Population Trends
A country has a high rate of immigration. How might this impact the human population?
The population would increase.
The death rate of a population.define mortality
The death rate of a population.
Dubai made artificial islands. What factor of human population dynamics did Dubai hope to support?
(a) health care
(b) space
(c) government stability
(b) space
What level of analysis will our surveys be?
Micro
Meso
Macro
Micro
A country has a very high fertility rate. How might this impact this population?
The population will increase.
define fertility
The number of offspring born per mating pair. Can be measured on an individual or with a population.
A country has low fertility rate and a high number of people over 65. How can we describe this group of people?
(a) aging population
(b) growing population
(c) unstable population
(a) aging population
An urban planner noticed that there are no grocery stores inside 5 of the 17 neighborhoods, in a city. They drafted a plan to get affordable produce to these 5 neighborhoods. What level of analysis did the planner use to understand a problem and develop a solution?
Micro
Meso
Macro
Meso
The size of a city has grown larger over the last 10 years. What is this an example of?
Urban Sprawl
define dynamics
change over time
In the past, US farmers would have as many children as possible because of the high rate of infant/child death. What is are scientists looking at when they study the rate of death, within a population?
(a) fertility
(b) emmigration
(c) mortality
(c) mortality
Student loans are making life hard for many millennials. If the president were to sign a law so that you only pay back 10% of your student loans, for all loans greater than 10,000 dollars, what level of analysis would this law target?
Micro
Meso
Macro
Macro
If a country's replacement level is 1.8 and scientists say you need a value of 2.1 to maintain a population, what does this country's replacement level tell you about this population?
The country's population is decreasing.
Define demographics
the study of groups within a population, similarities within a populations
A country had a drought for 15 years. Many people died from starvation and dehydration. Those who could chose to leave the country and move to another country. What is this last factor called?
(a) emigration
(b) demographics
(c) immigration
(a) emigration
A company is starting a loyalty program to encourage more people to come to their store locations. What level of analysis did this company use to identify a problem and develop a solution?
Micro
Meso
Macro
Meso
How are population pyramids and replacement level related?
Population Pyramids help scientists see trends in a population and see if a population can sustain its self.
Define Carrying Capacity, in general
The number of organisms a region can support without "crashing."
Various factors have impacted the decrease in US population of the last five years. Fewer people decided to have children due to COVID-19. What factor of human population dynamics have impacted US population in 2019?
(a) space
(b) disease-fighting and prvention
(c) government stability
(b) disease-fighting and prvention
A company is conducting a survey for new drink flavors. Customers are asked to try two flavors, identify which they like better, and list other flavors they would like to try. What level of analysis will the company use to understand the data?
HINT: This is a trick question.
Depends on how the data is looked at.
- Comparing results from all locations across the country would be MACRO-LEVEL analysis.
- Comparing results from various locations would be MESO-LEVEL analysis.
- Comparing what flavors were most popular in general is MESO-LEVEL analysis.
- Looking at suggested flavors would be MICRO-LEVEL analysis.