Human Geography Chapter 2 Quiz

Which of the following regions is NOT a major global population cluster?

• East Asia

• South Asia

• Australia

• Europe

• Southeast Asia

The physiological density

• will always be lower than the arithmetic density

• is calculated by multiplying the number of farmers by the total land area

• tends to be extremely high in countries with large land areas and small populations, such as Australia and Canada

• is the number of people per unit of arable land

• is the ration of the number of farmers to the amount of arable land

The continent currently experiencing the highest rates of natural increase (N I R) is

• Africa

• Asia

• Australia

• Europe

• North America

Which two regions of the world account for almost half of all total population growth?

• Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America

• Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia

• East Asia and Latin America

• East Asia and South Asia

• North America and Latin America

Which stage(s) of the Demographic Transition is characterized by a falling birth rate and a falling death rate?

• Stage 1

• Stage 2

• Stage 3

• Stage 4

• Stages 1 and 2

Denmark is a wealthy nation in northern Europe with a very low birth rate and a roughly equal low death rate. Denmark is a prime example of a country in which stage(s) of the Demographic Transition?

• Stage 1

• Stage 2

• Stage 3

• Stage 4

• Stage 1 and 2

The Black Plague that swept Europe between 1347 and 1350 and resulted in the deaths of 50 million people is an example of which stage of the Epidemiologic Transition?

• Stage 1—Pestilence and Famine

• Stage 2—Receding Pandemics

• Stage 3—Degenerative Diseases

• Stage 4—Delayed Degenerative Diseases

• Stage 5—Evolution

Obesity is an example of which stage of the Epidemiologic Transition?

• Stage 1—Pestilence and Famine

• Stage 2—Receding Pandemics

• Stage 3—Degenerative Diseases

• Stage 4—Delayed Degenerative Diseases

• Stage 5—Evolution

Stage 5 of the Epidemiological Transition—the reemergence of infectious diseases—is assisted by all of the following except?

• Drug-resistant microbes

• Higher levels of public education and sanitation

  Poverty

• Increased global connections with transportation

• Overreliance on antibiotics

The region of the world where the majority of women do not engage in family planning is

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• North America

• South America