AP Hug Unit 2

If a map shows the number of people per unit of land, which of the following types of data is shown?

• Arithmetic density

• Physiological density.

• Agricultural density

• Urban density

• Suburban density

If a country is experiencing zero population growth. Which DTM stage are they in?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Based on the population pyramid below, which of the following will pose the greatest demographic challenge in the next 10 years?

• Providing for the needs of an aging population

• Finding enough teachers to educate the young

• Limiting out migration of the 60 to 64 year old age cohort

• Controlling population growth

• Providing prenatal medical care

Which of the following patterns can be proven via the following population pyramid?

• Levels of education and contraception usage are high among women

• Government policies encourage women to have multiple children

• The population has a high total fertility rate

• Government policies discourage women from having multiple children

• The population has a low infant mortality rate

Which of the following statements would Malthus agree with?

• the contemporary problem of famine in developing countries is a result of the colonial legacy

• the problem of population growth is a result of economic underdevelopment

• one way to solve population growth in developing countries is to reduce their foreign debt

• famine in developing countries can be explained by examining their patterns of population growth

• population growth is helpful to developing countries because it provides a larger rural workforce

In 2018, a large number of migrants from Afghanistan and Iraq applied for asylum in the European Union. Which of the following is a pull factor that explains this migration?

• A high rate of natural increase in the Middle East, leading to overpopulation

• Armed conflict, driving many people from their home regions in the Middle East

• Drought and food shortages in the Middle East, leading many people to search for food security

• Immigration reforms and fenced borders around Europe, controlling the flow of migrant workers

• Economic growth and employment opportunities in Europe, attracting immigrant workers

An asylum seeker enters the European Union in France and is temporarily housed in Sweden. He is then granted asylum and is permanently settled in Italy. Which of the following describes this type of migration that is facilitated by the European Union’s open border policies?

• Chain migration within the refugee’s family and social network

• Guest worker migration based upon the free movement of labor

• As an internally displaced person within a single state

• Step migration across member states to a final destination

• As a rural-to-urban migrant seeking employment opportunities

The demographic transition in Europe during the 19th and early 20th centuries was

• a shift in the composition of national populations toward greater ethnic balance

• A net population decline resulting from an excess of deaths over births

• migration between European countries

• large-scale population movements following periods of war or widespread civil unrest

• urbanization and falling birth rates

Bangladesh has seen its total fertility rate drop to 2.1, but its population is projected to be higher in 2050 than it is today. Which of the following explains why Bangladesh will continue to experience positive rates of natural increase?

• Bangladesh will continue to grow because it will receive a high number of immigrants.

• Bangladesh was experiencing low birth rates, but it is predicted to have a baby boom.

• Bangladesh’s population will continue to grow as a result of a large youthful population.

• Bangladesh will promote pronatalist policies to avoid a diminished workforce.

• Bangladesh will continue to grow because a fertility rate of 2.1 is still above replacement level.

Which of the following is not an anti natalist policy?

• One Child Policy in China

• Do it for Denmark PSA in Denmark

• Sex Education in India

• Offering birth control in schools in the United States