Review

Which country has the highest rate of natural population increase?

• Panama

• Canada

• India

• Cameroon

Which of the following statements most accurately summarizes this picture?

• Urbanization is the movement of people from urban to rural areas, so now many more people live on farms.

• The pace of urbanization is slowing down across the globe.

• Urbanization comes with problems such as pollution, congestion, and especially lack of green space.

• Urbanization rarely occurs along waterways and coastal areas.

What does population density tell us?

• The number of people in a defined area such as a square mile.

• The overall population of an area

• The length of time that people are expected to live.

• The time frame that people will migrate from an area.

The Industrial Revolution was marked by all of the following EXCEPT:

• The economic change from an agricultural-based economy toward machine-based manufacturing.

• Inventions and technological innovations created the factory system of large-scale machine production.

• Greater economic specialization occurred.

• Increased use of pack animals to improve farming operations.

According to the charts below, which country can best be described as having a higher level of urbanization?

• Bangladesh

• Venezula

Australia's population density can best be described as which of the following?

• dense throughout the continent

• dense in the middle and sparse on the coasts

• dense on some of the coasts and sparse in the middle

• no one lives in Australia

What two conclusions can be drawn from viewing the population cartogram of the United States? 2 ANSWERS

• California (CA) has a large population.

• Kansas (KS) has a larger population than Michigan (MI)

• Texas (TX) has one of the smallest populations in the United States.

• Alaska (AK) has the largest population in the United States.

• New York (NY) has more people than Michigan (MI).

What does a population cartogram depict?

• population migration

• population by race

• population, not land area

• land area, not population

All of the following are current global problems, EXEPT:

• refugees and aging populations

• slums and air population

• rapid urbanization and a high number of dependents in many countries

• the rapid growth of wildlife habitats and abundance of green space

Many people from northern European countries are retiring in southern European countries where the climate is warmer. Which push/pull factor is determining this migration?

• Economics

• Environment

• Politics