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WorksheetsAP Human Geography Chapter 2 Test
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 53mins
Why have the amount of ecumenes increased?
Society is in favor of certain environments
People have adapted to the environment
Industrialization has destroyed all habitable land
Agricultural growth has created no more of a need for specific environment characteristics
Applications of different resources allowed for an improved environment
Areas such as the Tigris and Euphrates were most probably inhabited because of their
Proximity to water
Specialized Population
Subtropical Climate
Arable Land
Distance from colonized regions
A comparison between which two densities help geographers understand the capacity of land to yield enough food for people
Population and Agricultural
Agricultural and Arithmetic
Arithmetic and Physiological
Agricultural and Physiological
Population and Arithmetic
If the population of Tokyo is about 13 million and its area is 845 square miles, then it has about 17000 people per square mile. Use a calculator
False
True
In the United States how often does a census of population and census of housing take place?
Once a decade, in years ending in five
Once annually
Once every four year during presidential elections
Once a decade, in year ending in zero
Once every five years, in years ending in zero
Why is the census so useful to Geographers.
It offers statistical data which can be used to conduct spatial analysis
It helps agencies find ethnic minorites,immigrants, and homeless people
It checks the stability of a population, economically and culturally
It helps identify the physical boundaries of a region
It helps them distinguish between different social classes within an area
Most population clusters are located east if the International Date Line and west of the prime meridian
False
True
Population clusters generally have
Low-Lying Areas
Different Terrains
Access to water
Temperate Climate
Fertile Soil
Which of the following is not one of the four major population clusters?
Europe
East Asia
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Northern Asia
Eastern Asia includes
Japan
Taiwan
China
North & South Korea
Vietnam
What fraction of the world’s population lives in South Asia
2/3
1/3
1/4
3/8
3/5
Which of the following is not in South Asia
Pakistan
India
Bangladesh
Myanmar/Burma
Sri Lanka
Within populated areas of Europe, most people live near
Rivers
Rural Areas
The Eastern Region
Cities
Regions with many natural resources
Southeast Asia includes
South/North Korea
Mongolia
Indonesia
Australia
The largest population cluster in the Western Hemisphere is
Northeastern United States and South Eastern Canada
Southern United States
Central America
Eastern Brazil
Eastern Peru
Which are sparsely populated areas
Undeveloped Lands, Hot Lands, Cold Lands, Low Lands
Low Lands, Dry Lands, Humid Lands, Uncolonized Lands
Dry Lands, Wet Lands, Cold Lands, and High Lands
Low Lands, Cold Lands, Humid Lands, and Dry Lands
Cold Lands, Wet Lands, Humid Lands, and Dry Lands
Developed Countries usually have
Higher arithmetic densities
Higher Physiological densities
Higher agricultural densities
Lower physiological densities
Lower agricultural densities
If Egypt has a high agricultural and physiological density, its population probably contains many farmers
True
False
Since Netherlands had a high physiological density and a low agricultural density, its farmers are probably inefficient
True
False
Nearly all the world's population growth is clustered in what areas?
Urban areas
MDC's
LDC's
Suburban areas
Rural Areas
The Nile River Valley has the greatest concentration of population Egypt because of its?
Alpine climate
Tourist Attractions
Extensive migration from nearby areas
Many sacred sites
High quality agricultural land
Developed countries tend to have higher crude birth rates compared to undeveloped counties
True
False
Countries in which 2 regions usually have the highest NIRs?
Africa
Europe
Latin America
Southwest Asia
East Asia
If a countries CBR and CDR increase at the same rate the population will
Grow
Stay the same
Drop
Drop followed by rapid growth
Grow followed by a sharp decline
In a population pyramid, which side typically contains women?
Left Side
Right Side
Does this population pyramid represent a developed or undeveloped country?
Developed country
Undeveloped country
A high dependency ratio creates
Less pressure on working class people
More pressure on government
More pressure on working class people
An equal amount of pressure upon working class people and underage/overage people
Less available jobs
Which country probably has the highest NIR?
United States
Sub-Saharan Africa
China
India
Latin America
Why do developed countries have a lower CDR?
Most people have jobs
Medical advancements
More food is produced
Economy is growing
Higher life expectancy
Which population pyramid has the highest life expectancy
A
B
C
D
If a city's population is dominated by elderly people how would the population pyramid look?
upside down
rightside-up
to have a wide base
to have perfectly vertical sides
A spike in the middle of the pyramid
Which option would geographers characterize as an overpopulated country?
The population numbers more than 100 million and there is concern about the finite limits of natural resources, although the resources available in the country seem adequate to that population
There are too many people according to a standard economic measure of poverty
The population numbers more than one million, and there is an average distribution of population to resources
The population numbers less than one million, but there is concern that the country's natural resources are adequate for only half that number
What is the most populous country in Southeast Asia?
Indonesia
Cambodia
Thailand
Vietnam
Myanmar
What is the number of people who are too young or too old to work, compared to the number of people in their productive years known as?
dependency ratio
total fertility rate
sex ratio
infant mortality rate
population ratio
The annual worldwide natural increase rate is
1.2%
12%
12 million
15%
1.4%
Chinese men have been moving out of China due to the shortage of available women in China. This is a _________________ factor influencing migration.
social
Anti-natalist
demographic
environmental
When women in developing countries become educated...
The death rate increases
the country enters stage 5 of the Epidemiological Transition Model
the agricultural density increases
Fertility rates decrease
Crude death rate decreases
This stage of the demographic transition has a very low birth rate and death rates producing no long term natural increase
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
This stage of the demographic transition has a low birth rate and the death rate starts to rise higher creating a possibly decrease in population
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
This stage of the demographic transition has a rapidly declining death rate and very high birth rate creating a high rate of natural increase
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
In this stage of the demographic transition, birth rates rapidly decline, and death rates continue to decline causing the natural increase rate to moderate
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
This stage of the demographic transition has a very high birth rate and death rate creating virtually no long-term natural increase
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
Which two stages of the demographic transition are most similar when it comes to NIR
Stage 1 and Stage 2
Stage 2 and Stage 3
Stage 3 and Stage 5
Stage 1 and Stage 4
Stage 2 and Stage 5
The decrease in death rates in stage 2 can be primarily accredited to
Better education
The Agricultural Revolution
The Industrial Revolution
The Age of Exploration
The Medical Revolution
What best describes Malthus’ stance on overpopulation
Population grows much faster than the amount of food produced
There would be too many people for the land available
People would eventually not be able to self sustain themselves
The reduction in agricultural density would create more food for the population
There are only a finite amount of resources and an everlasting supply of humans
The country with the narrowest population pyramid is:
Indonesia.
Brazil.
Denmark.
Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Chad
The shape of a country's population pyramid is determined primarily by its:
crude birth rate.
crude death rate.
dependency rate.
demographic ratio.
natural increase rate.
In Stage 2, the Population Pyramid looks like...
In Stage 3, the Population Pyramid looks like...
In Stage 4, the Population Pyramid looks like...
What do Neo-Malthusians believed that
Since more countries have entered stage 2, there is a larger gap between the population growth and the amount of food being produced
Malthus was false, as industrialization would create a spike in food growth
World population is growing faster than the production of resources other than food
Population growth is more beneficial to resource production that detrimental
Why have birth rates declined
Health Care
Increased life expectancy
Education
Contraception
Declining CDR
This stage of the epidemiological transition has many infectious and parasitic diseases, which created a high CDR
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
This stage of the epidemiological transition has receding pandemics which creates a rapidly declining CDR
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
This stage of the epidemiological transition has degenerative and human created diseases that create a moderately declining CDR
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
This stage of the epidemiological transition has degenerative and human created diseases that are delayed, which created a low, but increasing CDR
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
This stage of the epidemiological transition brings back infectious and parasitic diseases, which creates a rising CDR
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
Which of the following are reasons for Stage 5 of the epidemiological transition
Evolution
Decreased Connections
Poverty
Increased connections
Uneven access to renewable resources
Which of the following was the most violent stage 1 epidemic
Cholera
Bubonic Plague
Influenza
Chicken Pox
Swine Flu
What are the best 2 indicators of the health in a region
Natural Increase Rate
Crude Birth Rate
Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy
Crude Death Rat
In recent years, the most lethal epidemic has been
Cholera
Avian flu
Malaria
AIDS
SARS
The principal reason for declining natural increase rates in developed countries is
Declining crude death rates
Increasing crude death rates
Increasing crude birth rates
Declining crude birth rates
Balanced natural increase rate
England's population pyramid would most resemble
Cape Verde
Chile
Denmark
Zaire
The United States
The shape of a country’s population pyramid is determined by its
Dependency ratio
Crude birth rate
Crude death rate
Demographic ratio
Sex ratio
Life expectancy is lowest in
Africa
East Asia
North America
Europe
Southeast Asia
Among world countries, the spread between the highest and lowest crude death rates is ________ than the spread between the highest and lowest crude birth rates.
less
the same as
less dependent on social services
greater
More related to income
To study fertility, geographers mostly use
Natural Increase Rate
Crude Death Rate
Infant Mortality Rate
Crude Birth Rate
Life Expectancy
Relatively few people live at high elevations, but there are significant exceptions, especially in
Europe
Africa
Latin America
Asia
North America
The most populous country in the world is
Indonesia
China
India
Nigeria
Chad
Country X has a crude birth rate of 40 and a crude death rate of 15, while Country Y has a crude birth rate of 20 and a crude death rate of 9. Which country has a higher natural increase rate?
Country X
Country Y
The rate is the same in both countries
The rate depends on total population, so it cant be determined
The rate depends on immigration so it cant be determined
More developed countries moved from Stage 1 to Stage 2 of the demographic transition 200 years ago in part because of
Invention of new technology
The agricultural revolution
People moving to cities
Women choosing to enter the labor force
Decrease crude death rates
One important feature of the world's population with the most significant future implications is that
The natural increase rate is larger every year
There are fewer people in the world now than at the peak in the middle of the twentieth century.
People are uniformly distributed across Earth.
The less developed countries have the highest combined crude death rate.
The most rapid growth is occurring in the less developed countries.
Which of the following countries hav anti-natalist policies
Chad
China
India
Sweden
Uganda
For a stage 4 or 5 country, which of the following could be the biggest problem?
Inadequate access to medicine
Not enough resources for the large population(though it may be decreasing or not growing)
Funding healthcare
Unsanitary environments
Large dependency ratio creates very few medical professionals relative to the population.
