APHG Unit 2

What significant population problem does the United States, as well as other MDCs, face?

• High infant mortality rate

• High CDR

• High CBR

• An aging population

Country X has a crude birth rate of 40 and a crude death rate of 15, while Country Y has a crude birth rate of 20 and a crude death rate of 9. Which country has a higher natural increase rate?

• Country Y

• Country X

• The rate is the same in both

• The rate depends on total population

Which stage of the DTM has negative population growth?

• stage 1

• stage 2

• stage 3

• stage 4

• stage 5

Which of the following is an example of an intervening obstacle for people moving during the 19th century from the eastern United States to the West Coast?

• Lake Superior

• Rocky Mountains

• Rio Grande River

• Andes Mountains

Immigrants to the United States since 1960 have come increasingly from

• Eastern and Southern Europe

• Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

• Northern and Western Europe

• Asia and Latin America

According to the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, undocumented immigrants were

• no longer eligible for public services in the US

• increasingly deported if caught

• permitted to become legal residents

• denied voting rights in the US

Suppose that a family moves from Point A to Point B. Two years later, they move from Point B to Point C. Two years later, they move from Point C to Point D. The type of movement illustrated in the chart is called

• circulation

• net migration

• step migration

• chain migration

Most immigrants that are admitted legally to the United States are admitted

• because of the professional expertise

• to reunify families

• as professional athletes and models

• as unskilled laborers

According to Ravenstein, most migration is

• longer distance migration

• urban to suburban

• rural to urban

• international migration

An obstacle faced by international migrants include

• difficulty obtaining permission to enter other countries

• immigration laws limit the number of migrants who can enter a country

• difficulty adjusting to a new culture

• citizens of the destination country are often hostile

• all of the above