Chapter 2 Population and Health

Which of the following would be helpful to a geographer trying to determine the number of farmers in an area?

• Arithmetic population density

• Physiological density

• Agricultural density

• Agricultural and arithmetic population density

• Physiological and crude population density

According to the image above, ________ factors best explain why few people live in the Sahel region of Africa

• Economic

• Cultural

• Political

• Physical

• Demographic

According to the chart, which country has a very high physiological density and more moderate or low arithmetic density?

• Brazil

• Egypt

• Bangladesh

• Australia

• Ethiopia

Which of the following would explain the youthful population in Sub-Saharan Africa?

• A lack of available birth control

• Many children enter the workforce after elementary

• Lack of female education

• Low life expectancy

• All of the above

Presently about 40% or the world’s population lives within 100 km of the coast, and the percentage has been increasing. What global phenomenon should raise the most concern for human safety in the wake of this trend?

• Climate change

• International trade

• Illegal migration

• Terrorism

• Disease epidemics

According to the population pyramids for Angola and Zambia, both countries have similar structure. What is the main cause that results in the shape of these pyramids?

• Both countries have similar birth and death rates

• Both countries have similar fertility rates

• Both countries are in the second state of Rostow’s development model

• Both are periphery countries according to Wallerstein’s World Systems theory

• Both are in the same region of Africa

These are 2 population pyramids for Brazil 1970, 2017. Which of the following statements explain a decrease in ages 0-5 in 2017 population pyramid?

• A decrease in women's access to healthcare

• An improvement in child and infant mortality rates

• The influence of the Catholic Church

• An increase in birth rate

• The Brazilian government implemented a pronatalists program

The Rate of Natural Increase (NIR) is

• The time it takes for a population to double if the present growth rate remains constant

• Crude Death Rate-Crude Birth Rate) per 1,000

• (Crude Birth Rate- Crude Death Rate) per 1,000

• The forecast age and sex distributions

• Dependent on patterns of immigration and emigration

According to the World Bank, Italy’s CBR is 9 per 1,000 and its CDR is 10 per 1000. The NIR is -1% Yet its annual population growth is 1.2%. What accounts for the difference between the two figures?

• Positive Net Migration

• Negative Net Migration

• Population diebacks

• Demographic Momentum

• The World Bank collected inaccurate data

Based on the image, what happens to a country in Stage 2 of the DTM?

• CBR drops significantly, as CDR lags

• CDR drops significantly, as CBR lags

• CBR & CDR change proportionally

• Total Population Growth stabilizes

• The country experiences zero population growth