be in ________. A) Europe

B) North America
C) developing countries
D) currently uninhabited areas such as Antarctica E) developed countries

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62) Recent research suggests that ________ has/have contributed to the large drop in fertility rates in Brazil over the past several decades.

A) AIDS and malaria
B) legalization of abortions
C) exposure to environmental estrogens

D) soap operas
E) laws preventing women from having more than one child

Explanation / Answer

51. B) 11

52. E) 1960s

60 E.China

61. C) developing countries

62. D) soap operas

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