Population Distribution

Literacy rate is -

• not related to the population growth rate of a nation.

• related to the level of education in a country.

• the number of different languages spoken in a country.

• the GNP/GDP of a nation.

Country X has an infant mortality rate of 88 per 1,000. This means that -

• on average, 88 mothers per 1,000 living in Country X will not survive childbirth.

• women in a rural community will have 88 children per 1,000 born in Country X.

• Country X has 88 live births per 1,000.

• on average, 88 infants per 1,000 die before they reach the age of two.

Which of the following is an indicator of the economic development of a nation?

• GNP/GDP

• ethnicity

• language

• male/female distribution

Death rates have been declining in many less developed nations due to -

• improved health care.

• declining birthrate.

• movement from urban to rural areas.

• a cure for the AIDS virus.

Which of the following is true about population growth rates?

• Industrialized nations usually have slower population growth rates than non-industrialized nations.

• Government policies rarely affect population growth rates.

• Nations with a higher standard of living usually have rapid population growth rates.

• Environmental factors have little effect on population growth rates.

A country’s population will grow if its -

• birth rate is greater than its death rate.

• death rate is greater than its birth rate.

• infant mortality rate is greater than its fertility rate.

• birth rate is less than its infant mortality rate.

Which of the following is true about the characteristics of human populations?

• They will probably undergo little change in the future.

• They may change over time and differ from region to region.

• They may change over time but are the same from region to region.

• They are basically unchanged since ancient times.

Over the last 100 years, the number of people in the world has -

• decreased due to birth control.

• grown very little.

• grown rapidly.

• remained the same.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of human populations?

• age distribution

• availability of natural resources

• education

• GNP/GDP

Around the world, population tends to be distributed along -

• coastal regions.

• mountainous regions.

• desert regions.

• polar regions.