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CH - 2 - Study Guide

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Thomas Malthus believed that
a)
the government should encourage population growth in order to fully staff the factories being built during the Industrial Age.
b)
the world would soon be overpopulated because population grows at an exponential rate while the food supply increases at an arithmetic rate.
c)
the world would find new sources of food production to offset population growth.
d)
population increase will continue because many religions discourage the use of contraceptives.
2.
According to Thomas Malthus, natural “checks” on a population include all of the following except
a)
disease
b)
famine
c)
war
d)
agricultural advancements
3.
Why was the Demographic Transition Model based on England’s experience?
a)
England was the first country to pass through all stages of the model.
b)
England’s territory has changed little.
c)
The church kept excellent birth and death records from the year 1000 CE.
d)
all of the above
4.
Into which stage of the demographic transition model would Australia and Canada fit?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
5.

Into which stage of the demographic transition model would Poland and Japan fit?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

5

d)

1

6.
Into which stage of the demographic transition model would Brazil and Mexico fit?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.
According to the von Thunen model, what costs does a commercial farmer consider when deciding what crops to plant?
a)
transportation costs
b)
cost of land
c)
transaction costs
d)
both transportation and cost of land
8.
What is the population of the fourth largest city in a country where the rank-size rule applies if the largest city is one million in population?
a)
250,000.
b)
500,000.
c)
750,000.
d)
1,000,000.
9.
Geographers group like things together into regions in order to make them easier to study.  What type of region would a corn field be?
a)
Perceptual
b)
Formal
c)
Functional
d)
Vernacular
10.
Measuring the distance people are willing to travel to shop at a store would be creating what type of region for that store?
a)
Formal
b)
Perceptual
c)
Functional
d)
Uniform
11.
The imprint that humans leave, such as buildings, roads, cemeteries, etc. are all considered to be part of the:
a)
Location
b)
Region
c)
Cultural Landscape
d)
Move
12.
Billy thinks that in the south, everyone eats grits, eats fried chicken and watches football.  He would be creating what type of region of the south with these ideas?
a)
Formal
b)
Functional
c)
Perceptual
d)
Uniform
13.

The lowest developmental stage for a country that exists now is

a)

1

b)

5

c)

9

d)

2

14.

Agricultural density

a)

The ratio of the number of farmers to total amount of suitable land for agricultural

b)

The ratio of the number of farmers to total amount of land

c)

The total number of people decided by total agricultural land

d)

The total number of people to total land

15.

Arithmetic density

a)

Total number of people devided by total land area

b)

The ratio of farmers to agricultural land

c)

A complete enumeration of a population

d)

Total number of people decided by total agricultural land area

16.

Census

a)

A complete enumeration of a population

b)

A complete count of amount of farmers

c)

Complete count of amount of families

d)

The complete count of vocabulary words

17.

CBR means

a)

Total number of births a year per 1k people alive

b)

Total number of births per 1k people dead

c)

Relationship among people and objects across barrier of space

d)

We just like quizizz give us an easier question

18.

Connection

a)

Refers to the relation ships among people and objects across the barrier of space

b)

A complete enumeration of a population

c)

The total number of people decided by total land area

d)

The scientific study of population characteristics

19.

CDR stands for

a)

Crude death rate

b)

Connect dumb realists

c)

Cookies Don’t realize

d)

Crude birth rate

20.

CDR means

a)

The total number of deaths per year per 1k people alive

b)

The scientific study of population characteristics

c)

The total number of deaths per year per 2k people alive

d)

Nope

21.

The world is

a)

Flat

b)

Round

c)

Held up by turtles

d)

Fake

22.

Doubling time

a)

The number of years it takes to double a population

b)

Double the amount of time in a year

c)

The world is flat

d)

The number of years it takes to halve a population

23.

Ecumene

a)

The portion of the surface occupied by human settlements

b)

The portion of the surface occupied by permanent animal settlements

c)

The portion of the surface occupied by permanent human settlements

d)

fake news

24.

Scale

a)

Generally, the relationship between the portion of the earth being studied and earth as a whole

b)

The ratio of number of farmers to farmable land

c)

The portion of the surface occupied by human settlements

25.

If a population is 250mil and it grows at a rate of 25mil a year what is its doubling time

a)

10 years

b)

2years

c)

20 years

d)

12 years

26.

If the bottom of a population Pyramid is small what does that say about the cbr

a)

It is lowering at a extreme rate

b)

It is increasing

c)

It is baby time!

d)

Adults are dying quicker

27.

If a population is limiting baby production it is

a)

pro-natilist

b)

against natilist

c)

Hates babies

d)

Loves mothers

28.

Which of these is a hazard for a population to live by

a)

A volcano

b)

A river

c)

A swimming pool

d)

A cow

29.

Age distribution is represented by

a)

The population pyramid

b)

Data

c)

America

d)

Czech Republic

30.

The Cairo __________

a)

Conference

b)

Republic

c)

World war

d)

Enertainment

31.

Carring capacity is when human

a)

populations stop growing

b)

Activities cease

c)

Mothers stop having babies

32.

Child mortality rate is the rate in which children under _ years old died compared to those who lived

a)

5

b)

2

c)

1

d)

4

33.

Contraception is all but

a)

Condoms

b)

Eclipses

c)

Birth control

d)

Abortion

34.

Cornacorpains believe that (choose all correct ones)

a)

Resources are infinite

b)

We will end up with more resources if we run out

c)

We all live we no worry

d)

we love taxes

35.

The demographic equation is

a)

Natural Increaset = Birthst – Deathst

b)

Deaths + births - love

c)

Portal guns

d)

We are the future

36.

The j curve looks like

a)
b)
c)
d)
37.

The s-curve looks like

a)
b)
c)
d)