Population Geography Quiz

What is natural increase in a population?

• the movement of people from place to place

• the difference between an area's birthrate and its death rate

• the number of deaths per year for every 1,000 people

• the number of years it takes a population to double in size

Which might cause death rates in a country to fall?

• zero population growth

• migration

• war

• improved healthcare

Which of the following might be considered an optimistic affect of rapid population growth?

• food shortage

• increased levels of technology

• increased levels of government

• housing shortage

Which describes zero population growth?

• birthrate is higher than death rate by zero percent

• birthrate is higher than death rate by 60 percent

• death rate is higher than birthrate by 30 percent

• birthrate is lower than death rate by 50 percent

Why might birthrates drop below replacement level in Stage 4 of the demographic transition model?

• there is improved healthcare

• there are fewer opportunities for women

• there are fewer people of childbearing age

• there are more infants and children than adults

What is the main factor that causes Earth's population distribution to be uneven?

• geography

• migration

• negative population growth

• rapid population growth

Population density is the average number of people

• living in countries with smaller land areas.

• living in rural areas.

• living on a square mile or square kilometer of land.

• living in cities.

What can be learned from a population pyramid?

• the natural increase of the population of a country

• the doubling time of the population for a country

• a country's stage in the demographic transition model

• the population density of a country

What is the growth of population in cities and the resulting changes called?

• industrialization

• urbanization

• revolution

• migration

Which is an example of a pull factor?

• lack of economic opportunities

• war

• political persecution

• religious freedom