Summative Assessment Unit Test- Human Population Dynamics (Multiple Choice. Resource: www.Barronsregents.com ) Name:__________________________________ Period:______________ Date:_______________

1. Base your answer on the graph and on your knowledge of social studies. Which statement is best supported (assisted) by the data (facts) shown in the graph?

1. The rate of the world population growth has begun (started) to decrease (lessen).

3. Most of the world's population lives (stays) in economically developing countries.

2. The world's population tripled (increase) between 1970 and 1989.

4. The population of economically developed (urbanized) countries consumes (uses) most of the world's resources.

2. One characteristic (feature) common to the following areas (places) is that they all • Siberian Plain • Sahara Desert • Amazon Basin • Mongolian Steppes

1. have a low population density (crowdedness) 3. are major religious centers 2. are located between major river valleys 4. have large areas of valuable farmland

3. On which day did the population represented (shown) in the accompanying (additional) graph reach (attain) the carrying capacity of the ecosystem?

1. day 11 3. day 3 2. day 8 4. day 5

4. Farming reduces (lessens) the natural biodiversity of an area, yet farms are necessary (important) to feed the world's human population. This situation is an example of

1. poor land use 3. conservation 2. a trade-off 4. a technological fix

5. The "one child" policy in China, established during the late 1970s, was an attempt (effort) to

1. gain (get) the support of the upper classes 3. eliminate (destroy) Western influence 2. increase (add) tax revenue for government programs 4. reduce (lessen) the population growth rate

6. Which action would be least (slightest) likely to harm endangered (vanishing) species?

1. releasing (freeing) more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere

3. decreasing (lessening) the amount of dissolved (melted) oxygen in the oceans

2. reducing (lessening) the human population 4. reducing the thickness of the ozone layer

7. Base your answers to the following question on the charts and on your knowledge of social studies. Which conclusion about world population in the next 25 years is supported (kept) by the information in these charts?

1. Technological improvements will cause a population decline (lessening) throughout Asia.

3. Efforts to curb (control) population growth in developing (advancing) nations will be successful.

2. Developed nations will be home to a majority (greater part) of the world's population.

4. Africa may experience (feel) problems with over-population.

8. Base your answer on the accompanying (additional) chart and on your knowledge of social studies. Between 1540 and 1580, what happened to the native population of Central Mexico?

1. It decreased (lessened) by approximately 6 million people.

3. It increased by approximately 2 million people per year.

2. It increased (gained) to a high of 26 million people. 4. It decreased to 8 million people.

9. Which long-term (extended) change could directly (openly) cause the other three?

1. pollution of air and water 3. scarcity (shortage) of suitable animal habitats 2. increasing (growing) human population 4. depletion (lessening) of resources

10. Which factor is often (frequently) responsible (answerable) for the other three?

1. increase in levels of toxins (poisons) in both water and air

3. increased poverty and malnutrition (starvation)

2. increase in human population 4. increased depletion of finite (limited) resources

11. The accompanying (additional) diagram shows the effect (result) of spraying a pesticide on a population of insects over three generations. Which concept is represented (shown) in the diagram?

1. survival of the fittest (strongest) 3. succession (series) 2. dynamic (active) equilibrium (balance) 4. extinction (destruction)

12. Base your answer on the accompanying information below and on your knowledge of biology. After the Aswan High Dam was built on the Nile River, the rate (amount) of parasitic (bloodsucking) blood-fluke infection doubled (increased) in the human population near the dam. As a result of building the dam, the flow of the Nile changed. This changed the habitat, which resulted in an increase (rise) in its population of a certain aquatic snail. The snails, which were infected (sick), released larvae (young) of the fluke. These larvae then infected humans. This situation best illustrates (shows) that

1. the influence of humans on a natural system is always negative in the long term

3. human alteration (change) of an ecosystem does not need to be studied to avoid ecological disaster

2. the influence of humans on a natural system can have unpredictable negative impacts (effect)

4. human alteration of an ecosystem will cause pollution and loss of finite (limited) resources

13. Economic development in Latin American nations has been hindered (delayed) most by

1. a scarcity (shortage) of goods produced for trade and a lack of natural resources

3. problems of overpopulation, land distribution, and a lack of investment capital (money)

2. governments that are primarily (mainly) concerned with preserving (maintaining) the environment

4. corporations that are not interested in the use of modern technology

14. Base your answer on the graph (see image) and on your knowledge of social studies. The graph shows that between 1950 and 2000 the world's population increased (improved) by approximately

1. 1 billion 3. 6 billion 2. 4 billion 4. 8 billion

15. Which statement explains a cause rather than an effect of the bantu migration (relocation) between 500 B.C. and A.D. 1500?

1. Techniques for herding (shepherding) and cultivating (farming) were spread to other peoples.

3. Trading (negotiating) cities developed along the coast of east Africa.

2. More than sixty million people now speak a Bantu language.

4. Population increases put pressure on agriculture.

16. Which aspect (part) of a nation's culture is most directly influenced (affected) by the physical geography (layout) of that nation?

1. form of government 3. population distribution 2. religious beliefs 4. social class system

17. Base your answer on the graph (see image) and on your knowledge of social studies. What is one explanation for the great change in the world population between 1950 and 2000?

1. Family planning was successful. 3. New medicines and technology were discovered and applied.

2. There was an absence of war and conflict. 4. Famine (starvation) and other natural disasters increased.

18. The accompanying (additional) graph shows data (information) on human population growth. The trend (tendency) shown on the graph would most likely result in

1. a decreased (lessening) demand for deforestation 3. a decrease in air pollution 2. an increase in available freshwater 4. an increased demand for land use

19. Which factor is primarily responsible for the destruction (damage) of the greatest (biggest) number of habitats?

1. human population growth 3. spread of predatory (greedy) insects 2. decreased use of renewable resources 4. epidemic (widespread) diseases

20. The negative effect humans have on the stability (steadiness) of the environment is most directly linked to an increase in

1. recycling activities by humans 3. predation (hunting) and disease 2. supply of finite (limited) resources 4. human population size

21. Depletion (reduction) of nonrenewable resources is often a result of

1. environmental laws 3. reforestation (replanting) 2. human population growth 4. recycling

22. Base your answer on the accompanying (additional) table and on your knowledge of social studies. Which statement can best be supported by the information in this table?

1. The population of Paris increased between 1250 and 1450.

3. The population of most large cities exceeded one million people in 1450.

2. The populations of Cairo and Nanking were higher in 1250 than in 1450.

4. The population of Peking increased more than the population of Canton between 1250 and 1450

23. Base your answer on the accompanying (additional) chart and on your knowledge of social studies. Which statement best explains the population trend (tendency) shown on this graph?

1. Native (natural) beliefs included human sacrifice. 3. Native traditions encouraged polygamy (multiple

partners). 2. Tribal warfare raged (exploded) during this time period.

4. Europeans brought diseases to Latin America.

24. Base your answers to the following question on the charts and on your knowledge of social studies. Which factor best explains the projected change in China's population by 2025?

1. increased immigration to China 3. government limits on family size 2. religious doctrines discouraging (stopped) birth control

4. increased agricultural production in China

25. The accompanying (additional) graph shows how the human population has grown over the last several thousand years. Which statement is a valid inference (conclusion) that can be made if the human population continues to grow at a rate (speed) similar to the rate shown between 1000 A.D. and 2000 A.D.?

1. Future ecosystems will be stressed (strained) and many animal habitats may be destroyed.

3. One hundred years after all resources are used up, the human population will level off (balance).

2. Global warming will decrease as a result of a lower demand for fossil fuels.

4. All environmental problems can be solved without a reduction (lessening) in the growth rate of the human population.

26. In his theory, Lamarck suggested (proposed) that organisms (creatures) will develop and pass on to offspring (children) variations (differences) that they need in order to survive in a particular environment. In a later theory, Darwin proposed that changing environmental conditions favor (support) certain variations that promote (help) the survival of organisms. Which statement is best illustrated (shown) by this information?

1. Scientific theories that have been changed are the only ones supported by scientists.

3. Most scientific theories are the outcome (result) of a single hypothesis (guess).

2. All scientific theories are subject to change and improvement.

4. Scientific theories are not subject (dependent) to change.

27. Since the late 1970s, which measure (decision) has the Chinese government taken to reduce (lessen) the effects of overpopulation?

1. supported a policy of forced migration (movement) to other nations

3. emphasized the teachings of Confucius

2. reduced (lessened) food production 4. imposed (implemented) a one-child policy that limits family size

28. An environment can support only as many organisms (creatures) as the available energy, minerals, and oxygen will allow. Which term does this statement best describe?

1. biological feedback 3. homeostatic control 2. carrying capacity 4. biological diversity

29. Which graph represents (shows) a population that grew (increased) and is maintained at the carrying capacity of its ecosystem?

30. The graphs show the size of the human population in relation (compared) to food production per acre in four different countries over the same period. Which country survived (lived) the longest without the need for food imports?

1. A 3. C

2. B 4. D