WG 2.0 Review

Which of the following is most likely a consequence of a high dependency ratio?

• A shrinking dependent population

• A rapid decline in life expectancy

• The working-age group must support many nonworkers

• A sudden rise in fertility rates

• A balanced labor force

Which of the following describes an economic effect of emigration on the sending country?

• Decrease in political freedoms

• Larger industrial base

• Growth of the elderly population

• Fewer workers but an inflow of remittances

• Higher natural increase rate

A linear population distribution most commonly develops along

• political boundaries

• mountain ridges

• rivers and transportation corridors

• deserts

• high-altitude plateaus

Which of the following best describes the Malthusian theory?

• Migration prevents overpopulation

• Fertility rates are naturally regulated by culture

• Population grows faster than food supply, leading to crisis

• Food always grows exponentially, outpacing population

• Technological innovation rises with population pressure

Which of the following statements best explains why most of the world’s population lives in the midlatitudes?

• Favorable climate and fertile land

• Proximity to oceans

• High levels of industrialization

• Political stability

• Abundant natural resources

A migrant who moves from Mexico to the United States for agricultural work is best classified as

• a refugee

• an asylum seeker

• a voluntary economic migrant

• an internally displaced person

• a forced migrant

Which stage of the Demographic Transition Model is characterized by declining birth rates, low death rates, and a stable total population?

• Stage 2

• Stage 3

• Stage 5

• Stage 4

• Stage 1

Which of the following best illustrates chain migration?

• Retirees relocating for warm weather

• Citizens fleeing political persecution

• Families leaving an area after an earthquake

• Migrants following relatives and friends to a new country

• Rural youth moving to urban centers for schooling

The formula for rate of natural increase (RNI) is

• TFR ÷ CBR

• (CBR – CDR) ÷ 10

• Population ÷ land area

• CBR + CDR ÷ 1,000

• (Immigrants – Emigrants) ÷ 10

Which of the following best defines infrastructure?

• Networks of sewer, power, and transportation systems

• Fertility and mortality levels in a country

• The balance of natural increase and migration

• The boundary of an electoral district

• The division of a society into social classes