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Unit 2 APHG Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 17mins

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Class
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1.

A large number of Turkish people migrated to Germany in the 1960s, when West Germany’s manufacturing economy was booming and Turkey’s economy was predominantly agricultural. Which of the following best describes Turkish migration to Germany?

a)

Political asylum seekers fleeing Communism

b)

Involuntary migrants fleeing transnational wars

c)

Internal rural-to-urban migrants

d)

Voluntary guest workers

2.

Which of the following processes best explains a decrease in mortality rates worldwide?

a)

Increased rates of female literacy

b)

Increased rates of urbanization

c)

Modern family planning methods

d)

Better hygiene and sanitation practices

3.

Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have total fertility rates that exceed 5.0. Which of the following population characteristics is associated with this phenomenon?

a)

High youth dependency ratio

b)

Long life expectancy

c)

Low birth rates

d)

High elder dependency ratio

4.

In 1980 China implemented an antinatalist one-child policy. Which of the following explains an unintended consequence of the policy?

a)

There are more women than men because of a cultural preference for female children.

b)

There are more men than women because of a cultural preference for male children.

c)

China’s total fertility rate dropped below the replacement rate due to strict enforcement of the law.

d)

China’s age structure shifted toward a high youth dependency due to limiting births.

5.

Malthusian theory would explain which of the following possible consequences of high birth rates in a less developed country?

a)

Famine and starvation will occur as demand outpaces agricultural production.

b)

Technological advancements will lead to increased agricultural production.

c)

People will implement family-planning methods as resources grow scarce.

d)

Areas with the greatest population density will import scarce resources.

6.

From 2010 through 2017 there was a large increase in the number of migrants from Africa to Europe. Which of the following explains a possible impact on the emigrant countries of origin during and after that time period?

a)

Increasing emigration resulted in the governments of the countries of origin providing financial support for emigrants.

b)

As more emigrants sent money home, the influx of money created an economic boom in the countries of origin.

c)

Increasing emigration resulted in a decreased need for language training programs in schools to help emigrants find work.

d)

Many emigrants became unemployed, which decreased the total financial contributions to countries of origin.

7.

Which of the following explains an impact of open-border policies regarding migration within the European Union?

a)

Increased free trade within Europe based on elimination of tariffs, due to the need for economic cooperation between member states

b)

Greater cultural unity within Europe as it becomes a melting pot, due to the use of a common currency

c)

Growing political tensions as immigration increases, due to competition between immigrants and local people for available jobs

d)

Greater restrictions on travel within European Union countries, due to the need for internal security

8.

Which of the following best explains an effect of migration within the United States between 1950 and 2010 ?

a)

The mean center of the population of the United States shifted to the South and West as workers migrated to areas with more jobs and a warmer climate

b)

Population increased in the industrial North because of large-scale migration of African Americans from the South.

c)

Rapid suburbanization occurred in the Midwest as retirees migrated from the East Coast.

d)

Large clusters of migrants from other countries settled in the South and West, leading to significant population growth in this region.

9.

Which of the following best describes an example of transhumance?

a)

Ranchers in Canada who allow their cattle to graze over a wide area of flat land

b)

Herders in Kenya who take their goats to a river basin each day for water

c)

Shepherds in France who move their sheep to mountain pastures each summer

d)

Farmers in Peru who raise their llamas on land that used to be tropical rain forest

10.

Neo-Malthusian theory can be used to explain which of the following situations?

a)

Mexico has utilized new technology to shift from being a food importer to being a food exporter.

b)

Malawi previously experienced famine but has improved agricultural yields through subsidies.

c)

India has been able to increase agricultural yields by utilizing bio-engineered seeds.

d)

South Sudan experienced famine during the twenty-first century as a result of war and drought.

11.

South Korea, as of 2018, has the lowest total fertility rate in the world at 1.1. Which of the following best explains a population policy South Korea could enact to promote higher birth rates?

a)

Decreasing the age of retirement so that older Koreans can work in childcare centers

b)

Decreasing the cost of childcare so that families can afford to have more children

c)

Increasing social-security benefits so that retirees can financially support their grandchildren

d)

Decreasing health insurance so that parents pay more for the cost of childbirth

12.

Which of the following scenarios explains a demographic push factor for less developed countries?

a)

A large youth population, lacking educational opportunities, seek schooling in more developed countries.

b)

Religious persecution and threats of violence create a refugee crisis in neighboring countries.

c)

A working population, seeking higher wages, emigrate to more developed countries.

d)

Drought threatening agricultural output and food supplies create a refugee crisis in neighboring countries.

13.

A population pyramid that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom most likely represents which of the following populations?

a)

A rapidly expanding population

b)

A stable or declining population

c)

A population with an unusually small percentage of older females

d)

A population of retirees

14.

In the first decade of the twenty first century, which of the following countries had the lowest fertility?

a)

Somalia

b)

Niger

c)

Angola

d)

South Africa

15.

Which of the following characteristics is currently shared by Switzerland, Canada, and New Zealand?

a)

Low population growth rates

b)

Primate urban systems

c)

High infant mortality rates

d)

Membership of the EU

16.

Which of the following best describes a country with a rate of natural increase of 0.4?

a)

Negative population growth

b)

Low life expectancy

c)

Slow population growth

d)

Increasing fertility rates

17.

A country develops new technologies for farming, which help stabilize and increase food supply. According to Malthusian theory, which of the following would best explain those results?

a)

The new technologies would conserve water and energy supplies.

b)

The new technologies would reduce preventive checks on population.

c)

The new technologies would reduce positive checks on population.

d)

The new technologies would create a rapid decrease in population.

18.

Physiological population density differs from crude population density in that physiological density...

a)

Examines only the population of cities, while crude density includes the population of cities and rural areas

b)

Is a measure of how density is perceived, while crude density is a measure of specific density

c)

Explains density in terms of people per arable land unit, while crude density explains density in terms of people per total square land unit

d)

Explains the density of a single housing unit while crude density explains the density of a group of houses

19.

The ability of a resource base to sustain a population is known as its

a)

Support ratio

b)

Carrying capacity

c)

Subsistence limit

d)

Basic employment

20.

If a population has a higher CDR than CBR its NIR is:

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

21.

Which of the following profiles characterizes the population group that is the most likely to migrate?

a)

Married, twenty five years old

b)

Single, twenty five years old

c)

Married, fifty years old

d)

Single, fifty years old

22.

Which of the following would be most likely to increase life expectancy in a less developed country, resulting in an aging population in that country?

a)

An increase in the country’s birth rate

b)

Rural-to-urban migration within a country

c)

Improvements in transportation and communication networks

d)

Improvements in access to health care and sanitation

23.

A student who lives in Minneapolis chooses to spend her spring break in Florida rather than in Jamaica because Florida is closer and the plane fare is cheaper. This type of decision making best illustrates the concept of...

a)

Human capital

b)

Time space compression

c)

Intervening opportunities

d)

The rank size rule

24.

TFR stands for

a)

Total fertility rate

b)

Tracking fertility rates

c)

Total fraction of time

d)

Total famine rate

25.

What does stage 2 of the Demographic Transition Model have?

a)

Low CBR, Low CDR, Steady NIR

b)

High CBR, Rapidly declining CDR, High NIR

c)

Very low CBR. Low CDR, Zero or negative NIR

d)

Very high CBR, Very high CDR, Very low NIR