1 Agriculture first developed during the most recent Ice Age.
(A) True
(B) False
2 Civilization began to develop around the end of the last Ice Age.
(A) True
(B) False
3 Population can continue to grow even if the growth rate falls.
(A) True
(B) False
4 A demographic transition occurs when a country’s birth rate suddenly increases.
(A) True
(B) False
5 Empowerment of young women is a key to stabilizing population in developing countries.
(A) True
(B) False
6 Ecological economics, a discipline merging economics and ecology, sees the economy as a
subsystem of the biosphere.
(A) True
(B) False
7 The Genuine Progress Indicator is a measure of economic activity that is an alternative to
GDP.
(A) True
(B) False
8 Ecosystem services are always measured in dollars.
(A) True
(B) False
9 Economic growth is not sustainable.
(A) True
(B) False
10 Failed states often have negative impacts on ecosystems.
(A) True
(B) False
11 Carrying capacity is
(A) the mass of plants and animals within an area
(B) the number of plants and animals within an area
(C) the maximum number of individuals an environment can support
(D) the total energy produced within an area
12 IPAT stands for
(A) industrial pollution and technology
(B) impact, population, affluence, and technology
(C) increased population after transition
13 The Industrial Revolution was launched by the discovery of
(A) coal
(B) gasoline
(C) interchangeable parts
(D) fertilizer
14 Following the agricultural revolution, the size of the human population
(A) increased
(B) decreased
15 Following the industrial revolution, the size of the human population
(A) increased
(B) decreased
16 If a population is growing at a rate of 1 percent per year, using the Rule of 70 the
population will double in
(A) 7 years
(B) 10 years
(C) 35 years
(D) 70 years
17 Earth’s current human population is
(A) about 6 billion
(B) about 7 billion
(C) over 9 billion
(D) almost 10 billion
18 In addition to family planning, another factor that helps to slow population growth is
(A) education
(B) antibiotics
(C) clean water
(D) increased crop yields
19 Economic growth is a good measure of
(A) employment levels
(B) the amount of money changing hands
(C) the amount of increase in well-being
(D) all of the above
20 An economy is
(A) a system for allocating resources
(B) a method of measuring growth
(C) a way of valuing ecosystem services
(D) a way of measuring how much is bought and sold
21 The difference between economic growth and development is
(A) nothing; they are the same
(B) one is quantitative, one is qualitative
(C) they are similar, but development occurs more gradually
(D) they are similar, but development occurs more rapidly