Population pyramids Review

What is a problem Italy will face in the future?

• An increase in population of almost 3 million people

• The death rate will increase

• Italy will have a high elderly dependency ratio

• Italy's fertility will increase

People are not distributed evenly across the world. Two-thirds of the World's population is clustered in FOUR main regions including all of the following EXCEPT

• East Asia

• Europe

• South Asia

• Southeast Asia

• North America

What country is this pyramid likely associated with?

• Brazil

• Nigeria

• Japan

• Germany

• Qatar

Which of the following represents the maximum number of people an area can support with its environmental and natural resources?

• Physiological density

• Carrying capacity

• Demographic Transition

• Infrastructure

Which country MOST LIKELY puts the greatest strain on its natural environment and resources?

• Canada

• Australia

• Greenland

• India

• Germany

Which of the following describes a country in STAGE 1 of the Demographic Transition Model?

• High birth rates and low death rates

• Low birth rates and low death rates

• A high rate of natural increase

• A rate of natural increase that is either at or slightly above 0

China has a population of over 1.3 billion. Monaco has a population just over 37,000.

Why does Monaco have a HIGHER crude population density than China?

• Monaco is more urbanized than China

• Monaco is more developed than China

• Monaco has more farmers per unit of arable land than China

• Monaco has less land area than China

This map shows the global median age of the world's population. Based on the data, which of the following would best explain the population in Sub-Saharan Africa?

• Availability of birth control has led to a decrease in birth rates

• There are likely very few children in the workforce

• There are equal education opportunities for men and women

• There is a very high life expectancy

• The area will have a long-term supply of abundant labor

Which of the following is best supported by the image?

• The population of the US is evenly distributed throughout the country

• More Americans live in the interior than on the coasts

• The majority of population clusters are in close proximity to bodies of water

• Cities are evenly distributed across the landcscape

According to the Mercator Projection, which regions show the MOST distortion?

• Only regions in the Southern hemisphere

• Only regions in the Northern hemisphere

• The polar regions

• The equatorial regions