Test Bank Chapter 1 Population and Reproductive Health

Chapter 1

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Earth first had 1 billion human inhabitants in approximately
   1. 1930.
   2. 1800.
   3. 1870.
   4. 1730.
2. In 1900, the world’s population was
   1. Six billion
   2. Two billion
   3. Less than 1 billion
   4. Less than 2 billion
3. What was the size of the human population in 1960?
   1. 2 billion
   2. 3 billion
   3. 4 billion
   4. 5 billion
4. In any geographic location, human population size is determined by three demographic factors. Which of these is not one of the three primary demographic factors?
   1. Morbidity
   2. Migration
   3. Mortality
   4. Fertility
5. For every one person in the developed world, there are approximately how many people in the developing world?
   1. .5
   2. 2
   3. 4.5
   4. 6
6. Population momentum
   1. Refers to the tendency of a population to continue to grow after replacement level fertility has been achieved.
   2. Refers to the second stage in the Demographic Transition.
   3. Refers to the migration of citizens of developing countries to developed countries where they will add more people to the work force.
   4. Refers to the situation where the population growth rate is 2% per year or higher.
7. The proximate determinants of fertility do not include
   1. The proportion of women who cannot conceive a pregnancy.
   2. The level of abortion.
   3. The number of women using contraception.
   4. The number of women working full-time.
8. The TFR is highest in which of the following?
   1. Africa
   2. Asia
   3. Latin America
   4. Oceania
9. An estimated ______ million sexually active women, who report they would like to avoid or postpone another pregnancy, lack access to modern contraceptive methods.
   1. 25
   2. 222
   3. 52
   4. 152
10. From 1360 to 1700, at least __________ persons were executed in Europe for being witches.
    1. 20,000
    2. 100,000
    3. 500,000
    4. 1,000,000
11. Half of the world’s forest loss is occurring here:
    1. Southeast Asia
    2. The states of the former Soviet Union
    3. Sub Saharan Africa
    4. Latin America
12. Which country now emits the most carbon dioxide?
    1. China
    2. United States
    3. India
    4. Germany
13. Under the Administration of George W. Bush, the Mexico City policy for U.S. population assistance
    1. Was not in effect.
    2. Allowed foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) who receive these funds to provide post-abortion care.
    3. Allowed foreign non-governmental organizations who receive these funds to refer for abortions in countries where abortion is legal (e.g., some Eastern European countries).
    4. Allowed foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) who receive these funds to purchase manual vacuum aspirators for post abortion care.
14. Which of the following did not equate induced abortion with homicide?
    1. Pope Innocent IV
    2. Pope Pius IX
    3. Pope Gregory XIV
    4. Both a and c.
    5. None of the above.
15. The so-called “population explosion” occurred
    1. About the time of Christ
    2. After World War I
    3. After World War II
    4. After the American Civil War

True-False Questions

1. T F Africans and Asians currently comprise 75 percent of the world’s population
2. T F Thomas Malthus was important during his lifetime, but his ideas have been largely forgotten.
3. T F The Catholic Church has always considered abortion the moral equivalent of murder.
4. T F More than a third of pregnancies worldwide are not intended.
5. T F The United States has the highest per capita carbon dioxide emissions.
6. T F Throughout the world, low income women have higher fertility than their wealthier counterparts.
7. T F President Barack Obama is likely to reinstate the Mexico City policy during his second term.
8. T F Over the next 25 years, continued and sustained population growth can be expected in every developing region.
9. T F President George W. Bush de-funded UNFPA during his Presidency.
10. T F The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the birth control pill in 1980.
11. T F The 1873 Comstock law initiated federal funding for contraceptive development.
12. T F Thomas Malthus was a great proponent of the use of contraception to control the poor population in England.
13. T F Europe and Japan, which are expected to have fewer people in 2050 than they do now.
14. T F Most of the Earth’s inhabitants knew when world population reached 7 billion.
15. T F The demographic gap between rich and poor nations is widening.