Which is typical of the first stage of the demographic transition ?

A. High birthrates and high death rates
B. High birthrates and declining death rates
C. Declining birthrates and high death rates
D. Cycles of growth and decline

Zero population growth_________________?

A. Means that no more children are born
B. Indicates that the fertility rate has dropped below the replacement level
C. Must be achieved by all nations by the year 2005
D. Is actively pursued by many of the underdeveloped nations

It is true of the population of the United States that_________________?

A. It is getting older
B. There are more women than men
C. Rural and sunbelt areas attract only the young
D. It is both older and more female

Most population experts_______________?

A. Expect the growth rate to remain constant
B. Expect population to level off at between 8 and 15 billion people
C. Have written off the malthusian prophecy altogether
D. Believe that a high fertility rate continues to be necessary in the developing nations

Environmental pollution is the result of_________________?

A. Dysfunctions in the earth,s atmosphere
B. Ignorance on the part of the underdeveloped nations
C. Human actions that have harmful consequences
D. Unknown bacteria and viruses

The highest percentage of humans live in________________________?

A. India
B. Russia
C. China
D. The u.s

The crude birthrate is the_________________?

A. Number of births per thousand people per year
B. Number of births a year in the world
C. The same as the fertility rate
D. The same as the fecundity rate

Death rates are highest in_______________?

A. Tropical african
B. Britain
C. Turkey
D. Thailand

World overpopulation could be prevented by_________________?

A. Zero population growth worldwide
B. The elimination of the demographic transition
C. Natural change
D. A return to preindustrial medicine

An area which is today in the first stage of the demographic transition is the following________________?

A. U.s.a
B. China
C. Tropical africa
D. Japan