This document appears to be a practice exam for a Grade 12 CAPE Environmental Science course. It consists of 26 multiple choice questions covering various topics related to population dynamics, such as population growth rates, factors influencing population growth, measures of economic production, urbanization trends, and population structures. The questions require an understanding of concepts like total fertility rate, doubling time, gross national product, and how factors like education and economic opportunities for women can impact population growth patterns.

1. WOLMERS BOYS’ SCHOOL BIOLOGY
DEPARTMENT
Module test Grade 12
CAPE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Unit 1
March ___, 2023
Additional materials needed: pens, pencils,
rulers, and eraser
Answer ALL questions on this paper
TIME 1 hours 20 minutes
1. Which of the following is the index of poverty
that is based on longevity, education and income
for both men and women?
(A) Gross National Product (GNP)
(B) Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
(C) Human Development Index (HDI)
(D) Gender Development Index (GDI)
2. The total annual production of goods and
services within an economy is referred to as the
(A) per capita product
(B) gross national product
(C) gross production index
(D) annual productivity index
3. Which of the following countries
implemented a 'one-child' policy to control its
population?
(A) China
(B) India
(Q Nigeria
(D) Germany
4. Which of the following are factors that affect
population growth rate?
I. Culture
II. Level of affluence
III. Social and economic status of women
IV. Availability of pension schemes
(A) I, II and IV only
(B) I, III and IV only
(C) II, III and IV only
(D) I, II, III and IV
5. If the annual growth rate of Country X is 2
per cent then the doubling time, in years, for
Country X is
(A) 35 years
(B) 70 years
(C) 105 years
(D) 140 years
6. Urbanization is the process which results in an
increase in
(A) the number of cities in a country
(B) the number of people living in cities in a
country
(C) migration from rural areas in a country
(D) industrialization in urban areas in a country
7. The number of children a woman is expected
to have during her reproductive lifetime is called
the
(A) birth rate
(B) fertility rate
(C) replacement rate
(D) total fertility rate
8. Which of the following are factors that affect
population growth rate?

2. I. Culture
II. Level of affluence
III. Social and economic status of women
IV. Availability of pension schemes
(A) I, II and IV only
(B) I, III and IV only
(C) II, III and IV only
(D) 1, II, III and IV
9. The meaning of 'per capita freshwater
consumption' is the average amount of
freshwater consumed by
(A) the population
(B) the population annually
(C) each member of the population
(D) each member of the population annually
10. The TOTAL annual production of goods and
services within an economy is referred to as the
(A) annual productivity index (ANP)
(B) per capita product (PCP)
(C) gross national product (GNP)
(D) gross production index (GP1)
Item 11 refers to the following diagram which
represents a human population.
11. The equation which represents an unchanged
population over a period of time is
(A) B + D = I + E
(B) B + E = D + I
(C) B = D + E + I
(D) B + I = D + E
12. Urbanization is the process which results in
an increase in
(A) the number of cities in a country
(B) the number of people living in cities in a
country
(C) migration from rural areas in a country
(D) industrialization in urban areas in a country
13. Which of the following is NOT a direct
population control measure?
(A) Migration laws
(B) Natural disasters
(C) Family planning
(D) Govemment policies
Items 14-15 refer to the following population
pyramid
14. Which of the following conclusions are true
for the population pyramid?
I. Birth rate is very high.
II. Death rate is very low.
III. Death rate is very high.
IV. There is low life expectancy.
(A) I and II only
(B) I, II and III only
(C) I, II and IV only
(D) 1, III and IV only

3. 15. Which of the following should be done by a
government whose country has a similar
population pyramid?
(A) Spend less on housing.
(B) Increase pension benefits.
(C) Build more retirement homes.
(D) Build more primary and secondary schools.
16. Which of the following types of charts is
NOT ideal for displaying the age structure of a
population?
(A) Column
(B) Pyramid
(C) Line graph
(D) Inverted pyramid
17. Using the following data calculate the
percentage growth in Country X for the period
2008-2009.
Population Country X
2008-5,366,219
2009-6,274,231
(A) 14%
(B) 15%
(C) 16%
(D) 17%
18. Which of the following situations is adhering
to the concept of sustainable development?
I. Fishing the mature fish instead of the young
fish.
II. Using wind power instead of burning coal for
electricity.
III. Monoculture to attain the highest yield per
acre.
IV. The prohibition of trading OF endangered
species
(A) I, II and III only
(B) I, II and IV only
(C) I, III and IV only
(D) I, II, III and IV
Item 19 refers to the following graph, which
shows different stages related to the birth and
death rates for a typical human population over
time.
19. The rate of population growth starts to slow
down at
(A) the end of Stage I
(B) the middle of Stage II
(C) the beginning of Stage 111
(D) the end of Stage IV
Items 20-22 refer to the following graph which
shows the projected world population total up to
2100.

4. 20. In 2025, the population in developing
countries is projected to surpass that of the
developed countries by a factor of
approximately.
(A) 1.8
(B) 3.6
(C) 6.4
(D) 8.0
21. The projected increase in the population of
developed countries, in billions, between the
years 2000 and 2075 is
(A) 0.4
(B) 1.6
(C) 2.4
(D) 3.6
22. The world's total population, in billions, for
the year 2000 was
(A) 1.6
(B) 5.0
(C)6.6
(D) 8.2
Item 23 refers to the diagrams, I, II, III and IV,
which illustrate the age structures of different
populations. The diagrams have the same
horizontal scale.
23. In which diagram is the percentage of males
and females likely to be the same in children
under 15 years old?
(A) I
(B) II
(Q III
(D) IV
24. The LOWEST total fertility rates are
associated with populations where women have
(A) no access to birth control
(B) some education and economic control
(C) no education and economic control
(D) the most access to birth control
25. The 'total fertility rate' refers to the
(A) average number of children that would be
born to a woman over her lifetime
(B) number of children a couple must bear to
replace themselves
(C) number of live births per one thousand
people in the population
(D) number of children that a woman will bear
in one year.
26. Which factor is MOST likely to influence
population dynamics?
(A) Age
(B) Culture
(C) Education
(D) Religion