WorksheetsChapter 2 Rubinstein
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The most important population fact is that
a)
there are more people living now than ever before
b)
people are evenly distributed around the world
c)
the most rapid increase is happening in LDCs
d)
wealthy countries have very little increase
2.
Overpopulation is defined as
a)
too many people for the world
b)
too many people for a region
c)
too many people for a country
d)
too many people for the resources
3.
Most people live
a)
in East Asia
b)
in NE Asia
c)
in Eastern Europe
d)
S America
4.
The world's most populated country is
a)
Indonesia
b)
USA
c)
Russia
d)
China
5.
Which is NOT one of the most populated regions of the world?
a)
E Asia
b)
South Asia
c)
sub-Sahara Africa
d)
Western Europe
6.
The largest urbanization rate is found in
a)
Western Europe
b)
East Asia
c)
South Asia
d)
SE Asia
7.
The most inhabitable are is
a)
cold areas
b)
wet areas
c)
dry areas
d)
warm areas
8.
If physiological density is much larger than the arithmetic density then the country has
a)
little land useful for farming
b)
too many farmers
c)
a high urban rate
d)
too many people
9.
What occurred 10,000 years ago to bring stability to the world population?
a)
Industrial Revolution
b)
Agricultural Revolution
c)
Hunting and Gathering
d)
Medical Revolution
10.
What caused population rates to go up 200 years ago?
a)
Demographic Transition
b)
3rd Agricultural Revolution
c)
Industrial Revolution
d)
Medical Revolution
11.
The average number of children a woman will bear in her lifetime is
a)
mortality rate
b)
total fertility
c)
crude birth rate
d)
natural increase
12.
The world population going from 6 billion to 12 billion is called
a)
overpopulation
b)
doubling time
c)
death rate
d)
life expectancy
13.
The annual natural increase rate is currently about
a)
1.2%
b)
12%
c)
12 million
d)
120 million
14.
A decline in the birth rate would result in an increase in
a)
doubling time
b)
life expectancy
c)
infant mortality
d)
death rate
15.
Which of the following would have the highest rate of natural increase?
a)
USA
b)
Ethiopia
c)
Mexico
d)
Canada
16.
LDCs have low
a)
crude birth rates
b)
crude death rates
c)
infant morality
d)
life expectancy
17.
The highest population growth takes place in stage
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
18.
Lowest crude death rates are in stage
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
19.
Rapidly falling death rates are in stage
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
20.
Ratio of those too young or too old to work compared to the working population is
a)
life expectancy
b)
population pyrimid
c)
dependency ratio
d)
retirement ratio
21.
Which country would have a straight population pyramid?
a)
Yemen
b)
Indonesia
c)
Bolivia
d)
Denmark
22.
An Upside Down population pyramid indicates
a)
a lot of children
b)
a lot of elderly
c)
a lot of boys
d)
a lot of girls
23.
Thomas Malthus theorized that
a)
population would grow at the same rate as farming
b)
population will decline
c)
population will outgrow food
d)
moral restraint will lower death rate
24.
If the Gross National Product or total production of goods increases the birth rate usually
a)
decreases
b)
increases rapidly
c)
increases slowly
d)
does not impact
25.
Country X has a crude birth rate of 40 and a death rate of 15. What stage is country X in?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
26.
Most Western European countries are in stage
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
27.
No countries are found in stage
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
28.
Nearly all world population growth in terms of natural increase is clustered in which areas?
a)
LDCs
b)
MDCs
c)
Rural
d)
Urban
29.
Zero population growth occurs when the TFR (total fertility rate) is at
a)
1
b)
1.2
c)
2
d)
2.1
30.
In stage 4 the dependency ratio is nearly
a)
1:1
b)
1:2
c)
1:3
d)
1:4
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