chapter 4

Question 0

What happens to an age structure graph if the country is not growing?

Answer 0

It will stabilize

Question 1

What problem does immigration and emigration pose for demographers?

Answer 1

They find it difficuilt to make predections about a population

Question 2

what type of reproductive strategy would a bacteria employ, determined by small size and short life span?

Answer 2

R-strategies

Question 3

what type of strategy would the tortoises of the Galapagos Islands and sequios of california used based on their long life span?

Answer 3

K-strategist

Question 4

What is the shape of a population that grows until it reaches its carrying capacity?

Answer 4

S-shaped curve

Question 5

What type of influence does density independant factors have on a population density?

Answer 5

none

Question 6

What type of growth does an unrestiricted population have?

Answer 6

exponential

Question 7

Name the population control factors whose effects increase as the population size increases?

Answer 7

density dependent

Question 8

What are the things demographers collect and study when it comes to human population?

Answer 8

age structure geographic distribution and growth rate

Question 9

List characteristics of a rapid life history pattern

Answer 9

small body size, mature rapidly, reproduce early, have a short life span

Question 10

Be able to list several density dependant factors that affect the population growth

Answer 10

predation, disease, parasites, and competition