UNIT 2 Population and Migration

An example of a country with a population pyramid what has a large base is

• Japan

• Nigeria

• United States

• Russia

The DTM suggests that as countries industrialize

• in-migration increases over time

• migration increases from rural to urban areas

• birth and death rates decrease over time

• life expectancy decreases over time

The first stage of the DTM indicates

• total population is low and constant with high birth rates and low death rates

• total population is low and constant with low birth rates and high death rates

• total population is increasing with high birth rates and low death rates

• total population is low and constant with high birth rates and high death ates

Which of the following is not a contribution factor to the low birth rates in stage 4 of the demographic transition model?

• less dependency on child labor

• reliance on subsistance agriculture

• the education of women

• availability of health care

According to Malthus's population theory, which of the following is a preventive check on population?

• famine

• disease

• war

• moral resistance

Which of the following population control examples did Malthus support?

• the upper class utilizing moral restraint to limit family size

• the upper class paying additional taxes to fund family planning and cleanliness education for the lower class

• equitably distributing food among all citizens regardless of wealth during times of famine

• relocating cities and towns aways from stagnant pools and marshy lands to promote better health among all citizens

Which country contains three megacities, the most of any nation?

• Brazil

• USA

• China

• India

China's One-child policy is an example of what theory?

• Maximum population theory

• Ideal population theory

• Optimum population theory

• Select population theory

Which of the following is not a result of overpopulation?

• squatter settlements in Rio de Janeiro

• Low unemployment rates in Tokyo

• Deforestation in Madagascar

• Overcrowding in Mumbai

Which of the following regions has the highest rate of natural increase?

• Sub-Sahara Africa

• North America

• Austrialia

• Europe