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WorksheetsPopulation Unit Review - Global Studies
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 15mins
The world's 5 most populated countries include:
China
India
Russia
U.S.
Indonesia
World population:
has always grown at a very fast pace
has always grown at a very slow pace
grew at a slow pace historically, but has grown at a fast pace in more recent times
Today, population is growing at the fastest pace:
in MDCs
in LDCs
A region's population grows when:
birth rates are higher than death rates
death rates are higher than birth rates
there is more immigration than emigration
there is more emigration than immigration
Current world population is approximately:
6 billion
7 billion
8 billion
9 billion
Current U.S. population is approximately:
230 million
330 million
430 million
530 million
Current Minnesota population is approximately:
2.6 million
3.6 million
4.6 million
5.6 million
Which population map is a choropleth map?
Which population map is a graduated symbol map?
Which population map is a cartogram?
The world's #1 population cluster is located in:
Eastern North America
Western Europe
South Asia
East Asia
Compare the two boxes. If dots are people, the population density is the same, but the ? is different:
population distribution
population composition
mean center of population
population growth
20% of Americans live in the megalopolis which stretches from:
Los Angeles, CA to Seattle, WA
Houston, TX to Miami, FL
Minneapolis, MN to Chicago, IL
Washington, DC to Boston, MA
In Minnesota, population is most concentrated:
in the northwest
in the northeast
in the southwest
in the southeast
MDCs (More Developed Countries) typically have:
high CBRs (Crude Birth Rates)
low CDRs (Crude Death Rates)
high IMRs (Infant Mortality Rates)
low TFRs (Total Fertility Rates)
high life expectancies
LDCs (Less Developed Countries) typically have:
high CBRs (Crude Birth Rates)
low CDRs (Crude Death Rates)
high IMRs (Infant Mortality Rates)
low TFRs (Total Fertility Rates)
low life expectancies
Less Developed Regions include:
North America
Latin America
Europe
Africa
Asia
True or false: Asia has the highest overall population, but Africa is growing at the fastest pace.
True
False
According to our population policy roundtable discussion, which countries have expansive population policies?
Japan
Denmark
India
Sweden
According to our population policy roundtable discussion, which countries had or have restrictive population policies?
China
Denmark
India
France
From 1979 to 2013 this country had a "one child policy" intended to slow down its population growth:
China
India
U.S.
Indonesia
Brazil
The U.S Census is conducted:
every year
every 2 years
every 5 years
every 10 years
U.S. Census data is used to:
learn about U.S. population characteristics
determine how many seats each state will have in the U.S. House of Representatives
determine how many electoral votes each state will have for President
distribute federal tax dollars to states
redraw boundaries of U.S. House and state legislature districts
Because of population gains and shifts, which regions of the U.S. have been gaining people and political power?
the north and east
the south and west
Population pyramids are used to study:
population density
population distribution
population composition
mean center of population
This country's population is:
growing fast
growing slow
stationary (staying the same)
shrinking
This country's population is:
growing fast
growing slow
stationary (staying the same)
shrinking
Population pyramids of AIDS impacted countries like Swaziland (eSwatini):
lack younger age cohorts
lack older age cohorts
lack middle age cohorts
Remittances are:
money migrants pay to cross borders
money refugees pay to host countries
money migrants earn and send home to family and friends
money illegal migrants pay to smugglers
This Net Migration map illustrates that most migrants journey from __ to __?
MDCs to LDCs
LDCs to MDCs
More than 50% of global refugees today are flowing from just three countries. Those countries are:
Syria
Turkey
Afghanistan
South Sudan
Uganda
Your Global Refugee Map illustrated that:
many refugees are flowing from the Middle East and Africa
many refugees find safe haven in neighboring countries
many refugees try to receive asylum in Europe and the U.S.
The UNHCR estimates that more than 70 million people in the world today are:
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
Refugees
Asylum seekers
Forcibly displaced in some way
Which of these U.S. internal migrations are considered forced migrations?
This U.S. internal migration is happening today:
Native American Removal
The Great Migration
Rust Belt to Sun Belt
Hurricane Katrina diaspora
Which of these U.S. internal migrations had or have strong ECONOMIC pull factors?
The Great Migration
The Reverse Great Migration
Rust Belt to Sun Belt
North Dakota Oil Boom
Which of these U.S. internal migrations had strong counter migrations (some people later moved in the opposite direction)?
Native American Removal
The Great Migration
Urban to Suburban
Rust Belt to Sun Belt
Which of the following statements are true?
The number of refugees accepted into the U.S. has fluctuated over time
All U.S. states resettle the same number of refugees
The U.S. has resettled more Syrian refugees than any other country
It can take up to 2 years to be approved to enter the U.S. as a refugee
