Unit 2 (Chapters 2 & 3) AP Human Geography

The three largest population clusters in the world are in

• East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia

• East Asia, South Asia, South America

• Africa, South Asia, East Asia

• Australia, South Asia, East Asia

• Australia, East Asia, Europe

In what state of the demographic transition model are most LDC (Least Developing Countries)

• First

• Second

• Third

• Fourth

• Fifth

Which one of the following demographic statistics best measures the level of reproduction occurring in a population?

• Composite birth statistics

• Natural rate

• CDR

• CBR

• TFR

According to demographic transition theory at which states in a country's development is population most likely to increase?

• Stages 1 and 2

• Stages 3 and 4

• Stages 2 and 4

• Stages 1 and 4

• Stages 2 and 3

The pressure that people place on the land to produce food is measured by

• Arithmetic density

• Physiological density

• Population concentration

• Stationary population level

• Demographic equation

Which of the following is least likely to have a high population density?

• Coastal areas of South America

• River valleys of Africa

• Interior areas of Australia

• Sea level altitudes in North America

• Coastal areas of India

The Chinese government's population policies since 1979 have resulted in

• An overall increase in the country's population

• A disproportionately large number of young women in the population

• Tighter restriction for family sizes of ethnic minorities than for Han Chinese

• A rapidly aging population

• A disproportionately large number of young men in the population

Population density is most often represented by

• population pyramids

• circle graphs

• contour maps

• toponyms

• dot maps

Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding population policies in India?

• India's successful population policies have most likely prevented the country from becoming the most populous country in the world as early as 2030

• Despite policy coordination problems, India's birth rate has dropped by more than half in the last 35 years

• India's government has made few attempts to curtail population growth

• Like China, India has had a problem coordinating a centralized population policy

• India has followed China;s lead in establishing a "one child policy" on the national level

Which of the following was predicted by Thomas Malthus in the late 18th century?

• Population growth in the future world be checked by famine, disease, and war

• Population growth in the future would have no checks to slow it down

• Population growth in the future would be checked by industrial development

• Population growth in the future would be supported by increasing food supplies

• Population growth in Europe would be checked by increased colonization and immigration