Chapter 2 AP Human Geography

Zero population growth occurs when the TFR (total fertility rate) is at

• 1.2
• 2.1
• 2.7
• 1.9

In stage 4 countries dependency ratio is nearly 

• 1:2
• 1:6
• 1:4
• 1:3

Nearly all the world's population growth is clustered in what areas?

• Urban areas
• MDC's
• LDC's
• Suburban areas

There are NO countries in which stage?

• Stage 3
• Stage 2
• Stage 4
• Stage 1

If the GNP(Gross National Product) increases the birth rate of that country?

• decreases
• increases slowly
• doesn't change
• increases rapidly

In what stage are most European countries?

• 1
  1
• 2
• 3
• 4

What does an "upside down" population pyramid indicate?

• lots of children
  lots of children
• lots of middle age people
• lots of elderly/older people
• lots of teens

Thomas Malthus thought

• population would increase at the same rate as farming production
• population would eventually decline due to birth control and family planning
• population would eventually outgrow food production
• moral restraint would lower population growth 

The ratio of people who are too young or too old to work compared to the working population is called the

• dependency ratio
• population pyramid
• interconnected ratio
• retirement ratio

Death rates fall rapidly due to increased hygiene and medical advances during stage

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4