Population Quiz Review

A population pyramid with a large base with rapid population growth is a

• More Developed Country

• Less Developed Country

• newly industrialized

What is true about current population trends?

• Africa has the highest growth rate, but it will be passed by Oceania

• Latin America is the post populous region

• North America has the world's lowest growth rate

• Asia has the largest growth rate, and will remain the most populous region

What conclusion can be supported by the population pyramid?

• citizens will spend less money on prenatal care in 20 years

• gender equality in the workplace will increase

• the need for care services for the elderly will increase

• Government funding of public education will remain constant for the next 10 years

what conclusion can be made about growth rates of the population based on the image?

• the country is experiencing a baby boom

• the country is experiencing slow growth

• the country is experiencing rapid growth

• the country is experiencing negative growth

Why are human populations distributed unevenly throughout the world?

• people prefer to live in warm areas near the equator

• people tend to cluster in areas that have rich soil, fresh water & mild climate

• most people live in regions that have coal and iron ore deposits in abundance

• people generally live in cultural regions that value individual achievement

which are pull factors

• more land

• educational opportunities

• economic opportunities

• religious freedom

• all of the above

Which are push factors?

• war

• famine

• political oppression

• natural disasters

• all of the above

In stage 3 of the demographic transition model

• Birth and death rates are both high

• Death rates begin to fall but birth rates stay high

• Birth rates are high and death rates are low

• Birth and death rates are both low

Most Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are in what transition of the demographic transition model?

• stage 1

• stage 2

• stage 3

• stage 4

Job opportunities, political freedom, access to education

• push factors for emigration

• pull factors for immigration

• factors for cultural convergence

• factors for population growth