Population Trends and Controlling Factors

Typical Exam Questions

1. Discuss global population distribution and changes. Include discussion about large population countries, high birth-rate regions, low birth-rate regions, and relationship to education.

2. Where in the global community is population growth the greatest and where is it the least? What is the reason for the difference?

3. What needs to be done to get at the root problems of increased population?

4. Discuss demographic transition in terms of total fertility rate and inhibiting factors.

5. In 3 or 4 sentences, state and give supporting evidence for the most effective solution to the global population problem.

6. Discuss the urbanization process, including the following:

where it exists
when it started
why it happens
impacts on the city
impacts on the countryside.

7. State whether each of the following is true or false:

The urbanization process began with the availability of automobiles. ____
Education suppresses the trend toward urbanization. ____
Availability of TV's in rural Latin America suppresses the trend toward urbanization. ____

8. Global human population, technology, and affluence are factors that determine the magnitude of anthropogenic global change. These were discussed in at least 5 units in Block 3. Give four examples of how advances in technology and/or affluence can lead to a decreasing impact on the global environment.