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Population & Migration Patterns and Processes Review

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 34mins

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Class
Date
1.

The arithmetic population density for a country or region is determined by dividing the total:

a)

population by the number of farmers

b)

population by the total land area

c)

number of farmers by the total population

d)

area of square miles by the number of homes

e)

number of children by the number of mothers

2.

Only a fraction of the Earth's surface is actually farmable land. This land is called:

a)

productive

b)

ecumene

c)

arable

d)

populated

e)

carrying capacity capable

3.

A national policy encouraging citizens to reduce the total fertility rate is known as

a)

pro-natal

b)

neo-natal

c)

post-natal

d)

anti-natal

e)

quasi-natal

4.

The population pyramid in this image indicates a

a)

country growing very slowly

b)

a country with a long life expectancy

c)

a rapidly growing country

d)

a country in the degenerative disease stage of the ETM

e)

a country with great health care options

5.

The portion of the earth's surface that is livable and likely to be populated is known as

a)

population center

b)

Africa

c)

ecumene

d)

biopshere

e)

topography

6.

Olivia recently moved from her home in Uruguay to the U.S. She communicates regularly with her family and has persuaded her younger brother to immigrate to the U.S. This is an example of...

a)

forced migration

b)

step migration

c)

intervening obstacle

d)

chain migration

e)

refugee status

7.

Which of the following is the BEST example of a cultural push factor stimulating a migration?

a)

People forced to leave New Orleans because of Hurricane Katrina

b)

Oklahoma farmers driven off their land by drought during the 1930s

c)

Eastern Europeans attracted to job opportunities in Western Europe

d)

Palestinians that left Israel after Jewish migration to the new country in 1948

e)

Guest workers moving to Saudi Arabia to work in the oil industry

8.

The average number a babies a woman would be expected to have, on average, during her child bearing years (15-49), is known as the ...

a)

average birth rate

b)

total fertility rate

c)

rate of natural increase

d)

infant mortality rate

e)

crude death rate

9.

Johann is planning to move to South Africa to pursue an opportunity to become a highly respected biology researcher. As he prepares to move, he learns that South Africa has cut off immigration from his home nation of Denmark. This would be an example of...

a)

step migration

b)

chain migration

c)

intervening oppurtunity

d)

intervening obstacle

e)

refugee status

10.

A civil war has broken out in the nation of Zambia. Many people have left their homes to avoid the fighting without actually leaving Zambia itself. These people are referred to as...

a)

Refugees

b)

Immigrants

c)

Internally displaced persons

d)

Emigrants

e)

none of the above

11.

Money that immigrants send back to their families in their countries of origin is referred to as...

a)

taxes

b)

repatriation

c)

intervening opportunities

d)

chain migration

e)

remittances

12.

Migration that occurs withing the borders of a single country is known as ...

a)

internal migration

b)

international migration

c)

forced relocation

d)

nomadism

e)

periodic movement

13.

The Atlantic Slave Trade is a clear example of which of the following?

a)

internally displaced persons

b)

forced migration

c)

voluntary migration

d)

step migration

e)

chain migration

14.

"The intensity of human activity, processes, or function declines as distance from the its source increases," is the basic definition of which of the following?

a)

spatial pattern

b)

population growth

c)

distance decay

d)

Ravenstein's Laws of Migration

e)

nomadism

15.
Zero population growth occurs when the TFR (total fertility rate) is at
a)
1.2
b)
2.1
c)
2.7
d)
1.9
16.

There are NO countries in which stage of the Demographic Transition Model?

a)
Stage 3
b)
Stage 2
c)
Stage 4
d)
Stage 1
17.
What does an "upside down" population pyramid indicate?
a)

lots of children

b)
lots of middle age people
c)
lots of elderly/older people
d)
lots of teens
18.
Thomas Malthus thought
a)
population would increase at the same rate as farming production
b)
population would eventually decline due to birth control and family planning
c)
population would eventually outgrow food production
d)
moral restraint would lower population growth 
19.
The ratio of people who are too young or too old to work compared to the working population is called the
a)
dependency ratio
b)
population pyramid
c)
interconnected ratio
d)
retirement ratio
20.
Death rates fall rapidly due to increased hygiene and medical advances during stage
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
21.
Lowest CDR occurs during stage
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
22.
Highest population growth occurs during stage
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
23.
The annual worldwide natural increase rate is
a)
1.2%
b)
12%
c)
12 million
d)
12 trillion
24.
The time it takes for the world population to go from 3 billion to 6 billion or 6 billion to 12 billion is called
a)
overpopulation
b)
doubling time
c)
natural increase
d)
life expectancy
25.
Overpopulation is 
a)

too many people for the world

b)

too many people for a country

c)

too many people for an area

d)

too many people for the resources available

26.
What is the best example of Brain drain? 
a)
A Doctor from the USA goes on a year long trip with Doctors  without bordersto Africa 
b)
A Doctor from Haiti moves to the USA with her family 
c)
An Engineer from Nevada moves to New York City for a higher paying job 
d)
An elementary school teacher from Africa moves to Dubai for better pay. 
27.

The population pyramid shown is most likely which country?

a)

Nigeria

b)

China

c)

Germany

d)

Japan

28.

The Population Pyramid shown is most likely which country?

a)

Canada

b)

Japan

c)

Zimbabwea

d)

Algeria

29.

What is the #1 reason for migration?

a)

Better Economic opportunity

b)

Escaping violence

c)

Reunion with family

d)

desire to expand business networks

30.

Which of the following is NOT a Pronatalist policy?

a)

Free Birth Control

b)

Free child care

c)

Free College tuition

d)

Free parenting classes

31.

The number of people per unit area of agriculturally productive land is the

a)

average density

b)

physiological density

c)

total density

d)

agricultural density

32.

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

a)

growing even though fertility rates have been decreasing

b)

growing even though the average life expectancy is decreasing

c)

growing because global fertility rates have been increasing

d)

declining because average life expectancy is decreasing

33.

Globally, the four largest population concentrations are located in

a)

Europe, North America, and East Asia, Latin America

b)

East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia and Western Africa

c)

Southeast Asia, Southern Africa, East Asia, Europe

d)

Europe, South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia

34.
Model that explains changes in population demographics in countries at different time periods.
a)
Distant Decay Model 
b)
Demographic Transition Model 
c)
Overpopulation Model 
d)
 Epidemiologic Transition Model
35.

Which is the most common negative impact of emigration on the country of origin?

a)

An increase in unemployment rates

b)

Loss of working age population to another country

c)

Loss of farmers resulting in smaller food supply

d)

An increase in youth dependency

36.

Which of the following is NOT true according to Ravenstein's laws of migration?

a)

Most migrants are young adults

b)

Most migration is over very long distance

c)

Migration generally occurs in steps

d)

Migration is most often for economic reasons

37.
According to Ravenstein’s Laws of Migration, which group is most likely to move?
a)
older adults
b)
younger adults
c)
children
d)
families
38.

ETM Stage 3 is known as...

a)

Infectious and parasitic diseases

b)

Receding Pandemics

c)

Degenerative Diseases

d)

Delayed Degenerative Diseases

39.

Interregional migration in the US is from

a)

Urban to rural

b)

Urban to suburban

c)

South to north

d)

Northeast to west and south

40.

This population density measure can show the economic development of a country.

a)

Arithmetic Density

b)

Physiological Density

c)

Crude Density

d)

Agricultural Density

41.

According to Ravenstein long distances migrants settle in

a)

Urban areas

b)

Rural areas

c)

United States

d)

Small Towns

42.

The first wave of migration to the US came from

a)

Northern and Western Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Latin America

d)

Southern and Eastern Europe

43.
A Less Developed Country in Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition Model would have a:
a)

high crude birth rate 

b)

low crude birth rate 

c)
low natural increase rate 
d)
high standard of living 
44.

Why is there a higher agricultural density in less developed countries?

a)

Because in less developed countries there is less of a need for farmers due to technology

b)

Because more developed countries need more farmers to supply a larger food source

c)

Because in less developed countries there are more farmers due to being an economy based on labor

d)

Because in more developed countries there is a high demand for jobs

45.

Why might an area suffer if the Total Fertility Rate is too low?

a)

Because they won't be able to have as many individuals in the pre-productive stage to replenish the current population

b)

Because they won't be able to have as many workers, so it might stop them from progressing

c)

Because they are a post-industrial country so they will need more workers

d)

Because the country has reached the carrying capacity

46.

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

47.

What is the rate of natural increase?

a)

It is a statistic that compares the infant death rate and the child mortality rate

b)

It is a statistic that compares the immigration and emigration to a country

c)

It is a statistic that compares the birth rate and death rate of a country for population growth or decline

d)

It is a statistic that compares arithmetic and physiological population density

48.
Since the 1980s most US In-Migration has come from
a)
Europe
b)
East Asia
c)
Latin America
d)
South Asia
49.
Getting up, driving to school, attending school, driving home only to do this all over again is called?
a)
inter-regional migration
b)
interstate migration
c)
chain migration
d)
circulation migration
50.
Which of the following is a PULL factor?
a)
A hurricane
b)
failed harvest
c)
increase in taxes
d)
opening a new factory
51.

Only a fraction of the Earth's surface is actually farmable land. This land is called:

a)

productive

b)

ecumene

c)

arable

d)

populated

e)

carrying capacity capable

52.

A national policy encouraging citizens to reduce the total fertility rate is known as

a)

pro-natal

b)

neo-natal

c)

post-natal

d)

anti-natal

e)

quasi-natal

53.

The portion of the earth's surface that is livable and likely to be populated is known as

a)

population center

b)

Africa

c)

ecumene

d)

biopshere

e)

topography

54.

Olivia recently moved from her home in Uruguay to the U.S. She communicates regularly with her family and has persuaded her younger brother to immigrate to the U.S. This is an example of...

a)

forced migration

b)

step migration

c)

intervening obstacle

d)

chain migration

e)

refugee status

55.

Which of the following is the BEST example of a cultural push factor stimulating a migration?

a)

People forced to leave New Orleans because of Hurricane Katrina

b)

Oklahoma farmers driven off their land by drought during the 1930s

c)

Eastern Europeans attracted to job opportunities in Western Europe

d)

Palestinians that left Israel after Jewish migration to the new country in 1948

e)

Guest workers moving to Saudi Arabia to work in the oil industry

56.

Why did the predictions of Neo-Malthusians not come true?

a)

population of the world declined

b)

they misunderstood the mathematics of population

c)

the United Nations led an increase in world food production

d)

advancements in technology and agriculture kept pace with population

e)

world leaders all used antinatalist policies

57.

The average number a babies a woman would be expected to have, on average, during her fecund years in a particular place is known as the ...

a)

average birth rate

b)

total fertility rate

c)

rate of natural increase

d)

infant mortality rate

e)

crude death rate

58.

Johann is planning to move to South Africa to pursue an opportunity to become a highly respected biology researcher. As he prepares to move, he learns that South Africa has cut off immigration from his home nation of Denmark. This would be an example of...

a)

step migration

b)

chain migration

c)

intervening oppurtunity

d)

intervening obstacle

e)

refugee status

59.

A civil war has broken out in the nation of Zambia. Many people have left their homes to avoid the fighting without actually leaving Zambia itself. These people are referred to as...

a)

Refugees

b)

Immigrants

c)

Internally displaced persons

d)

Emigrants

e)

none of the above

60.

Money that immigrants send back to their families in their countries of origin is referred to as...

a)

taxes

b)

repatriation

c)

intervening opportunities

d)

chain migration

e)

remittances

61.

Migration that occurs withing the borders of a single country is known as ...

a)

internal migration

b)

international migration

c)

forced relocation

d)

nomadism

e)

periodic movement

62.

The Atlantic Slave Trade is a clear example of which of the following?

a)

internally displaced persons

b)

forced migration

c)

voluntary migration

d)

step migration

e)

chain migration

63.

"The intensity of human activity, processes, or function declines as distance from the its source increases," is the basic definition of which of the following?

a)

spatial pattern

b)

population growth

c)

distance decay

d)

Ravenstein's Laws of Migration

e)

nomadism

64.
Zero population growth occurs when the TFR (total fertility rate) is at
a)
1.2
b)
2.1
c)
2.7
d)
1.9
65.
There are NO countries in which stage?
a)
Stage 3
b)
Stage 2
c)
Stage 4
d)
Stage 1
66.
What does an "upside down" population pyramid indicate?
a)
lots of children
lots of children
b)
lots of middle age people
c)
lots of elderly/older people
d)
lots of teens
67.

The arithmetic population density for a country or region is determined by dividing the total:

a)

population by the number of farmers

b)

population by the total land area

c)

number of farmers by the total population

d)

area of square miles by the number of homes

e)

number of children by the number of mothers

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