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APHG Population Geography

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Country A has a physiological density of 2,300 and an arithmetic density of 84, this means that

a)

many farmers are out of work

b)

there are a large number of farmers

c)

a small percentage of land is arable

d)

too many people for available resources

e)

too few farmers for large area of arable land

2.

How are stage 1 and stage 4 of the DTM similar?

a)

both have low growth rates

b)

both have high dependency ratios

c)

both have low dependency ratios

d)

both have low life expectancy

e)

both have low death rates

3.

We can assume that the principal reason for declining natural increase rates in less developed countries today is

a)

increasing crude birth rates

b)

declining crude birth rates

c)

increasing crude death rates

d)

declining crude death rates

e)

balanced natural increase rates

4.

Which of the following can be found by the information shown?

a)

predict maternal mortality rate

b)

cannot be used to determine infant morality rate

c)

estimate the dependency ratio

d)

cannot be used to estimate sex ratio

e)

determined primarily by the combination of crude birth rates and crude growth rate

5.

Which of the following could be used to determine health care for women and children

a)

crude birth rate

b)

crude death rate

c)

infant mortality rate

d)

life expectancy

e)

natural increase rate

6.

A high birth rate, high death rate, and low natural increase rate is

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

e)

Stage 5

7.

Countries like Germany, Russia, Japan, and the United States are dealing with

a)

a decreasing life expectancy among younger populations

b)

an increasing need for child care centers

c)

revenue for support programs for elderly populations are declining with a declining working population

d)

sex ratio is becoming disproportionate

e)

total population is decreasing in all these countries

8.

A country with a birth rate of 11 and death rate of 13 would benefit from

a)

pro-natalist policies

b)

anti-natalist policies

c)

increased spending on education

d)

decreased spending on health care

e)

restrictive immigration policies

9.

Which of the following is true among less-developed countries?

a)

more females

b)

more males

c)

a population that has a high percentage over age 15

d)

a population that has a high percentage under age 15

e)

a high percentage of population receiving adequate medical care

10.

A country with a high rate of natural increase that faces a shortage of food supply supports which theory?

a)

Demographic transition

b)

Epidemiological transition

c)

Neo-Malthusian Theory

d)

Core-Periphery Theory

e)

Human-Environment Theory

11.

Which of the following best summarizes Malthus's theory?

a)

if left unchecked by regular cycles of famine and misery, population would increase beyond the ability to feed itself.

b)

the ability of a population to feed itself would increase with the expansion of the population

c)

reductions of infant mortality would eventually result in slower population growth rates

d)

agricultural developments in the mid-to-late 19th century would result in a significant expansion of food production

e)

more people would mean greater knowledge invested in expanding food production

12.

In the last 25 years

a)

women have an average of 8 children

b)

fertility rates in low- and middle-income countries are higher

c)

global fertility rates have fallen

d)

sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and the Pacific have doubled their fertility rates

e)

fertility rates in most high-income countries have risen

13.

The Earth area of permanent human settlement is called the

a)

hot zone

b)

civilized world

c)

geophenom

d)

ecumene

e)

subpolar region

14.

Land suited for agriculture is called

a)

ecumene land

b)

biome land

c)

physiological land

d)

arid land

e)

arable land

15.

Which of the following statements about regional variations in natural increase rate is TRUE?

a)

More than 95% of the natural increase is clustered in more developed countries.

b)

Regional differences in NIRs means that most of the world's additional people live in countries that are best able to maintain them.

c)

The population of Europe is increasing because of high NIRs.

d)

The NIR exceeds 2.0% in most countries of sub-Saharan Africa

e)

Europe (including Russia) has had an increasing population since 1980.

16.

Rapidly declining crude death rates are found in which stage of the demographic transition model?

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

e)

Stage 5

17.

The standard biological ratio at birth of 105 males to 100 females is NOT characteristic of which region?

a)

the United States

b)

Germany

c)

China

d)

Argentina

e)

the Republic of South Africa

18.

This stage of the epidemiological transition describes a reduced mortality associated with infectious diseases and an increase in chronic disorders associated with aging.

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

e)

Stage 5

19.

Although China has the largest population in the world, what explains the country's declining NIR?

a)

AIDS pandemic

b)

famine

c)

a 30-year population control policy

d)

a high number of emigrants leaving China

e)

government provided contraceptives

20.

The percentage by which a population grows in years is called the

a)

doubling time

b)

crude birth rate

c)

natural increase rate

d)

total fertility rate

e)

life expectancy