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Unit 2 Population Test Review

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one IS NOT an indicator of the change in population?

a)

Death rate

b)

Life expectancy

c)

Emigration

2.

Agricultural Density is....

a)

Farmers per unit of arable land

b)

Farmers per unit of land

c)

People per unit of arable land

d)

People per unit of land

3.

What was the impact of the Industrial Revolution on global populations?

a)

Increased it dramatically.

b)

Decreased, because it had increased after the Agricultural Revolution.

c)

Global populations stayed the same.

d)

Decreased because more people were working in factories than on farms, so less food was produced.

4.

Which term describes the annual number of deaths of infants under one year of age, compared with live births?

a)

Total Fertility Rate

b)

Infant Mortality Rate

c)

Crude Birth Rate

d)

Natural Increase Rate

5.

What is the scientific study of human population?

a)

Demography

b)

Ecology

c)

Biology

d)

Geneology

6.

According to the population pyramid above, in 2050 Japan will have what type of growth?

a)

linear growth

b)

negative growth

c)

rapid growth

d)

slow growth

7.

What two ways can we slow population growth and decrease the crude birth rate and the fertility rate?

a)

education of women and access to contraception

b)

political stability and better medicine

c)

better medicine and economic development

d)

access to contraception and better medicine

8.

The number of people in a defined area, such as per square mile or square kilometer is called the __________________.

a)

population density

b)

population

c)

urbanization

9.

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

10.
Which of the following would cause world population to increase?
a)
a sudden increase in immigration
b)
a sudden drop in the birth rate
c)
a sudden drop in the death rate
d)
an increase in the number of developed countries in the world
11.
Population pyramids
a)
are designed to show a population by age and gender.
b)
can indicate a country’s level of economic development.
c)
can help predict the future of a country’s population.
d)
all of these.
12.
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
13.

the total number of births in a year for every 1,000 people in a population

a)

Growth Rate

b)

Birth Rate

c)

Death Rate

d)

Population Density

14.

the total number of deaths in a year for every 1,000 people in a population

a)

death rate

b)

birth rate

c)

growth rate

d)

infant mortality rate

15.

Poor economic activity and lack of job opportunities are examples of strong ____________ factors.

a)

push

b)

pull

16.

2/3 of world’s population lives between 20°N and 60°N latitude and this is referred to as ___________________________.

a)

population distribution

b)

population density

c)

push factors

d)

pull factors

17.

Define population density and distribution.

a)

The average number of people in a given unit area and how a population is spread over an area.

b)

The number of houses per square kilometre and urbanisation rates.

c)

Where people live on the surface of the earth.

d)

The number of a people in a country and where they are situated.

18.

What population is displayed on the RIGHT side of this pyramid?

a)

Children

b)

Women

c)

Men

d)

Elderly

19.

The study of various aspects of Human population is known as?

a)

Reprography

b)

Demography

c)

Oculography

d)

Populography

20.

Land suited for agriculture is called...

a)

popuolation density

b)

agricultural density

c)

physiological land

d)

arid land

e)

arable land

21.

The average number of births women bear in their lifetimes is...

a)

total birth rate

b)

crude birth rate

c)

total fertility rate

d)

total increase rate

e)

crude fertility rate

22.
What 2 rates do you need to consider when calculating population growth in a country?
a)
Birth Rate and Life Expectancy
b)
Birth Rate and Death Rate
c)
Infant Mortality and Fertility Rates
d)
Literacy Rate and GDP
23.
Forces that drive people to leave a country
a)
Pull Factors
b)
Push Factors
c)
Gross Domestic Products
d)
Death Rates
24.
Forces that draw people to a new location
a)
Pull Factors
b)
Push Factors
c)
Mortality Rates
d)
Life Expectancy Rate
25.
The average number of years a person lives 
a)
Mortality Rate
b)
Death Rate
c)
Infant Mortality Rate
d)
Life Expectancy
26.
The number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1,000 live births.
a)
Fertility Rate
b)
Infant Death Rate
c)
Infant Mortality Rate
d)
Life Expectancy
27.
The measurement of the number of people per unit of land
a)
population rate
b)
population density
c)
community density
d)
carry capacity
28.

How would you describe the population of this country?

a)

They are experiencing rapid population growth

b)

They are experiencing stable population growth

c)

They are experiencing negative population growth

29.

How would you describe the population of this country?

a)

They are experiencing stable population growth

b)

They are experiencing rapid population growth

c)

They are experiencing negative population growth

30.

This country has a low birth rate

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Describe the likely death rate of this country.

a)

This country has a low death rate

b)

This country has a high death rate

c)

This country has many old people

d)

Very few people die in this country

32.

Describe the life expectancy of this country

a)

People live a long time

b)

People die early

c)

Men live longer than women

33.

Which statement is true?

a)

There are more men in this country

b)

There are fewer women in this country

c)

There are more 30-34 year olds than 25-29 year olds

d)

There are more people age 25-29 than 30-34

34.

What is manifest destiny?

a)

The belief that there is only one god

b)

The belief that all men are created equal

c)

The belief that Americans had the god given right to expand west

d)

The belief Mr. Fastlaben is actually a good teacher

35.
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
a)
Manifest destiny 
b)
Monroe Doctrine 
c)
Great Awakening 
d)
Louisiana Purchase
36.
Which of these would be the best title for the illustration above?
a)
Divine Nature
b)
Survival of the Fittest
c)
Universal Expansion
d)
Manifest Destiny
37.

Which statement bests represents the United States’ view on land acquisition (getting land) in

the 1800’s?

a)

America’s attitude toward completing Manifest Destiny was to get all land they wanted through any means needed

b)

America was not willing to get into wars or battles attempting to gain land

c)

America thought that all nations had the right to keep the land they controlled

d)

America was ready to fight to ensure the Native Americans kept a fair share of the western land

38.

In 1869, the Transcontinental Railroad was finished. It made traveling out west much quicker than ever before.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

How did the invention of the steam locomotive change life for Americans living all around the nation?

a)

It transported people and good across the nation much quicker than ever before.

b)

It paved the ways for the development of the first cars.

c)

It created jobs as workers were needed to lay tracks across the United States

d)

All of the above