Population 1

Which of the following terms is defined by an illustration that depicts the distribution of a population by age and gender?

• demography
• age-sex ratio
• population pyramid
• demographic transition model

How does the demographic transition model explain change over time in the population of a country or region?

• by tracking life expectancy
• by measuring the immigration rate
• by tracking birthrates and death rates
• by measuring the annual number of live births per 1,000 people

Rapid growth of cities that results in scattered development that increases traffic, drains local resources, and destroys open space is known as

• urban sprawl
• smart growth
• suburbanization
• multiple nuclei model

Which of the following terms is the scientific study of populations by examining trends including but not limited to birth rates and death rates?

• sociology
• demography
• geology
• geography

The doubling time, or the number of years it takes a population to double in size, is typically _____________ in more developed countries than in less developed countries. 

• longer
• faster
• shorter
• the same

A country in which most people work in service or information industries and enjoy a high standard of living is a(n)

• industrializing country
• less developed country
• more developed country
• industrialized counry

Humans are most likely to heavily populate a ____________ area.

• desert
• rainforest
• mountaintop
• river delta

The largest population cluster in the Western hemisphere is in the

• Southern United States and Northeastern Canada
• Northeastern United States and Northeastern Canada
• Northeastern United States and Southeastern Canada
• Southwestern United States and Southeastern Canada

Which of the following regions is considered to be in the five primary areas of population density in the world?

• Sub – Saharan Africa
• Northern Europe, including Finland
• Central Asia, including western China and Mongolia
• South Asia, including India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh

Which of these four regions is NOT one of the most populated areas of the world?

• South Asia
• Southeast Asia
• South America
• Northeast US