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Population

Total questions: 84

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A country with this stage of the Demographic Transition Model has high birth rates and infant mortality rates... JainAayush6

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

e)

Stage 5

2.

A country in Stage 4 of the demographic transition model is most likely in this kind of economy... ChangGrace3

a)

primary sector

b)

service sector

c)

agricultural sector

d)

secondary sector

e)

industrial sector

3.

A population pyramid depicts a classic pyramid shape that is transitioning into a column. Which of the following accurately describes the stage of the country depicted? ChangGrace3

a)

Stage 1 transitioning into Stage 2

b)

Stage 2 transitioning into Stage 3

c)

Stage 3 transitioning into Stage 4

d)

Stage 4 transitioning into Stage 5

e)

Stage 2 transitioning into Stage 1

4.

What is arithmetic density?

a)

total number of objects in an area

b)

total number of people over arable land

c)

total area of land over number of people

d)

total area over the number of objects

e)

None are correct

5.

Vijval is a senior citizen. He recently was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. He is being able to live because of advanced medical methods. Which country is Vijval most likely living in? JainAayush6

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Austria

d)

South Africa

e)

None of the Above

6.

Builder la Bob lives in a country with a very high NIR. Which of these countries does he likely live in? ReddivariMinnathi4

a)

Australia

b)

Austria

c)

Sweden

d)

Nigeria

e)

France

7.

Define CBR and choose which option would most quickly lower CBR in developing countries. ReddivariMinnathi4

a)

CBR = crude birth rate; educating the female population

b)

CBR = crude biological resistance; educating the female population

c)

CBR = crude birth rate; subsidizing birth control / family planning programs + making them more accessible

d)

CBR = crude birth resistance; subsidizing birth control / family planning programs + making them more accessible

e)

CBR = crude biological rate; educating the female population

8.

Which of the following regions is not one of the four major population clusters? ChaoAlice6

a)

East Asia

b)

South Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Southeast Asia

e)

Northeastern United States

9.

What do regional differences in NIRs mean? ChaoAlice6

a)

The CBR and CDR vary a lot.

b)

Most of the countries is in the world are still in its early stages of the DTM.

c)

Most of the world's additional people live in countries that are least able to maintain them.

d)

Developing countries are quickly advancing, allowing them to quickly transition through the DTM.

e)

The NIR is an invaluable measure for usage in measuring population change in a country or world altogether.

10.

Which of the following is the number of people per unit of arable land? BrayMadeline4

a)

Physiological Density

b)

Population Growth

c)

Agricultural Density

d)

Arithmetic Density

e)

Sex Ratio

11.

Which of the following is the ration of the number of farmers to the total amount of land suitable for agriculture? BrayMadeline4

a)

Arithmetic Density

b)

Agricultural Density

c)

Physiological Density

d)

Population Pyramid

e)

Sex Ratio

12.

Which of the following is the total number of people divided by the total land area? BrayMadeline4

a)

Agricultural Density

b)

Physiological Density

c)

Arithmetic Density

d)

Pandemic

e)

Ecumene

13.

Which of the following is the portion of Earth's surface occupied by permanent human settlement? BrayMadeline4

a)

Census

b)

Demography

c)

Doubling Time

d)

Ecumene

e)

Pandemic

14.

What determines the sex ratio? LilesJasper3

a)

The number of females per 100 males

b)

The number of males per 100 females

c)

The amount of males divided by two added to the amount of females divided by two

d)

The number of females divided by the total population

e)

The number of males divided by the total population

15.

Malthus' Theory states that... LilesJasper3

a)

As time goes on, humans will eventually run out of land to occupy

b)

The amount of people being born exceeds the amount of resources we can create

c)

The amount of resources we can create will overtake the birth rate

d)

Younger people are less likely to get jobs and support the coming generations

e)

Russia will eventually become the superior nation

16.

Which country is considered overpopulated? ChangLovie6

a)

This country has over one billion people

b)

This country has many people crammed into small apartments with 10-15 people each

c)

This country does not have enough food to sustain everyone

d)

This country has a fertility rate of 6.5

e)

This country does not have enough young people to support the elderly

17.

Which stage of he demographic transition model is this country in? ChangLovie6

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

e)

Stage 5

18.

The ratio of the number of farmers to the amount of arable land is what term? NagireddyGahana3

a)

ecumene

b)

arithmetic density

c)

physiological density

d)

agricultural density

e)

lingua franca

19.

What is it called when the CBR declines to the point where it equals the CDR and the NIR approaches zero? NagireddyGahana3

a)

malthusian decrease

b)

zero population growth

c)

population ratio

d)

dependency ratio

e)

sex ratio

20.

Developed countries usually grow their population through _____, however, Japan _____. ChiuJennifer3

a)

immigration; does not because it discourages immigration due to a desire to sustain a homogeneous society

b)

high birth rates; does not because girls are usually aborted

c)

immigration; is losing population because of an economic crisis

d)

guest worker programs; is overpopulated, so there are no available jobs

e)

travel and leisure; has cold temperatures and harsh weather unsuitable for vacation

21.

How was AIDs spread to the USA? ChiuJennifer3

a)

North Korea dropped a biological bomb on a major city.

b)

It developed in slums where conditions are unsanitary, where it quickly spread.

c)

Travelers from sub-Saharan Africa spread it to other people at large international airports.

d)

Pollution in major cities caused people to get AIDs.

e)

Exotic animals brought over from Africa spread it to zoo-goers.

22.

Which of the following are the primary ways Japan is addressing its labor force shortage? PrahalathanTanya4

a)

1) encouraging more women and older people to work

b)

2) establishing programs to allow more healthcare services to be received at home instead of in hospitals

c)

3) establishing programs to allow more people to borrow against the value of their residence to pay for healthcare

d)

answers 1, 2, and 3

e)

answers 1 and 3

23.

Which of the following are the main factors that contributed to the expansion of the food supply? (pick 3) PrahalathanTanya4

a)

higher-yielding seeds

b)

a decrease in the growth rate of the human population

c)

better growing techniques

d)

cultivation of more land

e)

a more equal distribution of wealth

24.

Where are the four major population clusters? ChenWhitney3

a)

East Asia

b)

South Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Southeast Asia

e)

North Asia

25.

Where do we find the gretest natural increase rates?RobertsKeshaun6

a)

North America

b)

North Asia

c)

South America

d)

Sub-saharan Africa

e)

Oceania

26.

Where is the largest population cluster in the Western Hemisphere?

a)

northeastern US and Southeastern Canada

b)

northwestern US and Southwestern Canada

c)

Mexico

d)

southwestern US and northern Mexico

e)

Panama

27.

Which place will have a upside down population pyramid? ChenWhitney3

a)

Florida: more old people than young

b)

India:lots of young people

c)

China: more young than old

d)

Singapore: lots of people in the age to be working

e)

Colombia: got lots young people

28.

What stage of the DTM is also the stage of degenerative diseases in the epidemiologic transition?RobertsKeshaun6

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Both stage 1 and 2

e)

Both stage 2 and 3

29.

What is the CDR,CBR,NIR of a country in stage 4? ChenWhitney3

a)

CDR: low

CBR: low

NIR: low

b)

CDR: low

CBR: low

NIR: high

c)

CDR: high

CBR: high

NIR: low

d)

CDR: high

CBR: high

NIR: high

e)

CDR: high

CBR: low

NIR: low

30.

What is dependency ratio? ChenWhitney3

a)

the number of people too old or young to work compared to the number of people in their productive years

b)

the number of people in their productive years compared to the number of people too old or young to work

c)

the number of married people compared to the number of single people

d)

the number of kids compared to the number of old people

e)

the number of kids compared to the number of adults

31.

What are three ways to lower birthrates? ChenWhitney3

a)

Education

b)

Healthcare

c)

Money

d)

Contraception

e)

None of the Above

32.

What are the stages of the Epidemiologic Transition?

a)

Stage 1: Pestilence and Famine

Stage 2: Receding Pandemics

Stage 3: Degenerative Diseases

Stage 4:Delayed Degenerative

b)

Stage 1: Receding Pandemics

Stage 2: Pestilence and Famine

Stage 3: Degenerative Diseases

Stage 4:Delayed Degenerative

c)

Stage 1: Receding Pandemics

Stage 2: Delayed Degenerative

Stage 3: Degenerative Diseases

Stage 4:Pestilence and Famine

d)

Stage 1: Pestilence and Famine

Stage 2: Degenerative Diseases

Stage 3: Receding Pandemics

Stage 4:Delayed Degenerative

e)

Stage 1: Pestilence and Famine

Stage 2: Receding Pandemics

Stage 3: Delayed Degenerative

Stage 4:Degenerative Diseases

33.

What are the 3 possible reasons for stage 5? ChenWhitney3

a)

Evolution

b)

Poverty

c)

Increased Connections

d)

EDucation

e)

healthcare

34.

What four kinds of physical environments are sparsely populated? ScottKaidence4

a)

Dry lands

b)

Tropical lands

c)

Wet lands

d)

Cold Lands

e)

High Lands

35.

A country in stage 2 of the demographic transition model is characterized by... ScottKaidence4

a)

Rapidly declining death rates and very high birth rates, producing high natural increase rates

b)

Low crude birth rates and low crude death rates, producing little to no natural increase

c)

High birth and death rates, producing no long-term natural increase

d)

Low birth and death rates, producing no long-term natural increase (possibly a decrease)

e)

Birth rates rapidly decline, death rates continue to decline, and natural increase rates begin to moderate

36.

What are the four major population clusters? CarlsonEmily4

a)

east asia, north africa, west europe, south asia

b)

north europe, southwest asia, north america, africa

c)

east asia, south asia, europe, southeast asia

d)

east asia, south europe, northwest asia, northeast europe

e)

none of the above

37.

What is arithmetic density? CarlsonEmily4

a)

the number of people in a mile of land

b)

the number of people supported by a unit of arable land

c)

the number of farmers to the amount of arable land

d)

the total number of objects in an area

e)

none of the above

38.

what are the THREE components of population growth? CarlsonEmily4

a)

crude birth rate

b)

natural increase rate

c)

total fertility rate

d)

life expectancy

e)

crude death rate

39.

Which stage has a rapidly decreasing death rate, very high birth rate, and a very high natural increase rate? CarlsonEmily4

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

e)

Stage 5

40.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four major population clusters? LeMichelle4

a)

South Asia

b)

East Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Southeast Asia

e)

Europe

41.

Why do developed countries have relatively low agricultural densities? LeMichelle4

a)

technology and finance allow a select few of the population to farm extensive land areas and feed many people

b)

they always have low populations and a surplus of food

c)

people in developed countries require less food to sustain themselves

d)

there are many farmers to arable land

e)

everyone farms for a living

42.

What is the term for the reason why it takes time for the CBR to drop to meet the CDR? GosainRaj6

a)

Natural increase

b)

Demographic Transition

c)

Migration Transition

d)

Cultural Lag

e)

Doubling Time

43.

Which of the following is not a family planning method? GosainRaj6

a)

Pill

b)

Condom

c)

Sterilization

d)

Abortion

e)

Abstinence

44.

Which of the following is the number of people supported by a unit area of arable land? PanjwaniNaisha3

a)

physiological density

b)

arithmetic density

c)

agricultural density

d)

natural increase density

e)

clustered density

45.

Which of the following is not a component of population growth? PanjwaniNaisha3

a)

crude birth rate

b)

CDR

c)

natural increase rate

d)

doubling time

e)

crude death rate

46.

A country with a high CBR but also has a very stable NIR is most likely in which of the following stages of the DTM? YangEthan6

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

e)

Stage 5

47.

What were the pushes that pushed countries into stage 2 of the DTM? YangEthan6

a)

Agricultural Revolution and Medical Revolution

b)

Industrial Revolution and Agricultural Revolution

c)

American Revolution and Agricultural Revolution

d)

Industrial Revolution and Technological Revolution

e)

Industrial Revolution and Medical Revolution

48.

What type of diffusion is the spread of HIV/AIDS? MengShawn3

a)

relocation

b)

stimulus

c)

contagious

d)

hierarchical

e)

fast

49.

If a country's population pyramid is a right-side-up triangle, what can you infer about the country? MengShawn3

a)

The country is in stage 2 of the DTM

b)

The country is in stage 3 of the DTM

c)

The country is in stage 4 of the DTM

d)

There are more young people than old people

e)

There are the same amount of old and young people

50.

what properties can you use to understand how population is distributed? (multiple answer) grantainsley6

a)

clusters

b)

concentration

c)

census

d)

density

e)

all of the above

51.

Who are still living in Stage 1 ? YepuruMaanasa3

a)

Ethiopa

b)

Yemen

c)

Uncontacted Tribes

d)

Saudi Arabia

e)

None of the above

52.

what stage of the DTM is the result of the Industrial Revolution? grantainsley6

a)

stage 5

b)

stage 3

c)

stage 1

d)

stage 4

e)

stage 2

53.

What is the Natural Increase Rate (NIR) of a country if the Crude Birth Rate (CBR) is 40 and the Crude Death Rate (CDR) is 20, AND what stage of the Demographic Transition Model (DTM) is the country most likely to be in? PramodRiya3

a)

20 per 1,000 ~ Stage 1

b)

20 per 1,000 ~ Stage 2

c)

-20 per 1,000 ~ Stage 4

d)

60 per 1,000 ~ Stage 3

e)

20 per 1,000 ~ Stage 3

54.

If there is a high dependency ratio what shape will the population pyramid be? YepuruMaanasa3

a)

rectangle

b)

triangle

c)

square

d)

stationary

e)

none of the above

55.

Poverty and evolution are/were__________. PramodRiya3

a)

the causes of cholera, which was a virulent epidemic in urban areas during the Industrial Revolution

b)

reasons for a possible stage 1 in the Migration Transition

c)

reasons for a possible stage 5 in the Epidemiologic Transition

d)

the causes of degenerative and human-created diseases

e)

the results of tuberculosis, which is a good indicator of a country's ability to invest in health care

56.

In what year was the NIR 2.2? ThompsonLandry3

a)

1952

b)

1963

c)

2002

d)

1979

e)

1987

57.

What are characteristics of stage 3 of the demographic transition model? ThompsonLandry3

a)

high birth rate, high death rate, little to no natural increase

b)

low birth rate, low death rate, virtually no long-term natural increase

c)

rapidly declining death rate, high birth rate, high natural increase

d)

rapidly declining birth rate, declining death rate, moderating natural increase

e)

low birth rate, increasing death rate, negative natural increase

58.

Which of the following is NOT true about Thomas Malthus? HuEmily4

a)

English economist

b)

one of the first to argue that the world's rate of population increase was far outrunning the development of food supply

c)

published Principle of Population

d)

believed that in 25 years from now, every 2 persons should consume 2 units of food

e)

believed that in 100 years from now, every 18 persons should consume 5 units of food

59.

Which of the following does not fit under China's One Child Policy? HuEmily4

a)

adopted in 1980

b)

couples receive financial subsidies, a long maternity leave, and better housing if agreed to only have one child

c)

in rural areas, more land is given in addition if agreed to only have one child

d)

prohibits marriage for men until 25

e)

prohibits women for marriage until 20

60.

What is NOT one of the four major population clusters? YuanAngela6

a)

East Asia

b)

South Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Southeast Asia

e)

South America

61.

Which country would most likely be pyramid shaped with a broad base? YuanAngela6

a)

United States

b)

Denmark

c)

Chile

d)

Cape Verde

e)

Australia

62.

What are the major clusters in the world? BrunoLeigh3

a)

east Asia

b)

South Asia

c)

europe

d)

Southeast Asia

e)

all of the above

63.

In what stage does rapidly declining death rates cause high international emigration? BrunoLeigh3

a)

Stage 1

b)

stage 2

c)

stage 3

d)

stage 4

e)

stage 5

64.

Which of these is not one of the largest population clusters?campbellsophia4

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

East Asia

d)

South Asia

e)

Southeast Asia

65.

A country with a high in-migration, fertility rate of 1.9, and a high literacy rate is an example of a ________ country. Chapter 2 CassiusMandy4

a)

developed

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

e)

Developing

66.

What country would be in stage 2?campbellsophia4

a)

United States

b)

Japan

c)

Mexico

d)

Nigeria

e)

Germany

67.

What did Malthus believe? Chapter 2 CassiusMandy4

a)

That the world would exceed its carrying capacity and experience resource depletion.

b)

That both food supply and population would grow geometrically.

c)

That Stage 2 countries would experience a surge in population growth causing more environmental pull factors.

d)

That population and food supply both grow linearly.

e)

That the amount of resources depends on whether or not renewable or nonrenewable resources are used.

68.

Which is NOT one of the main four clusters of population on Earth? ShirleyBlake3

a)

Europe

b)

East Asia

c)

South Asia

d)

Southeast Asia

e)

Africa

69.

How much of the Earth's surface is covered by dry lands? MoseleyCameron3

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

30%

d)

40%

70.

An upside down triangle on a population pyramid indicates what of a country? ShirleyBlake3

a)

it's in stage 3 of the DTM

b)

it has a very low dependency ratio

c)

it is likely a more developed country

d)

the population of old people in the country is small

e)

children outweigh everyone else in the chart and make up the bottom of the pyrmaid shape

71.

Why would a place NOT have a low population? (NylahHorton6)

a)

Dry Lands

b)

Too urbanized

c)

Wet Lands

d)

Cold Lands

72.

The less service jobs in the country means... (NylahHorton6)

a)

The more healthcare the citizens are able to receive

b)

The less developed the country is

c)

The more developed the country is

d)

The higher it is on the DTM

73.

What is a population cartogram?

a)

A map that distorts countries according to wealth

b)

A map that distorts countries according to population

c)

A map that enlarges smaller countries to show physical features

d)

A map that gets darker when showing how concentrated something is

74.

Which of these countries has the lowest arithmetic density? bensharabi

a)

Brazil

b)

UK

c)

USA

d)

Canada

75.

What is arithmetic density? RoanBen4

a)

number of people supported by a unit of arable land

b)

total number of people in an area of land

c)

number of fortnite players per unit of land

d)

number of people in a country

e)

ratio of farmers to amount of arable land

76.

Demography is _______ (bensharabi)

a)

the study of the relationship between government and population

b)

the study of population

c)

the mapping of population characteristics

d)

all of the above

77.

What stage of the DTM model was the United States in in the 1950s? RoanBen4

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

e)

1

78.

Out of these 4 locations, where would you find a higher population of older people? MoseleyCameron3

a)

Chattanooga, TN

b)

Dallas, TX

c)

Miami, FL

d)

Little Rock, AR

79.

Thomas lives in a country that is located at the coordinates: 4 degrees south and 21 degrees east. His village has seen a high birth rate and declining death rates. What stage of the DTM is Thomas' country in? (Chapter 2) LingareddyAbhi3

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

e)

Stage 5

80.

Which of these reasons is why some critics disagree with Thomas Malthus' theory on overpopulation? (Chapter 2) LingareddyAbhi3

a)

a larger population could stimulate economic growth, therefore produce more food

b)

Food production is at its lowest

c)

a larger population could not stimulate economic growth, therefore not being able to produce more food

d)

many countries are experiencing famines

e)

other resources are being stripped by overpopulation, not just food

81.

Which if the following is false about low birth rates? ZhouAmanda3

a)

with more women attending school and remaining longer, they aren’t more likely to learn employment skills and gain more economic control over their lives

b)

with better education, women can select more effective methods of contraception as they are more educated

c)

with improved health programs counseling about sexually transmitted diseases and child immunization, IMRs would decline

d)

CBR has been declining rapidly since 1990s in the world and in developing countries as well

e)

lowering birth rates through contrapositves proved much more effective through the study for birth rates in India

82.

What first country was the first to enter stage 2 of the demographic transition according to Malthus? ZhouAmanda3

a)

England due to the Industrial Revolution

b)

America due to the rapid colonization and dropping birth and death rates

c)

Japan, hence why they are in stage 5 of the DTM

d)

Russia, as the lack of population and governments decouraged birth rates

e)

Germany due to the medical revolution forming there

83.

Which continent has the largest population cluster? CalvinPayton6

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

North America

84.

Which of these is NOT a reason a Stage 5 DTM is possible? CalvinPayton6

a)

Overgrowing populations

b)

Increased connections

c)

Poverty

d)

Evolution of diseases