01
True or false
1 point
In the demographic transition model, death rates generally decline before birth rates, creating an interval in which population can grow rapidly.
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20 questions
02
Choose one
1 point
A country’s death rate has fallen, but its birth rate remains high. Which demographic transition stage and population effect best fit this pattern?
- A
Stage 1: birth and death rates are both low, so population is usually stable.
- B
Stage 2: death rates fall while birth rates remain high, so natural increase becomes rapid.
- C
Stage 3: birth rates rise while death rates remain high, so population declines.
- D
Stage 4: birth and death rates are both high, so growth is rapid.
03
Fill in the blank
1 point
A population’s natural increase is the number of births minus the number of .
04
Written response
1 point
In the population-change relationship, what does net migration mean? Enter the concise phrase in the format “___ minus ___.”
05
True or false
1 point
The demographic transition model can predict whether a country will have high or low population density.
- A
True
- B
False
06
Fill in the blank
1 point
In stage 4, both birth and death rates are , so natural increase is generally small.
07
Choose one
1 point
In a country, deaths exceed births, but net migration exactly offsets that natural decrease. What can be concluded about its total population change?
- A
The population must decline because migration cannot affect total population change.
- B
The population must grow because any immigration makes natural increase positive.
- C
The population could remain stable if net migration offsets the natural decrease.
- D
The country has entered stage 2 because net migration is positive.
08
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1 point
India’s population is projected to keep growing through 2054 even as fertility falls. Which explanation from the material best accounts for this pattern?
- A
Its population is growing only because its density is increasing.
- B
Large cohorts in or entering reproductive ages can sustain growth as fertility falls.
- C
Falling fertility immediately makes the number of births lower than the number of deaths.
- D
Net migration must be the only cause of its projected growth.
09
Written response
1 point
The UN projection in the material gives India’s population as about 1.45 billion in 2024 and 1.69 billion in 2054. Calculate the increase and express it in millions of people, rounded to the nearest 10 million. Values within 5 million of the rounded result are accepted.
10
Choose all
1 point
Which factors may be associated with fertility decline during stage 3? Select all that apply.
- A
Urbanization
- B
Improved sanitation as a direct fertility-decline factor
- C
Education
- D
A universal timetable that every country follows
- E
Access to contraception
- F
A fixed relationship between population density and fertility decline
11
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1 point
Which statements describe limitations or assumptions of the classic demographic transition model? Select all that apply.
- A
It was developed from a particular Western European historical experience.
- B
Countries can follow different routes and move through changes at different speeds.
- C
It provides a universal timetable for every country’s fertility decline.
- D
It omits migration from its simple account of population change.
- E
It omits population momentum from its simple account of population change.
- F
It predicts population density from birth and death rates.
12
Choose one
1 point
Which statement best describes stage 5 in the demographic transition model as presented in the material?
- A
It is a required stage that every country eventually reaches.
- B
It describes a period when death rates fall while birth rates remain high.
- C
It is an optional extension associated with sustained low fertility and possible natural decrease.
- D
It predicts population density from the balance of births and deaths.
13
Written response
1 point
What is the term for a measure calculated by dividing population by land area?
14
Open ended
1 point
Explain why a population may keep growing after fertility begins to fall. Then distinguish natural increase from total population change, including the roles of age structure and net migration.
15
True or false
1 point
True or false: A country's high population density, by itself, shows that its population is growing rapidly.
- A
True
- B
False
16
Choose one
1 point
A country improves sanitation and health care, and deaths fall while births remain high. Which demographic transition stage best matches this pattern?
- A
Birth and death rates are both low, so natural increase is small.
- B
Death rates fall while birth rates remain high, so natural increase becomes rapid.
- C
Birth rates fall below death rates for a sustained period.
- D
Birth and death rates are both high and fluctuate, keeping growth low or uneven.
17
Written response
1 point
What term describes the difference between births and deaths in a population?
18
Choose one
1 point
Birth rates are beginning to fall, death rates are already relatively low, and the population is still growing but more slowly. Which stage best fits this pattern?
- A
Stage 1, because birth and death rates are both high and fluctuate.
- B
Stage 2, because birth rates remain high as death rates fall.
- C
Stage 3, because birth rates are falling while population growth may continue.
- D
Stage 4, because birth and death rates are both low and population is necessarily stable.
19
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1 point
In a country where births exceed deaths, what could happen if net emigration is large enough to outweigh that natural increase?
- A
The population could shrink if net emigration is large enough to outweigh natural increase.
- B
The population must grow because births exceed deaths.
- C
The population must remain stable because migration does not affect population size.
- D
The population could shrink only if births fall below deaths.
20
Choose one
1 point
Why might assigning one demographic transition pattern to a whole country oversimplify its population experience?
- A
A country's national rates always describe every region and social group accurately.
- B
The model identifies where people live within each country.
- C
Regional differences mean the model can only describe migration.
- D
National averages can hide substantial variation within a country.
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