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Population Unit Review - Global Studies

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The world's 5 most populated countries include:

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Russia

d)

U.S.

e)

Indonesia

2.

World population:

a)

has always grown at a very fast pace

b)

has always grown at a very slow pace

c)

grew at a slow pace historically, but has grown at a fast pace in more recent times

3.

Today, population is growing at the fastest pace:

a)

in MDCs

b)

in LDCs

4.

A region's population grows when:

a)

birth rates are higher than death rates

b)

death rates are higher than birth rates

c)

there is more immigration than emigration

d)

there is more emigration than immigration

5.

Current world population is approximately:

a)

6 billion

b)

7 billion

c)

8 billion

d)

9 billion

6.

Current U.S. population is approximately:

a)

230 million

b)

330 million

c)

430 million

d)

530 million

7.

Current Minnesota population is approximately:

a)

2.6 million

b)

3.6 million

c)

4.6 million

d)

5.6 million

8.

Which population map is a choropleth map?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

Which population map is a graduated symbol map?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

Which population map is a cartogram?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

The world's #1 population cluster is located in:

a)

Eastern North America

b)

Western Europe

c)

South Asia

d)

East Asia

12.

Compare the two boxes. If dots are people, the population density is the same, but the ? is different:

a)

population distribution

b)

population composition

c)

mean center of population

d)

population growth

13.

20% of Americans live in the megalopolis which stretches from:

a)

Los Angeles, CA to Seattle, WA

b)

Houston, TX to Miami, FL

c)

Minneapolis, MN to Chicago, IL

d)

Washington, DC to Boston, MA

14.

In Minnesota, population is most concentrated:

a)

in the northwest

b)

in the northeast

c)

in the southwest

d)

in the southeast

15.

MDCs (More Developed Countries) typically have:

a)

high CBRs (Crude Birth Rates)

b)

low CDRs (Crude Death Rates)

c)

high IMRs (Infant Mortality Rates)

d)

low TFRs (Total Fertility Rates)

e)

high life expectancies

16.

LDCs (Less Developed Countries) typically have:

a)

high CBRs (Crude Birth Rates)

b)

low CDRs (Crude Death Rates)

c)

high IMRs (Infant Mortality Rates)

d)

low TFRs (Total Fertility Rates)

e)

low life expectancies

17.

Less Developed Regions include:

a)

North America

b)

Latin America

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

e)

Asia

18.

True or false: Asia has the highest overall population, but Africa is growing at the fastest pace.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

According to our population policy roundtable discussion, which countries have expansive population policies?

a)

Japan

b)

Denmark

c)

India

d)

Sweden

20.

According to our population policy roundtable discussion, which countries had or have restrictive population policies?

a)

China

b)

Denmark

c)

India

d)

France

21.

From 1979 to 2013 this country had a "one child policy" intended to slow down its population growth:

a)

China

b)

India

c)

U.S.

d)

Indonesia

e)

Brazil

22.

The U.S Census is conducted:

a)

every year

b)

every 2 years

c)

every 5 years

d)

every 10 years

23.

U.S. Census data is used to:

a)

learn about U.S. population characteristics

b)

determine how many seats each state will have in the U.S. House of Representatives

c)

determine how many electoral votes each state will have for President

d)

distribute federal tax dollars to states

e)

redraw boundaries of U.S. House and state legislature districts

24.

Because of population gains and shifts, which regions of the U.S. have been gaining people and political power?

a)

the north and east

b)

the south and west

25.

Population pyramids are used to study:

a)

population density

b)

population distribution

c)

population composition

d)

mean center of population

26.

This country's population is:

a)

growing fast

b)

growing slow

c)

stationary (staying the same)

d)

shrinking

27.

This country's population is:

a)

growing fast

b)

growing slow

c)

stationary (staying the same)

d)

shrinking

28.

Population pyramids of AIDS impacted countries like Swaziland (eSwatini):

a)

lack younger age cohorts

b)

lack older age cohorts

c)

lack middle age cohorts

29.

Remittances are:

a)

money migrants pay to cross borders

b)

money refugees pay to host countries

c)

money migrants earn and send home to family and friends

d)

money illegal migrants pay to smugglers

30.

This Net Migration map illustrates that most migrants journey from __ to __?

a)

MDCs to LDCs

b)

LDCs to MDCs

31.

More than 50% of global refugees today are flowing from just three countries. Those countries are:

a)

Syria

b)

Turkey

c)

Afghanistan

d)

South Sudan

e)

Uganda

32.

Your Global Refugee Map illustrated that:

a)

many refugees are flowing from the Middle East and Africa

b)

many refugees find safe haven in neighboring countries

c)

many refugees try to receive asylum in Europe and the U.S.

33.

The UNHCR estimates that more than 70 million people in the world today are:

a)

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)

b)

Refugees

c)

Asylum seekers

d)

Forcibly displaced in some way

34.

Which of these U.S. internal migrations are considered forced migrations?

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

This U.S. internal migration is happening today:

a)

Native American Removal

b)

The Great Migration

c)

Rust Belt to Sun Belt

d)

Hurricane Katrina diaspora

36.

Which of these U.S. internal migrations had or have strong ECONOMIC pull factors?

a)

The Great Migration

b)

The Reverse Great Migration

c)

Rust Belt to Sun Belt

d)

North Dakota Oil Boom

37.

Which of these U.S. internal migrations had strong counter migrations (some people later moved in the opposite direction)?

a)

Native American Removal

b)

The Great Migration

c)

Urban to Suburban

d)

Rust Belt to Sun Belt

38.

Which of the following statements are true?

a)

The number of refugees accepted into the U.S. has fluctuated over time

b)

All U.S. states resettle the same number of refugees

c)

The U.S. has resettled more Syrian refugees than any other country

d)

It can take up to 2 years to be approved to enter the U.S. as a refugee