World Geography

The process of people coming to an urban area is called…

• Urbanism
• Urbanization
• Urban sprawl
• Keith Urban

An area often referred to as the country that is sparsely populated is called...

• Urban Area
• Rural Area
• Land Cover
• Land Use

Which of the following is an example of forced migration?

• Africans being taken from Africa to be sold into slavery
• A family moving to the US from Mexico in search of work
• Europeans establishing colonies in the New World
• People leaving Benin for better farming conditions 

A force that draws people to MOVE TO a place is a 

• Push Factor
• Pull Factor

A force that drives people to LEAVE a place is called a

• Push Factor
• Pull Factor

Which of the following could be a push factor?

• Better schools
• More job opportunities
• Hope for a better way of life
• Violence

The movement of people from one place to another is called 

• Migration
• Immigration
• Emigration
• Movement

Wal-Mart is opening in the small town of Vado, New Mexico. This is creating over 400 jobs in the area. Population is quickly increasing. This is an example of...

• Urbanization
• Inflation
• Urban Center
• Influence

diagram that shows the age and male/female distribution of a population, where the youngest are at the base and the oldest at the top

• dependent population
• population pyramid
• food pyramid
• population density distribution

According to the population pyramid of this country, its population is most likely...

• growing slowly.
• growing rapidly.
• decreasing.
• not changing.