Chapter 3, Lesson 1

Pull factors are....

• good things that draw a person to another country.
• reasons people leave an area
• reasons that drive a person out of their country
• war, natural disasters

Push factors are....

• good things that draw a person to another country
• reasons that drive a person out of their country
• reasons people migrate to a new area
• good jobs, peace and safety

Cindy lives in a country that has had civil war break out. Is this a push or pull factor?

• Push
• Pull

an ______________ is a person who arrives in a country to seek a new life.

The city of Philadelphia is what kind of area?

• urban area

• rural area

• suburban area

• city in Alabama

A big group of cities with large populations

• megacity

• supercity

• megalopolis

• megalodon

The death rate has decreased in the last 100 years because of (select all that are correct)

• better health care

• cleaner water

• more food

• urbanization

• increase in birth rate

Ireland's population was 8 million in 1970, 14 million in 1985 and 16 million in 1990. What is their doubling time?

• 8 years

• 15 years

• 20 years

• 16 years

• 2 years

Answer explanation

It doubled between 1970 and 1990, which is 20 years. The 1985 choice was extra information you didn't need.

The world's population is increasing because...

• death rate is equal to birthrate

• birthrate is higher than death rate

• birth rate is lower than the death rate

• birthrates are high

average number of people living in a square mile

• population density

• urbanization

• doubling time

• distribution