WorksheetsAP Human Geography Midterm Exam (Chapter 2 Test)
Total questions: 83
Worksheet time: 2hrs 8mins
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1.
In comparing Malthus's theory to actual world food production and population growth during the past half-century, the principal difference is that
a)
actual food production has been much higher than Malthus predicted.
b)
Malthus's theory predicted much higher food production than has actually occurred.
c)
actual population growth has been much higher than Malthus predicted.
d)
Malthus's theory predicted much higher population growth than has actually occurred.
2.
The _______ provides a picture of soceity as a whole in a given year and the ______ seeks to predict the childbearing behavior women.
a)
CBR;TFR
b)
NIR;TFR
c)
CDR;CBR
d)
CBR,NIR
3.
When the world's population reached 6 billion in 1995, it was forecast that at a steady rate of growth the population would reach 12 billion in approimately 45 years. That period of 45 years was known as
a)
doubling time.
b)
doubling life expectancy
c)
double increase rate
d)
double demographic transition.
4.
Efforts to lower CBR through education and health care have shown statistically to result in all but which of the following?
a)
With the survival of more infants secure, women would be more likely to use contraceptives to limit pregnancies.
b)
With improved education, women would be more aware of reproductive rights and make more informed reproductive decisions.
c)
With greater education comes a higher skill set, thus women would have an improved opportunity to make economic decisions.
d)
Men would more likely take on the burden of contraception.
5.
The lowest crude birht rates are found in countries in which stage of the demographic transition?
a)
Stage 1
b)
Stage 2
c)
Stage 3
d)
Stage 4
6.
This stage of the epidemiological transition describes a reduced mortality associated with infectious diseases and an increase in chronic disorders associated with aging.
a)
Stage 1
b)
Stage 2
c)
Stage 3
d)
Stage 4
7.
The population pyramid of a city in southern Florida, Arizona, or even Northern Japan may have a visual appearance of ____________ because the city's population is dominated by elderly people.
a)
being "upside down"
b)
having a wide base
c)
having perfectly verticle sides
d)
being "rightside-up"
8.
The number of people who are too young or too old to work compared to the number of people in their productive years is called the
a)
social dependency ratio
b)
infant mortality rate
c)
elderly support ratio
d)
dependency ratio
9.
If the physiological density in a given coutnry is very high and its arithmetic density is very low, then a country has
a)
inefficient farmers or farmers that are out of work
b)
a large number of farmers, althought the number of farmers is not as great as the number of people living in the cities.
c)
too few farmers for the large area of land suitable for agiculture.
d)
a small percentage of land suitable for agriculture, even if there seems to be plenty of space available to live in.
10.
We can calculate that a country would lower its arithmetic density by
a)
increasing the amount of agricultural land
b)
limiting the size of its population
c)
limiting the number of farmers
d)
increasing the size of its population
11.
An increase in a country's physiological density would suggest a(n)
a)
increase in the amount of argricultural land.
b)
limit to the number of farmers
c)
increase in the amount of irrigated land.
d)
increase in the size of its population.
12.
A country with a large amoutn of arable land and a small number of farmers will have a
a)
high physiological density
b)
low physiological density
c)
high argicultural density
d)
low argicultural density.
13.
Stage 2 of the epidemiological transition suggests
a)
there are no more hosts of the disease
b)
the implementation of imrpoved sanitation and nutrition programs.
c)
more medical practitioners per 10,000
d)
the nation is in stage 4 of the demographic transition model.
14.
Land suited for agriculture is called
a)
ecumene land
b)
biome land
c)
arid land
d)
arable land
15.
Thomas Malthus concluded that
a)
population increased arthimetically while food production increased linguistically.
b)
the world's rate of population increase was higher than the development of food supplies.
c)
crude birth rates must balance crude death rates.
d)
population growth was outpacing available resources in every country, according to algebraic calculations.
16.
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)
Stage4
17.
The average number of births women bear in their lifetime is
a)
total fertility rate
b)
crude birth rate
c)
total birth rate
d)
crude fertility rate
18.
An increase in a country's agricultural density would suggest a(n)
a)
decrease in the amount of agricultural land.
b)
decrease in the number of farmers.
c)
increase in the areas of its urban centers.
d)
increase in the size of its population.
19.
Europe and North America entered stage 2 of the demographic transition as a result of
a)
the argicultural revolution
b)
the medical revolution
c)
the industrial revolution
d)
the scientific revolution
20.
The Earth area of permanent human settlement is called the
a)
hot zone
b)
civilized world
c)
geophenom
d)
ecumene.
21.
Judging by the demographic patterns of recent years, we can surmise that the principal reason for declining natural increase rates in less developed countries today is
a)
increasing crude birth rates.
b)
declining crude birth rates
c)
declining crude death rates
d)
increasing crude death rates.
22.
It may sound strange to hear that the _______ is generally lower for less developed countries than for more developed countries, but the difference is correlated to the average age of each population.
a)
crude birth rate
b)
crude death rate
c)
infant mortality rate
d)
natural increase rate
23.
The shape of a country's population pyramid
a)
may be used to predict maternal mortality rates.
b)
cannot be used to determine infant mortality rates
c)
may be used to estimate the country's dependency rate.
d)
cannot be used to estimate the country's sex ratio.
24.
Rapidly declining crude death rates are found in which stage of the demographic transition?
a)
Stage 1
b)
Stage 2
c)
Stage 3
d)
Stage 4
25.
The percentage by which a population grow in a year is called the
a)
doubling time.
b)
crude birth rate
c)
natural increase rate.
d)
total fertility rate.
26.
The stages of the epidemiologic transition are based on
a)
causes of death at varying stages of the demographic transition.
b)
the means through which a diease is transmitted spatially.
c)
non-contagious diseases such as heart disease.
d)
new food sources which produced population explosions.
27.
Country A has a crude birth rate of 60 and a crude deaht rate of 15, while Country B has a CBR of 27 and a CDR of 9. Which country has a higher natural increase rate?
a)
Country A
b)
Country B
c)
The NIR is the same in both countries.
d)
The rate depends on total populatin, so it can't be computed from this information.
28.
Geographers might characterize a country as overpopulated when
a)
there are too many people according to a standard economic mesasure of poverty.
b)
the population numbers less than one million, but there is concern that the country's natural resources are adequate for only half that number.
c)
the population numbers more than 100 million and while there is concern about the finite limits of natural resources, they have been adequate historically.
d)
the population numbers more than 100 million and there is an average distribution of population to resources.
29.
Approximately 500 babies were born in Country D in 2011, but 35 of them died before reaching their first birthday. This data can be used to report Country D's
a)
crude death rate
b)
infant mortality rate
c)
early life expectancy
d)
terminal increase rate
30.
India and the United Kingdom have approximately the same arithmetic density although their landscapes and sizes are quite different. From this, we can conclude that the two countries have rougly the same
a)
level of output per farmer.
b)
number of people per area of land
c)
number of farmers per area of land
d)
number of people per area of arable land.
31.
Although China has the largest population in the world, what explains the country's declining NIR?
a)
Famine
b)
a 30-year population control policy.
c)
high numbers of emigrants leaving China.
d)
Government provided contraceptives
32.
A possible stage five epidemiological transition is the stage of
a)
pestilence and famine
b)
reemergence of infectious and parasitic diseases
c)
degenerative and human-created diseases
d)
receding pandemics, including possible worse pandemics.
33.
The total number of live births per year per 1,000 peoplei n a society is the
a)
crude birth rate
b)
life data rate
c)
natural increase rate.
d)
total fertility rate.
34.
Assuming all things being equal, a decline in a country's crude birth rate (CBR) would result in an increase in that country's
a)
total fertility rate
b)
life expectancy rate
c)
crude death rate
d)
doubling time
35.
Stage 1 and 4 of the Demographic Transition are similar in that
a)
both have low growth rates
b)
both have high dependency ratios.
c)
both have low dependency ratios
d)
both have low life expectancies.
36.
Physiological density is
a)
the average number of people per unit of arable land. Gives an estimate of how many people are relying on a certain area of land. It also tells how much food is being produced in an area and just how many people it really needs to feed.
b)
a value which indicates the efficiency of a region's farmers. It's a comparison of the average number of farmers per unit of arable land. Technology can cause an impact towards this.
c)
the most commonly used population density. It gives you an estimate of the number of people per unit of total land area. Region's population is divided by the total region area of land.
d)
None of the above.
37.
Argricultural density is
a)
the average number of people per unit of arable land. Gives an estimate of how many people are relying on a certain area of land. It also tells how much food is being produced in an area and just how many people it really needs to feed.
b)
a value which indicates the efficiency of a region's farmers. It's a comparison of the average number of farmers per unit of arable land. Technology can cause an impact towards this.
c)
the most commonly used population density. It gives you an estimate of the number of people per unit of total land area. Region's population is divided by the total region area of land.
d)
None of the above.
38.
Arithmetic density is
a)
the average number of people per unit of arable land. Gives an estimate of how many people are relying on a certain area of land. It also tells how much food is being produced in an area and just how many people it really needs to feed.
b)
a value which indicates the efficiency of a region's farmers. It's a comparison of the average number of farmers per unit of arable land. Technology can cause an impact towards this.
c)
the most commonly used population density. It gives you an estimate of the number of people per unit of total land area. Region's population is divided by the total region area of land.
d)
None of the above.
39.
Population density is
a)
a measure of the average population per square mile or kilometer of an area. It measured how crowed a place is.
b)
the pattern of human settlement--the spread of people across the earth. Representing it on amap highlights places that are crowded, or sparsely settled.
c)
the number of places where things/humans can survive with relative ease and comfort. Places they can raise and obtain food.
d)
None of the above.
40.
Population distribution is
a)
a measure of the average population per square mile or kilometer of an area. It measured how crowed a place is.
b)
the pattern of human settlement--the spread of people across the earth. Representing it on amap highlights places that are crowded, or sparsely settled.
c)
the number of places where things/humans can survive with relative ease and comfort. Places they can raise and obtain food.
d)
None of the above.
41.
People wish to live in
a)
places where they can survive with relative ease nad comfort regardless of access to food and water.
b)
places where they can survive with relative ease and comfort as well as obtain food and live in moderate climates
c)
places they can find transportation to or the cheapest price.
d)
None of the above.
42.
Why has the population distribution remained similar over time?
a)
The earliest humans needed to have relative access to the same resources we do today.
b)
Early humans decided to create tribes and small communities which led to them remaining clustered in those particular areas.
c)
Cavemen decided to build settlements there, leading to tribal time settlements and modern day settlements
d)
All of the above.
43.
The world currently contains ________ times as many people as it did two centuries ago.
a)
5.0
b)
7.0
c)
9.0
d)
11.0
44.
Population density has ___________ significantly while population distribution has ________________.
a)
increased;decreased
b)
incraesed; remained the same
c)
decreased;increased
d)
decreased; remained the same.
45.
The Midlatitudes are
a)
The regions between 30 degrees N and 60 degrees N, and between 30 degrees South and 60 degrees South.
b)
The regions between 30 degrees N and 60 degrees N, and between 40 degrees South and 80 degrees South.
c)
The regions between 60 degrees N and 30 degrees N, and between 35 degrees South and 60 degrees South.
d)
The regions between 40 degrees N and 50 degrees N, and between 30 degrees South and 60 degrees South.
46.
Polluted air is a health hazard, yet it can singal
a)
Industrialization, economic development, employment opportunities
b)
Industrialization, high cdr, low tfr
c)
low cbr, high cdr, industrialization
d)
None of the above.
47.
A region's carrying compacity is
a)
the population it can support without significant environment deterioration.
b)
the amount of people a region can support without economic collapse
c)
the population it can support without environmental catastrophe.
d)
A region's successful growth season.
48.
All of the following influence population density except
a)
Time of Day
b)
Time of Year
c)
government policies
d)
map-scale
49.
Identifying the composition of a region's population is crucial to understanding that region's
a)
past
b)
present
c)
future
d)
all of the above.
50.
Ethnic Enclaves are
a)
areas where a particular ethnicity tend to cluster in a region
b)
the global scale of ethnicities dispersed around the world
c)
A global scale of where ethnicities tend to cluster
d)
areas where ethnicities tend to disperse.
51.
A population pyramid is
a)
a tool based on age and gender data, which can provide information on birth rates, death rates, how long people live on average, and economic development
b)
a tool based on ethnicity and gender data, which can provide information on birth rates, death rates, how long people live on average, and economic development
c)
a tool based on cultural and religious data, which can provide information on clusters, religions, peoples beliefs and why they carry their beliefs.
d)
None of the above.
52.
A population pyramid with a wide base which tapers upward signifies that
a)
The region's population is declining
b)
The dependency ratio is high
c)
The region has a high CDR
d)
The region's population is growing.
53.
A population pyramid with a wide base which tapers upward portrays
a)
Stage 1 of the Demographic Transition model
b)
Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition model
c)
Stage 3 of the Demographic Transition model
d)
Stage 4 of the Demographic Transition model
54.
Which stage(s) of the Demographic Transition Model does not reflect in a population pyramid?
a)
Stage 1
b)
Stage 2
c)
Stage 3
d)
Stage 4-5
55.
An example of a stage 2 in the Demographic Transition Model would be
a)
Niger
b)
Turkey
c)
France
d)
Japan
56.
An example of a stage 3 in the Demographic Transition Model would be
a)
Niger
b)
Turkey
c)
France
d)
Japan
57.
An example of a stage 4 in the Demographic Transition Model would be
a)
Niger
b)
Turkey
c)
France
d)
Japan
58.
An example of a stage 5 in the Demographic Transition Model would be
a)
Niger
b)
Turkey
c)
France
d)
Japan
59.
Which stage of the DMIT (Demographic Transition Model) describes the following: "High birth rate; High death rate due to diseases and poor sanitation; Very low population growth due to deaths and births being high; Has a very young population structure."
a)
Stage 1
b)
Stage 2
c)
Stage 3
d)
Stage 4
60.
Which stage of the DMIT (Demographic Transition Model) describes the following: "High birth rate; Rapidly declining death rate as nutrition, sanitation and medicine improve;Rapid growth as death rates fall faster than birth rates; and has a very young population structure."
a)
Stage 1
b)
Stage 2
c)
Stage 3
d)
Stage 4
61.
Which stage of the DMIT (Demographic Transition Model) describes the following: "BR Declining as urbanization decreases the need for child labor; Death Rate declining but not too fast; Population change is rapid but slowing growth as birth rates decline."
a)
Stage 1
b)
Stage 2
c)
Stage 3
d)
Stage 4
62.
A population pyramid with a widdening base signifies that
a)
the region has a declining death rate but growing birth rate
b)
the region has a growing birth rate and declining death rate
c)
the region has a declining birth rate and declining death rate.
d)
the region has a growing birth rate and growing death rate
63.
A population pyramid with a widdening base portrays
a)
Stage 1 of the Demographic Transition model
b)
Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition model
c)
Stage 3 of the Demographic Transition model
d)
Stage 4 of the Demographic Transition model
64.
A population pyramid with wide sides signifies that
a)
The population is not significantly growing or shrinking.
b)
The population is not having children anymore.
c)
The population is close to extinction
d)
factors have encourages higher birth rates.
65.
A population pyramid with widdened sides portrays
a)
Stage 1 of the Demographic Transition model
b)
Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition model
c)
Stage 4 of the Demographic Transition Model
d)
Stage 5 of the Demographic Transition Model
66.
The pyramid shown signifies that
a)
There's a decreasing birth rate, and the population is aging and declining slightly overall.
b)
There's an increasing birth rate, and the population is increasing slightly overall.
c)
There's a decreasing birth rate, and the population is remaining the same.
d)
There's a stationary population, not much is changing.
67.
The pyramid shown represents which stage of the Demographic Transition Model?
a)
Stage 1
b)
Stage 2
c)
Stage 4
d)
Stage 5
68.
Natural increase or decrease in a population is measured by
a)
subtracting the number of deaths from the number of births
b)
substracting the number of births from the number of deaths
c)
adding the number of deaths to the number of births
d)
none of the above.
69.
Which of the following formulas is used to calculate RNI? (Rate of Natural Increase)
a)
(CDR - Infant Mortality Rate ) / 10
b)
(CBR - CDR ) / 10
c)
(CDR - CBR) / 10
d)
(TFR - CDR) / 10
70.
The difference between an immigrant and emigrant is
a)
An immigrant moves to a place, while an emigrant stays put.
b)
An immigrant moves to a place, while an emigrant moves from a place.
c)
An immigrant moves from a place, while an emigrant moves to a place.
d)
An immigrant stays put, while an emigrant moves to a place.
71.
What is the Demographic Balancing Equation?
a)
Total Population Change = (Births-Deaths+Immigrants-Emigrants)
b)
Total Population Change = (Deaths-Births+Immigrants-Emigrants)
c)
Total Population Change = (Births-Deaths-Immigrants+Emigrants)
d)
Total Population Change = (Births-Deaths-Immigrants-Emigrants)
72.
A large difference between the Arithmetic density and physiological density indicates that
a)
Only a small percentage of that region's land is capable of growing crops
b)
A large percentage of that region's land is capable of growing crops.
c)
The area has a large dependency ratio
d)
None of the above.
73.
A country with a high physiological density indicates
a)
Only a small percentage of that region's land is capable of growing crops
b)
A large percentage of that region's land is capable of growing crops.
c)
that it needs high crop yields.
d)
None of the above.
74.
A country with a low agricultural density indicates
a)
Technology has been invented to lower the labor needed to take care of the fields
b)
The country is undeveloped and does not have enough to support itself
c)
Arable land is extremely low and cannot support its population
d)
Arable land is extremely high and can support its population.
75.
The annual global population growth rate increased approximately ten thousand years ago because of the
a)
argicultural revolution
b)
industrial revolution
c)
medical revolution
d)
demographic transition
76.
The annual global population growth rate increased approximately two hundred years ago because of the
a)
argicultural revolution
b)
industrial revolution
c)
medical revolution
d)
demographic transition
77.
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
78.
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
79.
The highest crude death rates are found in countries in which stage of the demographic transition?
a)
Stage 1
b)
Stage 2
c)
Stage 3
d)
Stage 4
80.
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 crude birth rates
d)
None of the above.
81.
One important feature of the world's population with the most significant future implications is that
a)
the most rapid growth is occurring in the less developed countries
b)
NIR is larger each year
c)
NIR is smaller each year
d)
None of the above.
82.
The world's fourth largest concentration of people is located in
a)
East Asia
b)
South Asia
c)
North Asia
d)
West Asia
83.
The most populous country in the world is
a)
China
b)
Russia
c)
US
d)
Vietnam
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