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World Geography Unit 3

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following themes of geography deals with migration?

a)

Human Environment Interaction

b)

Movement

c)

Place

d)

Region

2.

Which term refers to when people, ideas, culture, and technology spread to other regions or people?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Innovation

c)

Migration

d)

Mobility

3.

What would you call someone who moves into a country from a different country?

a)

Emigrant

b)

Immigrant

c)

Migrant

d)

Refugee

4.

What does population density measure?

a)

The average number of people who live in a given area.

b)

The average population per square inch.

c)

The average number of people who live too close to one another.

d)

The average number of people who own homes in a given area.

5.

Which of the following is an example of a pull factor?

a)

Political Unrest

b)

Unemployment

c)

Famine

d)

Good Climate

6.

What is an example of a pull factor?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

Which of the following is an example of a push factor?

a)

Low Unemployment

b)

Lots of Food

c)

Fertile Land

d)

Drought

8.

What is an example of a push factor?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.
High infant mortality rate, low literacy rate and low life expectancy indicates what level of development?
a)
newly developed
b)
more developed
c)
less developed
d)
over developed
10.
What public need does this population pyramid indicates for the future of the country?
a)
investment in healthcare for the elderly
b)
economic expansion due to a large number of young workers
c)
new schools needed for young people
11.
A population pyramid with a small number of males ages 20-40 years old might reflect which recent event?
a)
major disease epidemic
b)
extended war
c)
economic recession
d)
increased birth rate
12.
High literacy rates, high levels of technology and industry are indicators of which level of development?
a)
newly developed
b)
highly developed
c)
more developed
d)
less developed
13.
The average number of people per square mile/kilometer.
a)
population distribution
b)
population density
14.
A factor that causes a person to leave their original location, such as war, famine, unemployment, etc.
a)
Push Factor
b)
Pull Factor
c)
Neutral Factor
15.
A factor that draws a person into a new location, such as economic opportunity, political freedoms, safety, etc.
a)
Push Factor
b)
Pull Factor
c)
Neutral Factor
16.
Which is NOT shown on a population pyramid?
a)
Age
b)
Sex (male/female)
c)
Ethnicity 
d)
Race
17.
The number of people that are too young or too old to work on a population pyramid.
a)
Sex Ratio
b)
Dependency Ratio
c)
Demographic Ratio
d)
Population Ratio
18.
diagram that shows the age and male/female distribution of a population, where the youngest are at the base and the oldest at the top
a)
dependent population
b)
population pyramid
c)
food pyramid
d)
population density distribution
19.
According to the population pyramid of this country, its population is most likely...
a)
growing slowly.
b)
growing rapidly.
c)
decreasing.
d)
not changing.
20.
According the population pyramid Canada's population is _______________ 
a)
growing
b)
getting smaller
c)
staying the same 
21.
What type of city does this population pyramid represent?
a)
College town
b)
Retirement Community
c)
Business Center
d)
Military Base
22.

True or False: On a population pyramid, the youngest age groups are at the top and the oldest age groups are at the bottom.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

True or False: On a population pyramid, males are on the left and females are on the right.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

What word describes a poor country with an economy based on farming?

a)

standard of living

b)

dependent population

c)

less developed nation

d)

more developed nation

25.

What word describes a country with a well developed economy?

a)

more developed nation

b)

less developed nation

c)

independent population

d)

dependent population

26.

Lower birth rate

a)

More developed

b)

Less developed

27.

More people living in poverty

a)

More developed

b)

Less developed

28.

Less people working on farms

a)

More developed

b)

Less developed

29.

More doctors

a)

More developed

b)

Less developed

30.

People don't typically live as long.

a)

More developed

b)

Less developed

31.

Lower death rates

a)

More developed

b)

Less developed

32.

True/False: Less developed countries have more dependents than independents.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

True/False: Less developed countries tend to have rapid growth rates.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

The approximate population of the world today is..

a)

7.6 Million

b)

6.7 Billion

c)

6.7 Million

d)

7.6 Billion

35.

What is the world's most populous country?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

U.S.

d)

Mexico

36.

One reason the world is growing so quickly is because...

a)

The world has infinite resources for everyone

b)

Birth rate is higher than death rate

c)

There are more and more places for people to live

d)

Death rate is higher than birth rate

37.

The average number of people per square mile is...

a)

Birth rate

b)

Land area

c)

Population density

d)

too many

38.

Most of the world's population lives in...

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

39.

People leaving a country is called

a)

Immigration

b)

Emigration

c)

Mass migration

d)

Urbanization

40.

Things that attract people to a new place are called

a)

Push factors

b)

Pull factors

41.

An example of a pull factor is...

a)

A natural disaster

b)

Lack of access to education

c)

Lack of resources

d)

A new job opportunity

42.

Something that makes people want to leave where they are is called a...

a)

Push factor

b)

Pull factor

43.

An example of a push factor is...

a)

A new job

b)

A better school

c)

Natural disaster

d)

Better health care

44.

All of the following are characteristics of a developed country EXCEPT...

a)

A large urban population

b)

A large rural population

c)

Access to education

d)

Advanced technology

45.
Mr. Lombard's Great-Great-Grandmother was born in Poland and moved to the US permanently in 1911. Mr. Lombard's Great-Great-Grandmother is a(n) ________. 
a)
immigrant to the US and an emigrant from Poland
b)
emigrant from the US and an immigrant to Poland 
c)
immigrant to both the US and Poland 
d)
refugee and a migrant from the US 
46.
Which of the following could be a pull factor?
a)
a destructive huricane in Hati
b)
Freedom to practice whatever religion they want
c)
Poor quality schools in Cambodia
d)
Rocky soil that makes growing crops harder
47.
The movement of people from one place to another is called 
a)
Migration
b)
Immigration
c)
Emigration
d)
Movement
48.

Tick off push factors

a)

persecution

b)

better job opportunities

c)

armed conflicts

d)

political freedom

49.

Tick off pull factors

a)

religious freedom

b)

better health system

c)

natural disaster

d)

prejudices

50.

Which country has the highest proportion of immigrants?

(wordwide)

a)

China

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

United States

d)

Germany

51.
According to the chart...the United States takes in about _____ % of world international immigration
a)
42.8%
b)
20%
c)
4%
d)
7.2 Billion
52.
If you fear that your government will oppress you and is a dictatorship, you would be moving for which push factor?
a)
economic conditions
b)
political circumstances
c)
civil war
d)
environmental conditions
53.
Choose whether it's a push or pull factor:
I want to join my family in America.
a)
push
b)
pull
54.
Choose whether it's a push or pull factor:
The War in Syria has made our family decide to leave and move to Europe.
a)
push
b)
pull
55.
Choose whether it's a push or pull factor:
The potato famine occurred in my country. Many people have died and we must leave.
a)
pull
b)
push
56.
Choose whether it's a push or pull factor:
I want to have religious freedom to practice my religion.
a)
push
b)
pull
57.
Choose whether it's a push or pull factor:
There are many opportunities in America.
a)
pull
b)
push
58.

What statement is an example of cultural diffusion?

a)

Venezuela has large reserves of oil

b)

Texas has large amounts of oil

c)

students in China learn Chinese in school

d)

young people dance to rock music in Japan

59.
Cultural diffusion is BEST described as...
a)
the spreading of ideas, languages, and customs from one culture to another
b)
sharing music from one culture to another
c)
the spreading of religion from one culture to another
d)
learning a foreign language 
60.

Sushi, K-Pop music, and cathedral buildings are all examples of...

a)

Cultural Diffusion in the US

b)

Globalization in the US

c)

Cultural Assimilation in the US

d)

Trade in the US

61.
The average number of births women bear in the lifetime is:
a)
crude birth rate.
b)
crude death rate.
c)
total fertility rate.
d)
natural increase rate.
62.
Which definition best matches the term population density?
a)
human beings in general
b)
number of people in a particular area
c)
A measurement of people for a specific area
d)
All the inhabitants of a particular area
63.
Which definition best matches the term population?
a)
A measurement of people for a specific area
b)
All the inhabitants of a particular area
c)
human beings in general
d)
the increase in the number of people in a particular area
64.
Which is [likely to be] more densely populated?
a)
temperate climate
b)
polar climate
65.
The average number of people living in an area
a)
population distribution
b)
population density
c)
urbanization
d)
population rate
66.

The darkest color represents how many people per square mile?

a)

more than 100 people

b)

51-100 people

c)

26-50 people

d)

11-25 people

e)

1-10 people

67.

Which continent (not counting Antarctica) averages the fewest people per square mile?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

e)

Australia

68.
The number of deaths compared to the total number of people in a population
a)
death rate
b)
doubling time
c)
population decline
d)
birth rate
69.
The number of births compared to the total number of people in a population
a)
death rate
b)
birth rate
c)
baby boom
d)
doubling time
70.

All of the following are characteristics of a developing countries EXCEPT...

a)

A large rural population

b)

A low life expectancy

c)

Lack of access to education

d)

Advanced technology

71.
According to the above graph how many millions of people live in China today?
a)
More than 1,400,000
b)
One Billion
c)
600 Million
d)
Less than 1,100,000
72.

Which country created the One-Child Policy?

a)

Asia

b)

China

c)

United States

73.

Which of the following reasons led to the idea of the One-Child Policy?

a)

Mass food production

b)

Increased death rates

c)

Overpopulation

74.

What happened to couples that broke the One Child Policy?

a)

Sentenced to death

b)

Fined, and had to pay a fee

c)

They went on birth control

75.
The use of late term abortions and other forms of infanticide created this imbalance in China
a)
gender
b)
academic
c)
diagnostic
d)
medical
76.
According to the map, where were African Americans migrating from?
a)
The East
b)
The North
c)
The South
d)
The Midwest
77.

The Great Migration is when African Americans moved to the ________.

a)

The North

b)

The South

78.

Which of the following is NOT a REASON for the Great Migration?

a)

Job Opportunities

b)

Better Education

c)

To escape racism

d)

Better fertile land for farming

79.
Manifest Destiny was the belief that...
a)
It was the United States' God given right to expand to the Pacific Ocean.
b)
Native peoples in the United States should be treated with respect.
c)
The United States should respect the land claims of countries.
d)
All people in the United States should have the right to vote.
80.

The belief that the United States was destined to stretch all the way across the continent of North America

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Mexican-American War

d)

Gold Rush

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