Population and Migration Review

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why the study of population geography is especially important?

• More people are alive at this time than at any other time in history.

• The world's population has increased at a faster rate during the second half of the twentieth century than ever before in history.

• Overpopulation is a threat in every country on the planet.

• Virtually all global population growth is concentrated in developing countries.

• The rate of growth has slowed in the twenty-first century but is still high by historical standards.

By analyzing the cartogram, which country has the highest population?

• India

• China

• Japan

• Indonesia

• Thailand

By analyzing the cartogram, the countries depicted as smaller, or more limited in size, represent countries with

• higher levels of wealth and higher populations.

• lower levels of wealth and higher populations.

• lower populations and lesser land areas.

• lower populations.

• lower technical proficiency in cartography and geospatial reasoning.

By analyzing the map above, which equatorial nation-state is the most populous?

• Uganda

• Ecuador

• India

• Mexico

• Indonesia

By examining the map above, which of the following is NOT true about the world's population concentrations?

• The highest European population concentrations exist around major rivers and natural resources as well as major urban centers.

• South Asia's population is heavily concentrated around key rivers such as the Indus and Ganges.

• China's population is evenly distributed across its land area.

• Sparse population concentrations may be found north of 60 degrees latitude.

• Australia's concentrations are largely coastal.

Which of the following is NOT a physical environment where human beings are likely to avoid clustering?

• Hot Lands

• Dry Lands

• High Lands

• Cold Lands

• Wet Lands

Arithmetic density is

• the total amount of land in a country.

• the total number of objects in an area.

• the amount of land available for farming.

• the amount of land available for people to build houses on.

• the total number of people in a country.

Physiological density is the number of

• acres of farmland per the total area of a country.

• people per area of flat land.

• farm animals per area suitable for agriculture.

• farmers per area of farmland.

• people per area suitable for agriculture.

If the physiological density in a given country is very high and its arithmetic density is very low, then a country has

• a large number of farmers, although the number of farmers is not as great as the number of people living in the cities.

• too few farmers for the large area of land suitable for agriculture.

• too many people for the available resources, particularly in regards to agricultural land.

• a small percentage of land suitable for agriculture, even if there seems to be plenty of space available to live in.

• inefficient farmers or farmers that are out of work.

A country with a large amount of arable land and a small number of farmers will have a

• high physiological density.

• high agricultural density.

• low physiological density.

• low arithmetic density.

• low agricultural density.