Population & Migration Patterns and Processes Review

The arithmetic population density for a country or region is determined by dividing the total:

• population by the number of farmers

• population by the total land area

• number of farmers by the total population

• area of square miles by the number of homes

• number of children by the number of mothers

Only a fraction of the Earth's surface is actually farmable land. This land is called:

• productive

• ecumene

• arable

• populated

• carrying capacity capable

A national policy encouraging citizens to reduce the total fertility rate is known as

• pro-natal

• neo-natal

• post-natal

• anti-natal

• quasi-natal

The population pyramid in this image indicates a

• country growing very slowly

• a country with a long life expectancy

• a rapidly growing country

• a country in the degenerative disease stage of the ETM

• a country with great health care options

The portion of the earth's surface that is livable and likely to be populated is known as

• population center

• Africa

• ecumene

• biopshere

• topography

Olivia recently moved from her home in Uruguay to the U.S. She communicates regularly with her family and has persuaded her younger brother to immigrate to the U.S. This is an example of...

• forced migration

• step migration

• intervening obstacle

• chain migration

• refugee status

Which of the following is the BEST example of a cultural push factor stimulating a migration?

• People forced to leave New Orleans because of Hurricane Katrina

• Oklahoma farmers driven off their land by drought during the 1930s

• Eastern Europeans attracted to job opportunities in Western Europe

• Palestinians that left Israel after Jewish migration to the new country in 1948

• Guest workers moving to Saudi Arabia to work in the oil industry

The average number a babies a woman would be expected to have, on average, during her child bearing years (15-49), is known as the ...

• average birth rate

• total fertility rate

• rate of natural increase

• infant mortality rate

• crude death rate

Johann is planning to move to South Africa to pursue an opportunity to become a highly respected biology researcher. As he prepares to move, he learns that South Africa has cut off immigration from his home nation of Denmark. This would be an example of...

• step migration

• chain migration

• intervening oppurtunity

• intervening obstacle

• refugee status

A civil war has broken out in the nation of Zambia. Many people have left their homes to avoid the fighting without actually leaving Zambia itself. These people are referred to as...

• Refugees

• Immigrants

• Internally displaced persons

• Emigrants

• none of the above