Quiz: Population Geography Essential Questions

By when will the population stop growing?

• 9 Billion people 2050

• 7 Billion people 2040

• 11 Billion people 2065

• 9 Billion people 2040

What is the natural increase in demography?

• its the decrease of a population

• its the increase in natural bureaucracies

• its the growth of a population

• its the natural way people increase in wealth

The demographic transition model was first used to show how falling birth rates death rates relate to the industrialization of Europe.

• true

• false

What does zero population mean?

• the birth rates and death rates are equal

• the birth rates are higher than death rates

• the death rates are higher than birth rates

• the birth rates are not equal to death rates

Families in Asia, Africa, and Latin America traditionally large because of cultural beliefs about marriage and family.

• true

• false

Why are there food shortages in Africa?

• warfare

• poor access to rural areas

• weather and pests

• all of the above

What helps improve soil and helps grow more crops?

• over cultivation of crops

• fertilizers

• flooding

• less agriculture

Negative population growth causes a shortage in

• workers

• food

• energy

• technology

What percentage of the Earth is surface is made up of land?

• 75%

• 65%

• 30%

• 25%

Where do the majority of people on Earth live?

• Asia

• Africa

• Europe

• North America