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AP HuG Unit 2 Chapter 2

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is NOT true concerning the human ecumene?

a)

It is clustered in the mid-latitudes.

b)

It is clustered in fertile river valleys.

c)

It is clustered in sub-Saharan Africa in the "cradle of civilization."

d)

It is clustered in along coastlines.

2.

In recent years, the human population has

a)

increased exponentially

b)

decreased exponentially

c)

decreased slowly

d)

increased slowy

3.

What does the term carrying capacity describe?

a)

The maximum number of birth rates for a population.

b)

The ability of a population to accept new immigrants.

c)

The ratio of birth rates to death rates in a population.

d)

The population size that the environment can sustain.

4.

What does a Population Pyramid NOT give you information about?

a)

Birth rates

b)

Actual numbers or % of people

c)

Migration to/from a country

d)

Death Rates

5.

As a country slows in population growth, its pyramid shape will:

a)

Become wider at the base and narrower at the top

b)

Be inverted

c)

Become more rectangular

d)

Bulge in the middle

6.

Factors that can alter the trend represented by a population pyramid include:

a)

Industrialization

b)

Natural Disasters and wars

c)

Education of women

d)

All of the above

7.

Demographers predict we will reach 8 billion people in 2023. This means the world will

a)

have to make sustainable choices for all people in all parts of the world.

b)

become overpopulated

c)

not change at all- we have nothing to worry about.

d)

be more likely to go to war over fossil fuels.

8.

More people live inside this circle (regions) than outside it.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The study of population and it impacts is known as

a)

demography

b)

democracy

c)

sociology

d)

cartography

10.
Geographers would identify Country B as having ____ growth.
a)
slow/sustained
b)
fast
c)
negative
11.
Demographers use population pyramids for all these reasons.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
What vocabulary term  is described in this paragraph?
a)
population density
b)
dependency ratio
c)
Crude Birth Rate (CBR)
d)
demographics
13.

After studying this graph, a geographer could conclude that ______ are higher in less developed countries.

a)

Population growth and Total Fertility Rates (TFRs)

b)

Mortality rates and Crude Death Rates (CDRs)

c)

Crude Death Rates (CDRs) and mortality rates

d)

Zero Population Growth (ZPG) and Total Fertility Rates (TFRs)

14.
What ONE demographic statistic fills in the question marks in this image?
a)
Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)
b)
Natural Increase Rate (NIR)
c)
Crude Birth Rate (CBR)
d)
Crude Death Rate (CDR)
15.
This type of density helps geographers explain the relationship between the size of a population, and the amount of arable land.
a)
physiologic density
b)
agricultural density
c)
arithmetic density
16.
Which image most likely represents a region with high agricultural density?
a)
Image A
b)
Image B
17.
Identify the four population clusters in descending order (largest to smallest). 
a)
East Asia, South Asia, Europe, SE Asia
b)
South Asia, Europe, East Asia, SE Asia
c)
SE Asia, Europe, East Asia, South Asia
d)
Europe, East Asia, SE Asia, South Asia
18.
After studying this map, what area of the world has the most (fastest) demographic momentum?
a)
Sub-Saharan Africa
b)
South America
c)
The Middle East
d)
Europe
19.
This map depicts 
a)
arithmetic density
b)
agricultural density
c)
physiologic density
20.
This African country has the continent's largest population, and four of the world's fastest growing cities. Demographers expect that it will become the world's 3rd largest country by 2050.
a)
Nigeria
b)
Kenya
c)
South Africa
d)
Democratic Republic of Congo
21.

Which of the regions has the highest population concentration?

a)

Southeast Asia

b)

East Asia

c)

Southern Africa

d)

Latin America

22.

Which country has anti-natalist policies?

a)

Japan

b)

German

c)

China

d)

United States

23.
 A nation with a large number of farmers per unit of arable land would have a high:
a)
Agricultural Density 
b)
Arithmetic Densoty 
c)
Physiological Density 
d)
Population Density 
24.
Which of the following events would not change the arithmetic density of a nation?
a)
Annexation of new territory 
b)
an increasing natural increase rate 
c)
movement of people from rural to urban areas 
d)
a war with a large number of deaths 
25.
To determine the carrying capacity of a territory, which measure of density should we use?
a)
agricultural density 
b)
arithmetic density 
c)
physiological density 
d)
population density 
26.
Population control policies have often led to:
a)
high dependency ratio 
b)
low crude birth rates 
c)
high crude death rates 
d)
imbalanced sex ratios 
27.
Which of the following statements is true?
a)
more developed countries have high fertility rates 
b)
less developed countries have high fertility rates 
c)
there is no correlation between development and fertility 
d)
less developed countries ave low fertility rates 
28.

Over the past century, the population of the world has been...

a)

growing even though the fertility rate is decreasing

b)

growing even though the life expectancy is decreasing

c)

growing because the fertility rate is increasing

d)

declining because life expectancy is decreasing

29.

When women in developing countries become educated...

a)

The death rate increases

b)

the country enters stage 5 of the Epidemiological Transition Model

c)

the agricultural density increases

d)

Fertility rates decrease

30.

Which generalization is best illustrated by the world map shown?

a)

Climate is the primary factor influencing population distribution

b)

People are spread out evenly throughout the world

c)

The majority of the worlds population lives between 30° North and 60° North latitude

d)

More people live in the Western Hemisphere been in the Eastern Hemisphere

e)

People have preserved fertile land for farming by choosing to settle heavily in areas with poor farmland

31.

Which statement about birth is best supported by the pyramid?

a)

More births occurred in 1956 than in 1966

b)

more births occurred in 1986 than in 2006

c)

the number steadily increased between 1956 and 2016

d)

the number steadily decreased between 1956 and 2016

e)

fewer births occurred in 2016 and 2011

32.

Based on the map, where is there a high population density?

a)

Along the East Coast

b)

Along the West Coast

c)

Around the Rocky Mountains

d)

In Southeast

33.

What is an ecumene?

a)

The climate, landforms, and bodies of water which make up a living space for animals and humans

b)

The physical features of the earth surface - physical features

c)

The uninhabited places on earth

d)

The inhabited places on earth

34.

What is the arithmetic density?

a)

The amount of farmers within the arable land of a certain area

b)

The amount of people within the arable land of a certain area

c)

The amount of people in a certain area

d)

The amount of people in developed areas

35.

What is physiological density?

a)

The amount of farmers within the arable land of a certain area

b)

The amount of people within the arable land of a certain area

c)

The amount of people in a certain area

d)

The amount of people within a developed area

36.

The physiological density is more useful than arithmetic density when trying to determine a region's what?

a)

Population distribution

b)

Physical features

c)

Carrying Capacity

d)

Human Features

37.

Why is carrying capacity important to know about when looking at population density?

a)

Because it describes what population can be supported in order to export to other countries

b)

Because it describes how much population the land can support without environmental deterioration

c)

Because it shows that all countries can produce higher yields so that they do not need to import food

d)

Because it shows the development of the land

38.

What type of growth is shown in this population pyramid?

a)

Negative

b)

Slow

c)

Rapid

d)

Neutral

39.

What is the replacement fertility level?

a)

Between 2.1 - 2.4

b)

Between 1.2 - 2.1

c)

Between 0 - 1

d)

Between 4.2 - 5.1

40.

If the mortality rate, infant mortality rate, and child mortality rate are low what does that mean?

a)

The country has good access to healthcare and proper nutrition

b)

The country has reached its carrying capacity so they need more population

c)

The country has a pronatalist policy to encourage more population

d)

The country does not have good access to healthcare nor proper nutrition

41.

What is population doubling time?

a)

The amount of time it takes for a population in a given area to double it is calculated with "the rule of 50"

b)

The amount of time it takes for a population in a given area to double it is calculated with "the rule of 70"

c)

The amount of time it takes for an area's RNI to double

d)

The amount of time it takes for a population in a given area to decrease by two

42.

Russia gave away a prize for families who had children born on a certain date is an example of what?

a)

Pro-natalist

b)

Anti-natalist

43.

India tried to discourage families from having large families by showing them how "unhappy" they would be if they had large families. This is an example of what?

a)

Pro-natalist

b)

Anti-natalist

44.

What is a description of stage 1 in a Demographic Transition Model (DTM)?

a)

High Birth - High Death - human misery & suffering

b)

low birth - low death - low to zero growth

c)

Declining birth - lower death - slowing growth - better healthcare and less kids needed

d)

High birth - declining death - figuring out clean water & basic healthcare

45.

What is a description of stage 2 in DTM?

a)

High Birth - High Death - human misery & suffering

b)

low birth - low death - low to zero growth

c)

Declining birth - lower death - slowing growth - better healthcare and less kids needed

d)

High birth - declining death - figuring out clean water & basic healthcare

46.

What is a description of stage 3 in DTM?

a)

High Birth - High Death - human misery & suffering

b)

low birth - low death - low to zero growth

c)

Declining birth - lower death - slowing growth - better healthcare and less kids needed

d)

High birth - declining death - figuring out clean water & basic healthcare

47.

What is a description of stage 4 in DTM?

a)

High Birth - High Death - human misery & suffering

b)

low birth - low death - low to zero growth

c)

Declining birth - lower death - slowing growth - better healthcare and less kids needed

d)

High birth - declining death - figuring out clean water & basic healthcare

48.

Lots of births and deaths and population holding until the Industrial Revolution occurred 1760 to 1840 first in began in Britain and then the U.S. followed by other nations industrializing. It continues today in underdeveloped nations.

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

e)

Stage 5

49.

Many births and deaths fall and population increases very rapidly like during the later years of the Industrial Revolution.

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

e)

Stage 5

50.

Births and death rates fall slower but population continues to rapidly increase like in post-industrial societies like in the U.S. after World War II.

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

e)

Stage 5

51.

Birth and death rates fall as well as natural population growth slows like in the U.S. today. (However, population continues to grow from migration to the U.S.)

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

e)

Stage 5

52.

Population is actually decreasing.

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

e)

Stage 5

53.

The United States early Colonial period before the invention of the Cotton Gin.

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

54.

The United States early after the invention of Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin & Cyrus McCormick's plow, and other inventions that lead to the growth of rail roads to transport goods 1840-1880 and ramping up economic development during Post Civil War Reconstruction.

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

55.

Bessemer Process invented making strong steel from iron to create sky scrapers, automobiles, and other manufactured goods that will bring the U.S. into an age of industrial expansion from the 1890's after the Spanish American War to the 1950's Post World War II.

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

56.

U.S. importing more goods and manufacturing less but transitioning to an Age of Information and Technology 1980's to today and beyond.

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

57.

U.S. high birth and death rates but population is at replacement pre-industrialization.

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

58.

U.S. birth and death rates fall fast and population increases dramatically until the Civil War in 1860. Families need lots of farm hands (children) to feed a growing industrial workforce.

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

59.

U.S. birth and death rates fall slower but population increases dramatically by immigration who need work in factories in high production manufacturing companies.

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

60.

Many U.S. Millennials choosing to delay having children because they are too costly to raise and many millennials are focused on career growth instead of raising families. Hint: Welcome to the new Millennium in America!!! Thought you would appreciate this one my AP HuG students.

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

61.
The total number of live births per year per 1,000 people in a society is the:
a)
crude birth rate.
b)
crude death rate.
c)
total fertility rate.
d)
natural increase rate.
62.

Which of the following pairs of indicators best reflects the availability of health care in a country?

a)

Crude death rate and growth rate

b)

Crude death rate and crude birth rate

c)

Growth rate and life expectancy

d)

Infant mortality rate and life expectancy

e)

Infant mortality rate and crude death rate

63.

In 2009, Sweden had a crude birth rate of 10 and a crude death rate of 10. In what stage of demographic transition is Sweden?

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

64.

Under stage I of the demographic transition model, the crude birth rate and crude death rate are…

a)

both low

b)

both high

c)

CBR is high / CDR is low

d)

CBR is low / CDR is high

65.

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

66.

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

67.
The lowest crude birth rates (CBRs) are found in countries in which stage of the DTM?
a)
Stage 1
b)
Stage 2
c)
Stage 3
d)
Stage 4
68.
The highest CDRs are found in countries in which stage of the DTM?
a)
Stage 1
b)
Stage 2
c)
Stage 3
d)
Stage 4
69.
More developed countries (MDCs) moved from Stage 1 to Stage 2 of the DTM 200 years ago in part because of:
a)
the First Agricultural Revolution.
b)
the Industrial Revolution.
c)
people moving to cities.
d)
women choosing to enter the labor force.
70.
The percentage of people who are too young or too old to work in a society is the:
a)
dependency rate.
b)
life expectancy rate.
c)
population pyramid.
d)
sex ratio.
71.
The shape of a country's population pyramid is determined primarily by its:
a)
crude birth rate.
b)
crude death rate.
c)
dependency rate.
d)
demographic ratio.
72.
The population pyramid of Naples, Florida, is "upside down," because the city has a large percentage of:
a)
infants.
b)
females.
c)
elderly people.
d)
young people.
73.
Death rates fall rapidly due to increased hygiene and medical advances during stage
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
74.
The ___________ __________ stabilized the world's population 10,000 years ago.
a)
Industrial Revolution
b)
Reformation
c)
Black Plague
d)
Agricultural Revolution
75.
This caused a jump in the worlds' population.
a)
the Renaissance
b)
the Industrial Revolution
c)
the Medical Revolution
d)
the Scientific Revolution
76.

A key performance indicator for efforts to improve the health and safety of mothers before, during, and after childbirth per country worldwide.

a)

maternal mortality rate

b)

zero population growth

c)

arable land

d)

potential support ratio

77.

A condition of demographic balance where the number of people in a specified population neither grows nor declines.

a)

maternal mortality rate

b)

zero population growth

c)

arable land

d)

potential support ratio

78.

From the Latin: arabilis, "able to be ploughed" is any land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops.

a)

maternal mortality rate

b)

zero population growth

c)

arable land

d)

potential support ratio

79.

Where did the Early River Valley civilizations or cultural hearths develop?

a)

range land

b)

tundra

c)

arable land

d)

forest land

80.

Describes the burden placed on the working population by the non-working elderly population.

a)

maternal mortality rate

b)

zero population growth

c)

arable land

d)

potential support ratio

81.

Please work hard in school and get a high paying job to pay high taxes and contribute to ____________ so Mr. Morello can have good health care and a good retirement in his elderly age, my AP Hug students.

a)

maternal mortality rate

b)

zero population growth

c)

arable land

d)

potential support ratio

82.

The study and analysis of the distribution, patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in defined populations.

a)

Epidemiology

b)

Epidemiologic transition

c)

Epidemic

d)

Pandemic

83.

A theory which "describes changing population patterns in terms of fertility, life expectancy, mortality, and leading causes of death.

a)

Epidemiology

b)

Epidemiologic transition

c)

Epidemic

d)

Pandemic

84.

Rapid spread of disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time.

a)

Epidemiology

b)

Epidemiologic transition

c)

Epidemic

d)

Pandemic

85.

An infectious disease that has spread across a large region, for instance multiple continents or worldwide, affecting a substantial number of individuals.

a)

Epidemiology

b)

Epidemiologic transition

c)

Epidemic

d)

Pandemic

86.

Early hunting and gathering humans in the Epidemiologic Transition Model (ETM)

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

e)

Stage 5

87.

Afro-Eurasia after the Black Death 1346 to 1353 when cities instituted sanitation policies and the medical revolution invented new cures for diseases. These advancements lead to lower Crude Death Rate.

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

e)

Stage 5

88.

TAVR treatment for patients with aortic stenosis is a new treatment for patients with heart disease. Targeting an “Undruggable” Protein in Lung and Colorectal Cancer was a clinical advance in 2020.

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

e)

Stage 5

89.

Covid 19.

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

e)

Stage 5

90.

Overpopulation (Click more than one and all are correct.) Lol, I needed another question to make it an even 90.

a)

concerned Thomas Malthus because he felt population would outstripped available resources.

b)

will NOT occur if humans adopt sustainable practices according to Hans Rosling.

c)

is more likely to occur in poor countries like India, Bangladesh, and Nigeria unless government action and workers educate the population of the benefits of birth control.

d)

may NOT happen if we DON'T PANIC!