Human Geography

How do you calculate the Rate of Natural Increase for a population?

• Birth Rate - Mortality Rate = Overall Growth Rate
• Infant Mortality Rate - Birth Rate = Rate of Natural Increase
• Birth Rate ÷ 1,000 people per square mile = Population Density
• Urban Population - Rural Population = Rate of Natural Increase

Which of the following are possible ways that diffusion can occur?

• Migration
• Trade Routes
• Blending
• All of these answers

Why is having an infrastructure necessary for economic success?

• It is a tax collected to help educate a country's citizens
• Nations need buildings, roads, and services for the economy to run
• It helps parliaments decide how to pass laws that rule the economy
• Businesses depend on it because it helps determine currency values

Which push or pull factor affects population size?

• Better access to cheeses
• Luxury cars to purchase
• Drought
• More cinemas and theaters

Which statistic is the best way to determine how healthy a population is?

• Death Rate
• Population Density
• Infant Mortality Rate
• Senior Rate

What is the final step that must happen for cultural change to occur?

• Diffusion
• Innovation
• Acculturation
• Conversion

Hinduism is which type of religion?

• Monotheistic
• Polytheistic
• Animistic 
• Reijistic

A population pyramid shows:

• Population distribution for age and sex of an area
• Population distribution for land area
• Population distribution per capita level
• Population distribution for age of population

What is the most heavily populated region on the planet?

• Southern Latin America
• Western Europe
• South Asia
• Sub-Saharan Africa

Would a traditional economic system work well in a large area like Chicago?

• Yes
• No