AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE POPULATION AP EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS Answer the following questions on a sheet of paper. Check your answers by the final slide.

1. Which of the following is NOT a reason that helps explain the change in population? helps explain the change in population? a. surplus in the availability of food for human consumption a. surplus in the availability of food for human consumption b. availability of food year-round b. availability of food year-round c. the ability to transport food over great distances c. the ability to transport food over great distances d. higher infant mortality in developed countries d. higher infant mortality in developed countries e. improvements in medical practices e. improvements in medical practices

2. During the past 100 years, human population growth is primarily due to a/an __ in the __. a. decrease death rate a. decrease death rate b. increase; death rate b. increase; death rate c. decrease; birth rate c. decrease; birth rate d. increase; infant mortality rate d. increase; infant mortality rate e. increase; birth rate e. increase; birth rate

3. If a nation has a growth rate of 2%, how many years will it take for the population to double in size? a. 2 a. 2 b. 10 b. 10 c. 20 c. 20 d. 35 d. 35 e. 350 e. 350

4. A nation currently has a population of 100 million & an annual growth rate of 3.5%. If the growth rate remain constant, what will be the population of the nation in 40 years? a. 150 million a. 150 million b. 200 million b. 200 million c. 300 million c. 300 million d. 400 million d. 400 million e. 500 million e. 500 million

5. On which continent are most of the developed countries located? a. Africa a. Africa b. Asia b. Asia c. Europe c. Europe d. North America d. North America e. South America e. South America

6. Which of the following issues does NOT directly affect human population size? a. poverty a. poverty b. culture b. culture c. disease c. disease d. habitat destruction d. habitat destruction e. government policy e. government policy

7. Which are the 4 main factors that affect population size? a. birth rate, death rate, poverty, culture a. birth rate, death rate, poverty, culture b. birth rate, death rate, immigration, emigration b. birth rate, death rate, immigration, emigration c. poverty, culture, immigration, emigration c. poverty, culture, immigration, emigration d. poverty, female empowerment, ethnicity, disease d. poverty, female empowerment, ethnicity, disease e. birth rate, death rate, disease, culture e. birth rate, death rate, disease, culture

8. Territorial animals display which type of distribution? distribution? a. clumped a. clumped b. random b. random c. K-selected c. K-selected d. uniform d. uniform e. R-selected e. R-selected

9. This logistic growth curve best describes a population as a. increasing quickly & then leveling off. a. increasing quickly & then leveling off. b. fluctuating above & below carrying capacity for an indefinite amount of time. b. fluctuating above & below carrying capacity for an indefinite amount of time. c. rising quickly & then decreasing abruptly. c. rising quickly & then decreasing abruptly. d. growing indefinitely without reaching carrying capacity. d. growing indefinitely without reaching carrying capacity. e. fluctuating for a period of time & stabilizing. e. fluctuating for a period of time & stabilizing.

10. Of the following limiting factors of a population, which is NOT a density- dependent factor? a. temperature fluctuations a. temperature fluctuations b. disease b. disease c. soil nutrients c. soil nutrients d. availability of mates d. availability of mates e. predation e. predation

11. Which of the following describes an R- selected species? a. Very few offspring are produced at once. a. Very few offspring are produced at once. b. The gestation period is long & parents dedicate large amounts of energy to nurturing their young. b. The gestation period is long & parents dedicate large amounts of energy to nurturing their young. c. Thousands of offspring are produced at once. c. Thousands of offspring are produced at once. d. They have low biotic potential. d. They have low biotic potential. e. They have long life spans. e. They have long life spans.

12. Which of the following organisms shows a Type III survivorship curve? Type III survivorship curve? a. lizard a. lizard b. oak tree b. oak tree c. elephant c. elephant d. mosquito d. mosquito e. panda e. panda

13. This age-structure diagram best shows the age structure in which type of population? a. a growing population with many young a. a growing population with many young b. a stable population with no growth b. a stable population with no growth c. a population harshly impacted by disease during early-adult years c. a population harshly impacted by disease during early-adult years d. an aging population with few young d. an aging population with few young e. a population with few individuals entering the workforce e. a population with few individuals entering the workforce

14. Which three components are used as a way to analyze how the environment is impacted by human use? a. culture, poverty, death rates a. culture, poverty, death rates b. technology, affluence, population b. technology, affluence, population c. pollution, chemicals, water use c. pollution, chemicals, water use d. pollution, affluence, technology d. pollution, affluence, technology e. time, population, affluence e. time, population, affluence

15. The demographic transition model was created to help explain the a. shift in birth & death rates as Western nations became industrialized. a. shift in birth & death rates as Western nations became industrialized. b. change in affluence throughout industrialization. b. change in affluence throughout industrialization. c. change in male-to-female ratios over time. c. change in male-to-female ratios over time. d. variation in immigration & emigration patterns during industrialization. d. variation in immigration & emigration patterns during industrialization. e. increase in birth rates at the beginning of the 20 th century. e. increase in birth rates at the beginning of the 20 th century.

ANSWERS 1. D9. A 2. A10. A 3. D11. C 4. D12. D 5. C13. A 6. D14. B 7. B15. A 8. D