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WorksheetsIB Geography 2019 syllabus review
Total questions: 72
Worksheet time: 36mins
Modern-day geographers who hold the view that that a mass starvation event is inevitable would be labeled as...
MacCormackites
Proponents of Ester Boserup's Theory
Neo-Malthusians
Ravensteinians
Over the past century, the population of the world has been...
growing even though the fertility rate is decreasing
growing even though the life expectancy is decreasing
growing because the fertility rate is increasing
declining because life expectancy is decreasing
On the Demographic Transition Model, which stage(s) is/are characterized by HIGH death rates, High BIRTH RATES, but LOW populations.
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stages 4 and 5
Who would agree with the following view: "The Malthusian model is invalid since the mass starvation event he predicted has not occurred and food production has so far kept up with population levels".
Ravenstein
Thomas Malthus
Esther Boserup
Wilbur Zelinsky
This country is most likely in which stage of the Demographic Transition Model?
stage 1
stage 2
stage 3
stage 5
Which of the following BEST describes China's Later, Longer, Fewer and One Child Policies?
Pronatalist
Political factors decreasing fertility rates
Social factors decreasing fertility rates
Demographic factors decreasing fertility rates
Barriers that get in the way of a person's migration are known as...
Gender inequalities
Intervening obstacles
Urbanization
Ravenstein's Laws of Migration
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
What does urbanisation mean?
the movement of people from the countryside to towns and cities
the movement of people out of cities to the countryside
an increase in the percentage of people living in towns and cities
an increase in the percentage of people moving to the countryside
What does rural-urban migration mean?
movement from the countryside to towns and cities
movement out of cities to the countryside
movement from one country to another
working in one place and living in another
what is the ecological footprint of a city?
the amount of space the city takes up
the amount of land required to provide the resources a city uses and to dispose of its waste
the amount of recycling a city does and how sustainable it is
the size of a city in terms of population or area
What is gentrification?
The building of new residential areas on the edge of towns and cities
The movement of people from the centre of cities to new developments near the edge
A sustainable city in which there is recycling, and renewable energy
the improvement of residential areas, often by middle class people moving in and changing the character of the area
What is suburbanization?
the outward growth of towns and cities, movement from the centre to edges of cities
the uncontrolled spread of cities into the surrounding countryside
movement out of cities to the countryside
a built up area such as a town or city
What are informal activities?
untaxed, unregulated jobs with irregular hours or an unfixed location
activities which take place in spare time such as hobbies or leisure activities
jobs which are taxed and regulated such as offices or factories
voluntary work that people do when they retire, in spare time or as social service activities
What are the layers of the atmosphere called, starting nearest the Earth?
stratosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, thermosphere
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere
mesosphere, ozone layer, troposphere, stratosphere
Which area of the Earth receives an energy surplus?
Poles
Tropics
Australasia and Asia
Europe and North America
Which surface has the highest albedo?
bare soil
water
fresh snow
concrete
Which of the following are all Greenhouse gases?
Carbon dioxide, nitrogen and oxygen
carbon dioxide, methane and CFCs
carbon dioxide, water vapour and sulphur dioxide
carbon dioxide, CFCs and argon
Which of the following cause natural variations in the Earth's temperature: -
rearing cattle and paddy rice farming
the burning of fossil fuels in power stations and vehicles
the enhanced Greenhouse effect
sun spots, volcanic eruptions and the Earth's orbit
The growing interdependence of countries worldwide through the increasing volume and variety of cross-border transactions in goods and services and of international capital flows, and through the more rapid and widespread diffusion of capital is: -
Internationalism
Glocalisation
Globalisation
Disneyfication
When TNCs adapt their products to suit the local market place e.g. McDonald in India won't sell beef and in the Middle East they won't sell pork because of the religious beliefs of locals: -
Global village
Nationalism
Cultural diversity
Glocalisation
What does FDI stand for?
First development index
Favourable development investment
Foreign diversity index
Foreign direct investment
Which country was a rival superpower to the USA until the 1990s?
UK
Mexico
Germany
Soviet Union
What is homogenisation?
The increased variety of different cultures from around the world e.g. foods, music, film
A broad term that is given to any challenge to capitalism
An ideology, a sentiment, a form of culture, or a social movement that focuses on the nation.
The process of everything become the same.
Identify 2 factors which increase population size when they increase: -
Birth Rate, Immigration
Death Rate, Immigration
Birth Rate, Emigration
Death Rate, Emigration
What do you call the population size represented by the dashed-Line: -
Carrying Capacity
Limiting Factor
Ecosystem
Death Rate
2 factors which decrease population size when they increase: -
Birth Rate, Immigration
Death Rate, Immigration
Birth Rate, Emigration
Death Rate, Emigration
The number of live births per total population, usually expressed per thousand population: -
death rate
birthrate
mortality rate
population increase rate
The average number of people who live in a measurable area, reached by dividing the number of inhabitants in an area by the amount of land they occupy: -
carrying capacity
GDP
population density
GNP
Which statement describes how humans are affecting the balance of carbon in the atmosphere?
Fewer agricultural crops are planted, reducing the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere
Burning fossil fuels in greater quantities has increased the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Overgrazing of grasslands has reduced the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Severe drought in large areas of the world has decreased the amount of carbon dioxide that is released into the atmosphere
The basic facilities of a country or region, such as roads, bridges, and sewers.
Age Structure
Demographic Transition
Migration
Infrastructure
The approximate population of the world today is..
8.0 Million
6.7 Billion
6.7 Million
8.0 Billion
A person forced to flee their country due to war, violence, or natural disaster is called a...
Immigrant
A runner
Refugee
An illegal alien
What percent of human trafficking victims are women?
20%
80%
50%
5%
Which of the following has caused repeating 100,000-year cycles of ice ages in the past?
an increase in sun spots
several major volcanic eruptions
changes in Earth's orbit and the tilt of its axis
continental drift
Climate changes may be linked to changes in the number of _______________ on the surface of the sun.
sun spots
air masses
seasonal winds
currents
Possible human solutions for limiting global warming and climate change are...
being more energy-efficient
using renewable sources of energy
removing carbon from fossil fuel emissions
all of the above
The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is: -
using bottled water
burning fossil fuels
texting on cellphones
eating meat
What results from livestock and other agricultural practices and by the decay of organic waste in municipal solid waste landfills?
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
Water Vapor
Nitrous Oxide
What percentage of the Sun's energy is reflected back into space?
100%
About 50%
About 30%
It depends on the weather.
The energy coming in to earth from the sun minus the energy being radiated back out is known as: -
the greenhouse effect
global warming
Earth's energy budget
the electromagnetic spectrum
Which parts of the World are experiencing the most rapid INCREASE in obesity?
Developed countries (France, UK)
Medium income countries (Brazil, Turkey)
Less economically developed countries (Uganda, Mali)
Temperate countries (in cooler climates)
How many people in the World are currently thought to be earning a middle class salary?
1 billion
2 billion
3 billion
4 billion
A country is a able to exceed its biocapacity because of: -
a declining population
increased affluence
imports
an increasing population
Which of the following contribute to the majority of humankind's energy supply: -
Fossil Fuels
Wind
Solar
Hydroelectric
What percentage of the Earth's water is fresh (non-saline) water?
3%
10%
20%
97%
Which of the following is NOT a travel motivation for a leisure tourist?
Visiting family or friends
Enjoying free time
Attending a professional convention for work
Watching a sports game
Which of the following defines an international tourist?
People who are travelling within their own country
People who visit a country which is not their country of residence
People who travel in their city of residence
People who go for a day trip
Which of these famous football clubs are ALL London based?
Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea
Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal
Everton, Tottenham and Chelsea
Chelsea, Millwall and Aston Villa
A mega-city is defined as: -
a city with more than 10 million people
a city with more than 20 million people
a city that has global influence
a city that receives more migrants than loses emmigrants
In the last few years, the % of people in the world living in urban areas has surpassed...
25%
-25%
65%
50%
Examples of centrifugal movement in cities are: -
spinning, twirling and whizzing
Suburbanisation, Counter-urbanization, urban sprawl
rural-urban migration, re-urbanization
Reasons for counter-urbanization include: -
high land prices, pollution, high crime
reinvestment into inner-city areas, gentrification
attractions such as the olympics and new skyscapers
natural disasters in rural areas
the urban heat island effect is most evident: -
in rural areas
in the summer time
at night
In the suburbs
Urban areas are often warmer than the surrounding rural areas because: -
changes in surface to less reflective ones
tall building can block wind movement
increased airconditioner use and low level pollution increase trapped heat
All of these
How can some of the impacts of earthquakes be reduced?
by building structures that can sway with the motion
by building structures that do NOT move with the motion
by using thermometers to measure ground temperatures
by using satellites to monitor warning buoys in the ocean
what can scientists measure to help predict when a volcano might erupt?
temperatures of lava flows
lengths of nearby fault lines
small earthquakes and gases in the air near the volcano
increases in severe weather
Which of the following is not a possible cause of a tsunami?
the movement of the moon
an underwater volcanic eruption
an underwater earthquake
a landslide
Where do most earthquakes and volcanoes occur?
in the center of the ocean
in the center of the continents
along borders between countries
along boundaries between continents and the ocean
What is the main cause of mass movement?
water
wind
gravity
weather
This is a picture of a ____________.
slump
creep
mudflow
landslide
This is a picture of ____________ .
slumps
creeps
mudflows
landslides
Money sent home to families by migrants working in another country and region: -
Remittances
Digital Access Index (DAI)
Expats
Capital
The reduction in time taken to travel between two places due to improvements in transportation or communication technology: -
Contact zone
Friction of distance
Trade bloc
Time-Space convergence
