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WorksheetsAPHG POPULATION Review
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 41mins
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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 7.2 billion and is expected to reach 14 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.
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
28.
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
29.
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
30.
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
31.
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
32.
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
33.
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
34.
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
35.
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
36.
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
37.
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
38.
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
39.
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
40.
Which of the following is NOT one of the four major population concentrations found on the Earth?
a)
Southeast Asia
b)
West Africa
c)
Europe
d)
South Asia
41.
Approximately two-thirds of the world’s population growth during the last decade has occurred in which of the following regions?
a)
Africa
b)
Latin America
c)
Europe
d)
Asia
42.
Identify the Demographic Transition Model stage represented by this population pyramid.
a)
Stage 1
b)
Stage 2
c)
Stage 3
d)
Stage 4
43.
Identify the Demographic Transition Model stage represented by this population pyramid.
a)
Stage 2
b)
Stage 3
c)
Stage 4
d)
Stage 5
44.
Identify the Demographic Transition Model stage represented by this population pyramid.
a)
Stage 2
b)
Stage 3
c)
Stage 4
d)
Stage 5
45.
Identify the Demographic Transition Model stage represented by this population pyramid.
a)
Stage 2
b)
Stage 3
c)
Stage 4
d)
Stage 5
46.
What stage of the demographic transition has declining death rates and high birth rates?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
47.
What stage of the DTM is Japan in?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
48.
A pyramid looks like an upside down triangle, what stage does this represent?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
49.
A pyramid is relatively rectangular shaped, what stage of the DTM does this represent?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
50.
Average number of babies born in a woman's life in a country.
a)
CBR
b)
CDR
c)
TFR
d)
IMR
51.
What does gender empowerment do to fertility rates in a country?
a)
increases quickly
b)
increases slowly
c)
decreases
d)
stays the same
52.
Nearly 1/4 of the world's people live here, includes eastern China, islands of Japan, Korean Peninsula, & the island of Taiwan, has several fertile river valleys and sparsely inhabited mountains & deserts, more than 1/2 live in rural areas as farmers, more than 3/4 of Koreans/Japanese work in urban areas @ industrial/service jobs: what major population cluster is this?
a)
South Asia
b)
East Asia
c)
Southeast Asia
d)
Europe
53.
Nearly 1/4 of the world's people live here, includes Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and island of Sri Lanka, largest concentration of people lives along a 1500 km (900 mile) line from Lahore through India & Bangladesh to the Bay of Bengal, most people work as farmers in rural areas: what major population cluster is this?
a)
South Asia
b)
East Asia
c)
Southeast Asia
d)
Europe
54.
What occurs when the rate of physiological density increases?
a)
a greater pressure will need to be placed on the land to produce enough food
b)
the population pyramid begins to gray
c)
everyone begins to emigrate from the region
d)
everyone begins to migrate to the nearest country
55.
In what world regions is most growth occurring?
a)
the region that is the largest in land area
b)
countries with the largest physiological density.
c)
developing countries (Africa & Southwest Asia)
d)
countries that are in the northern part of the world
56.
What is the global "average" TFR?
a)
3.2
b)
2.5
c)
5.2
d)
1.8
57.
What is the dependency ratio?
a)
the number of animals dependent on owners to care for them
b)
the number of people who are too young or too old to work compared to the number or people in their productive years
c)
the people who emigrate out of the country and rely on family back home to send money
d)
the number of jobs that are available in an urban society
58.
What does the "graying" of a population refer to?
a)
the population is gradually becoming more dominated by older people
b)
the number of people who get gray hair in a year
c)
the number of grandparents in a region
d)
the number of people who live past the age of 85
59.
The U.S. center of population has moved steadily to the
a)
east.
b)
north.
c)
south
d)
west
60.
Zero population growth is best represented by a
a)
TFR of 2.1 percent
b)
doubling rate of 2.1 percent.
c)
CBR equal to the CDR
d)
CDR greater than CBR
61.
A pronounced gender imbalance is most recognizable in
a)
Denmark
b)
India
c)
Singapore
d)
Japan
62.
A possible stage five epidemiological transition is the stage of
a)
receding pandemics, including possible zombie pandemics
b)
degenerative and human-created diseases
c)
delayed degenerative diseases
d)
reemergence of infectious and parasitic diseases
63.
A policy concerned with ways to shrink population growth
a)
Anti-Natalist
b)
Neo-Natalist
c)
Pro-Natalist
d)
Malthusians
64.
Which of the following would be a correct fertilitity rate if India's population is growing?
a)
-1
b)
0
c)
2
d)
3
65.
If a country has a death rate of 30 and a birth rate of 45 the natural rate of increase would show the population is ______.
a)
Increasing
b)
Decreasing
c)
Staying the same
d)
Fluctuating too much
66.
Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons the world's population skyrocketed?
a)
better sanitation practices
b)
people didn't want families before
c)
better methods to make and obtain food
d)
healthcare was more accessible
67.
Human beings avoid all but which of these regions?
a)
Warm lands
b)
Dry lands
c)
High lands
d)
Wet lands
68.
Demographic transition represent the transition from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as a country develops from a pre-industrial to an industrialized economic system. A demographic transition involves four stages. What is the second stage?
a)
Birth and death rates are high and in balance.
b)
Death rates drop rapidly due to better food supply and sanitation.
c)
Birth rates fall due the increase in the status and education of women.
d)
Birth rates and death rates are both low which leads to a shrinking population.
69.
A population experiencing declining growth
a)
Russia
b)
Nigeria
c)
United States
d)
Australia
70.
Replacement rate refers to
a)
the # of people who must join the workforce to support the elderly population
b)
the crude death rate in order to balance the population pyramid
c)
the average # of babies a woman should have to stabilise the population
d)
the average # of people in the dependent population who need to replace those in the independent population as a %
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