WorksheetsAPHG Population
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Geographers define overpopulation as
a)
too many people in the world
b)
too many people compared to resources
c)
too many people in a defined region
d)
too many people as compared to the number of farmers
2.
The choropleth map above shows areas of the world divided into three classes. The lightest portions of the Earth, as seen above, are referred to with the term:
a)
arithmetic density
b)
ecumene
c)
population cluster
d)
non-ecumene
3.
The world’s largest concentration of people (in terms of total numbers) is located in
a)
East Asia
b)
South Asia
c)
Southeast Asia
d)
Western EuropeWestern Europe
4.
Which of the following population agglomerations is the most highly urbanized?
a)
Southeast Asian
b)
European
c)
West African
d)
North American
5.
Great diversity exists between the countries of the East Asian population cluster. While most of the countries are highly urbanized, one alone stands as predominantly rural. Which is it?
a)
China
b)
South Korea
c)
Taiwan
d)
Bangladesh
6.
A population agglomeration is today emerging in Africa focused on
a)
Eastern coastal region
b)
South Africa
c)
Nigeria and coastal West Africa
d)
North Africa
7.
Physiological density is the number of
a)
acres of farmland per city
b)
people per acre of arable land
c)
farmers per acre of land
d)
people per farmer
8.
If the physiological density is much higher than the arithmetic density, then a country has
a)
a very large population overall
b)
a more difficult time feeding its own people
c)
a large percentage of arable land
d)
a large number of farmers
9.
Most of the world’s most densely settled countries are
a)
in the Western Hemisphere
b)
highly developed nations
c)
landlocked
d)
in the mid-latitudes
10.
The annual global population growth rate increased approximately ten thousand years ago because of
a)
an agricultural revolution
b)
demographic transition
c)
the Industrial Revolution
d)
medical improvements
11.
In studying population growth and attempting to predict future patterns of growth, geographers most frequently refer to the
a)
dependency ratio
b)
crude death rate
c)
current rate of natural increase
d)
infant mortality rate
12.
The world’s population is currently approximately 6.2 billion and is expected to reach 12 billion in approximately 50 years. The period of 50 years is known as
a)
doubling time
b)
natural increase rate
c)
overpopulation period
d)
zero population growth attainment
13.
Of the following four countries, the highest rate of natural increase (RNI) would be found in:
a)
China
b)
Denmark
c)
Uganda
d)
India
14.
Of the following four countries, the lowest crude birth rate (CBR) would be found in
a)
Mexico
b)
Argentina
c)
Spain
d)
Ethiopia
15.
To study fertility, geographers most frequently use
a)
crude birth rates
b)
crude death rates
c)
infant mortality rates
d)
total fertility rates
16.
A decline in a country’s crude birth rate would result in an increase in the country’s
a)
total fertility rate
b)
life expectancy
c)
crude death rate
d)
doubling time
17.
Life expectancy is lowest in
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
South America
d)
Western Europe
18.
The total number of live births per year per ______ people in a society is the crude birth rate
a)
100 people
b)
1000 women
c)
1000 people
d)
total population
19.
The highest natural increase rates are found in countries in which stage of the demographic transition?
a)
Stage 1
b)
Stage 2
c)
Stage 3
d)
Stage 4
20.
The lowest crude birth rates are found in countries in which stage of the demographic transition?
a)
Stage 2
b)
Stage 3
c)
Stage 4
d)
Stage 5
21.
Relatively developed countries moved from Stage 1 to Stage 2 of the demographic transition 200 years ago in part because of
a)
an agricultural revolution
b)
revolution in medical technology
c)
the Industrial Revolution
d)
a medical revolution
22.
The percentage of people who are too young or too old to work in a society is known as
a)
dependency ratio
b)
population pyramid
c)
reproductive cohort
d)
sex ratio
23.
The basic shape of a country’s population pyramid is determined primarily by its
a)
total fertility rate
b)
crude death rate
c)
sex ratio
d)
dependency rate
24.
The country listed here with the narrowest (most columnar) population pyramid is
a)
Nigeria
b)
Chile
c)
Afghanistan
d)
The United States
25.
In contrast to the experience of relatively developed countries, developing countries entered Stage 2 of the demographic transition through
a)
creation of higher levels of wealth
b)
adual diffusion of the industrial revolution
c)
sudden injection of medical technology from developed nations
d)
changes in their economic and social systems
26.
Today, Singapore’s government has adopted a policy which is considered ________ in that it _____________
a)
anti-natalist/taxes second births heavily
b)
anti-natalist/forces emigration of families after a second birth
c)
pro-natalist/offers free contraceptives and family planning
d)
pro-natalist/offers cash incentives for second births
27.
Geographers have noted that specific diseases are more prevalent in countries that are in certain stages of the demographic transition. This is known as the “epidemiological transition”. Cancers and heart disease are most common in countries in which stages?
a)
1 and 2
b)
2 and 3
c)
3 and 4
d)
1 and 4
28.
Thomas Malthus concluded that
a)
population increased arithmetically while food production increased geometrically
b)
the world’s rate of population increase was higher than the development of food supplies
c)
moral restraint was producing lower birth rates among most nations
d)
population growth had been outpacing available resources for centuries
29.
China’s “One Child” policy has resulted in a substantial decline in all but which of the following?
a)
crude birth rate
b)
doubling time
c)
crude death rate
d)
natural increase rate
30.
India’s most controversial family planning program has been to
a)
allocate housing on the basis of one child per family
b)
advocate a national program of sterilization
c)
legalize abortions
d)
nationalize social programs
31.
Which of the following national policies would be indicative of a pro-natalist philosophy or program within that country?
a)
paternity leave
b)
national day care coverage
c)
child based tax credits
d)
all of the above
32.
Neo-Malthusians have revived the grim scenarios first postulated by Malthus in the 19th century with what additional concern?
a)
mass starvation
b)
environmental devastation
c)
racial inequality
d)
the AIDS epidemic
33.
Family planning has been advocated as a method for influencing population growth in many countries. Which of the following phrases is NOT an important part of “family planning”?
a)
contraception is usually the most important element
b)
education and information are crucial
c)
it is a euphemistic term for pro-natalism
d)
women play a more part than men
34.
In the highest age-cohort of the United States’ population pyramid, the women typically outnumber the men. This indicates a difference in
a)
the crude birth rate
b)
life expectancies
c)
the crude death rate
d)
the total fertility rate
35.
Replacement fertility is indicated with
a)
a crude birth rate of 1.0
b)
a crude death rate and crude birth rate are the same
c)
a total fertility rate of 2.1
d)
a total fertility rate of O
36.
Which of the following differences between two populations could NOT be discerned by comparing their population pyramids?
a)
sex ratios
b)
crude birth rates
c)
population densities
d)
life expectancies
37.
A country with an age distribution like that shown above, is most likely a country that
a)
is experiencing rapid growth
b)
is experiencing slow or no population growth
c)
is experiencing a high death rate
d)
is a less-developed country
38.
The ability of a resource base to sustain a population is known as its
a)
support ratio
b)
carrying capacity
c)
subsistence limit
d)
population pressure
39.
The sex ratio represented in the age-sex graph shown here is most likely the result of
a)
high infant mortality
b)
a period of war
c)
a large guest-worker population
d)
an epidemic with high mortality
40.
For every 1,000 babies born in Mozambique this year, nearly 150 of them will die before they reach their first birthday. The rate of 150 deaths per 1,000 births is known as the
a)
crude death rate
b)
total fertility rate
c)
infant mortality rate
d)
dependency rate
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