Historical evidence shows that plagues and diseasesMultiple Choiceare highly effective at slowing population growth.affect population growth for at least a century.affect relatively few people in a population.are devastating to human population growth.cause only minor or temporary setbacks in population growth trends.

Paul Ehrlich predicted thatMultiple choice question.population growth would result in rising standards of living.declining fertility rates would result in rising living standards.declining birth rates would result in famine.declining replacement rates would result in population growth.population growth would result in mass starvation.

The major cause of global population growth in the 18th and 19th centuries wasa.decrease in birth ratesb.industrial revolutionc.high standard of livingd.decrease in death rates

Multiple Choice QuestionIdentify a realistic reason below to be pessimistic about slowing population growth.Multiple choice question.Richer countries are providing food aid to poorer countries allowing more people to survive to become parents themselves.Pronatalist pressures have been decreasing worldwide and that may lead to a "baby boom."Poorer countries may be caught in a "demographic trap" that prevents them from escaping the middle phase of a demographic transition.Poor countries are trapped at zero population growth and cannot reduce their populations further.

A rapid population growth can result from ------- 1 pointA. high death and low birth rateB. the use of family planning methodC. absence of natural hazardsD. improved medical care

Which two factors are most likely to cause a population to increase?A.Increased emigrationB.Increased birthsC.Increased deathsD.Increased immigration