More Population Dynamics Test Review Questions Country Population | Population Density | =Total Land Area | Total Annual (millions) (million km) | Rlectriity Usage (108 Wh) ‘Australia 208 t 72 me Bangladesh 156, I oa 28 china 1394 I i 103 148, Ethiopia 65 [ T 123 a6 India 1,100 [ 339 55 United states 350. L 0.65 399 Far questions 1-4, use the table above. ind the papulation density for each area. ‘What country has the lowest population density? What country has about 10 times the population of Bangladesh? On an annual basis, the per capita electricity usage in China is approximately what percent ofthe per capita electricity usage in the United States? 5. The demographic transition és the pattern of change batween birth and death rates as 3 country goes from being undeveloped to developed. If this is the case, during what phase does the GREATEST rate of population growth take place? sens Use the carrying capacity graph below to help you with numbers 6-9: 6. On the carrying capacity graph below, which letter represents biatic potential of the species, you know...where abiotic factors are NOT limiting the papulatian? 3. Which letter shows the growth af population predicted by the logistic curve? 8. What letter shows the maximum population that can be supported by the ecasystem on a long-term basis. (This usually occurs in the postindustrial demographic transition) 9. What does letter E represent? Population Number of Indiv’10, What is the diflerence between a K-stratepist species and an r-strategist species? Which one has.a smaller number of offspring yet alonger tifespan? Which one has a large number of offspring yet a smaller lifespan? 11. a city of 15,000 experiences 100 births, 50 deaths, 15 immigrants and 35 emigrants in the course of a year, what is its net annual percentage growth rate? 12, For the age distribution pyramid shown below, what type of growth rate would this be? ‘What part of the demographic transition would this be? England & Wales Deaths 2010 Moe Age Femse toete ast wa a en ‘neue Cte 2 a {ne as vans Biss ean = eat ease ps 3s ran hata aamo eens 13, For the age distribution pyramid shown below, what type of growth rate would this be? What part of the demographic transition would this be? age‘The figure below depicts the observed relation between dietary fat intake and the rate of death from cancer in diflerent countries, 0° 2 4 6 © 100 120 140 160 180 Toto Dietory Ft intoke fg/day) 14, Is there a positive or negative correlation between breast cancer and dietary fat intake? 15, United State residents are haw many times mare likely to die from cancer than Finland? 1. What is the correlation between poverty and population growth? 2. How does the use of technology affect the impact of a population on the environment? 3. Whatare some factors that are important in considering how many peaple can live on Earth? 4 Who was Thamas Malthus? What were Malthus’ predictions about the human population? 5. Whatis demography? Population dynamics? 6. Whatare the + major stages in the histary of human population growth? 7. Define the following population growth rate crude rate bieth rate death rate 8, Whatis doubling time? How is doubling time estimated? 9. What is the difference between maxisen lifetime and.life expectancy? 10, What is exponential growth? 11. What is the logistic growth curve? 12, What is carrying capacity? 13, What is the diflerence between biotic and abiotic potential of a species? 14. What is the warld's current human population? Current doubling time? 15, What countries are growing most rapidly? 16, What countries have lovr population growth rates? 17, What is meant by the demographic transition? 19, Deseribe the phases of demographic transition. 19, What are the potential elfects of medical advances on the human population? 20. What factors limit human population? 21, What is the age strurcture of a population? 22, What is total fertility rate (TER) and how does it differ from replacement fertility rate (TER)? 23. What is zero population growth (ZPG)? 24, What are some ways that we can control human population growth?