Human Population Dynamics Test Review
Vocabulary: Refer to your population vocabulary definitions.
Population
Population Ecology
Population Density
Birth Rate
Death Rate
Growth Rate
Formula for calculating
growth rate by natural
increase
Formula for calculating
growth rate with
Immigration
Emigration
Zero Population Growth
Carrying Capacity
Exponential growth
(defines and sketch
characteristic graph)
Logistic Growth (defines
and sketch characteristic
graph)
Density Dependent
Factors (define and list
examples)
Density Independent
Factors (define and list
examples)
Demographic Transition
(definition and 4 types)
Age Structure Diagram
Population Pyramids-Age Structure Diagrams: You have to be able to answer questions about age structure
diagrams.
Write the name(s) of the countries described by the following statements.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Has completed demographic transiton. Austria, Denmark, Italy
In the pre-industrial stage.Kenya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia
Close to zero population growth. Austria, Denmark, Italy
Has high birth and death rates. Kenya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia
What precentage of the male population is 0-4 years old in each country?
7%
4%
3%
Stages of Demographic Transition: You need to know the stages and characteristics or each stae of demographic
transiton.
Write the descriptions under the stage they describe.
Pre-Industrial
High birth rate and
death rates
Small population
Transitional
Death rate declines
Population grows
rapidly
High infant mortality
low life expectancy
Need children to work
farms
Industrial
Birth rate declines
rapidly
Death rate declines
Population grows
rapidly
Children still necessary,
families have more
money
Children are not a
necessity but parents
still want them
Post-Industrial
Low birth and death
rates
Large population
Population levels off
Elderly outnumber
young
Many families choose
not to have children
Sketch a population pyramid for each stage.
Survivorship Curves: You will have to interpret data for survivorship curves.
1. Match the phrase with the term. Answers may be used more than once.
A. Survivorship curve
B. Type I Survivorship Curve
C. Type II Survivorship Curve
D. Type III Survivorship Curve
1. A Graph of percent alive at the end of each age interval.
2. D R-Strategist
3. B K-Strategist
4. D Most young die, but a few live to old age.
5. A Originally used to set life insurance rates
6. D Characteristic curve for of insects
7. C Death rate constant over life span
8. B Most offspring live a long life and die of old age
9. B Characteristic of humans and many other large mammals
Survivor Graphs
Curve A shows a white woman’s life expectancy in the USA.
Curve B shows an Indian woman’s life expectancy in India.
Curve C shows fish’s life which has an equal chance of dying at any age.
Curve D shows an oyster’s life in which there are many young but few survive to adulthood.
10. Who has a better chance of surviving infancy - Indian or American women? American
11. At what age are most oysters dead? Approximately 10 years old
12. At what age are most fish dead? Approximately 50 years old
13. Look at Curve A. Notice that it levels off between the ages of 20-40. What does this mean?
Most of the people survive into this stage of adulthood
14. Which has a longer life expectancy - fish or oysters? fish
15. Which organism best represents an R-selective species? Why? Oysters because few of them survive to
adulthood
16. Which organism best represents a K-selective species? Why? White women in USA because they live
longer lives and begin to die off at a certain age