AP Human Geography Unit 2 Mid-Term

What is population density?

• The total number of people living in a country

• The number of people living per unit area of land

• The growth rate of a population per year

• The number of people who move out of a country

Which stage of the Demographic Transition Model is characterized by high birth rates and high death rates?

• Stage 1

• Stage 2

• Stage 3

• Stage 4

What does a population pyramid typically show?

• The distribution of resources in a population

• The migration patterns of a population

• The age and sex distribution of a population

• The employment sectors of a population

What was Thomas Malthus's main prediction about population growth?

• Population would stabilize due to technological advancements

• Population would decrease due to natural disasters

• Population would outpace the growth of food supply, leading to famine

• Population would grow in a sustainable way

What are push factors in migration?

• Reasons that attract people to move to a new location

• Economic incentives provided by governments to migrants

• Reasons that force people to leave their home country

• Legal barriers that prevent people from migrating

What are pull factors in migration?

• Reasons that force people to leave their home country

• Economic incentives provided by governments to migrants

• Legal barriers that prevent people from migrating

• Reasons that attract people to move to a new location

What is the ecumene?

• The proportion of the earth's surface covered by water

• The uninhabited regions of the world

• The portion of the earth's surface occupied by permanent human settlement

• The study of human populations

In which stage of the Demographic Transition Model does the population begin to decline?

• Stage 1

• Stage 2

• Stage 3

• Stage 4

What shape does a population pyramid have in a country with high birth and death rates?

• A wide base and narrow top

• A narrow base and wide top

• A rectangular shape

• An inverted pyramid

Who would be considered a Neo-Malthusian?

• Someone who believes population growth will be solved by future technology

• Someone who believes in reducing population growth through birth control

• Someone who disagrees with the ideas of Thomas Malthus

• Someone who believes in unlimited resources for an expanding population