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Unit 3: Population

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A __________ _______ is a useful chart that organizes the people that live in a country in a specific year by their age groups

(a)  

2.

Which of the following factors can influence population density?

a)

Environmental

b)

Economic

c)

Social

d)

Political

3.

Which calculation is usually the first one run at the beginning of population measurements? (After a census)

a)

Dependency Ratio

b)

Population Density

c)

Mean Population Age

d)

Gross Domestic Product

4.

Why are population density calculations so popular to do?

a)

Cheap & easy

b)

Provides an in depth look at a population

c)

Gives a sense of how wealth is distributed in society

d)

To see which stage of development the nation is in

5.

The shape of an age demographics chart can usually tell you which (a)   the country's economy is in.

6.

This(These) stage(s) have the highest dependency ratio.

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

7.

The dependency ratio basically measures working adults versus....

a)

Unemployed adults

b)

Teenagers

c)

The very young and retirees

d)

Upper middle aged adults

8.

Subsistence agriculture usually requires a large workforce, which often times happens to be your own family.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The most dramatic effects of economic development usually arise in which stage?

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

10.

Which section of the population usually puts the highest pressure on the economy of HICs in Stage 4?

(a)  

11.

This starts to fall during the second stage of development.

(a)  

12.

All HICs follow the same agreed upon plan when aiding developing nations with population management.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Why are most LICs, especially in Africa hesitant to receive help from HICs?

a)

Predatory Loans

b)

Colonialism

c)

Desire to remain Independent and maintain Autonomy

d)

High cost of aid

14.

Why are age demographic charts in African LICs squished in the middle

a)

Civil Wars

b)

Political Instability

c)

Famine

d)

HIV/AIDS

15.

Which of these would be used in order to help population control?

a)

Distribution of Contraceptives

b)

Education about contraception

c)

Job opportunities for women

d)

Improved Healthcare access

16.

The one-child policy of China during the 70s and 80s can be best described as...?

a)

Pronatalist

b)

Antinatalist

c)

China following UN Agenda 21

d)

Following the protocols of the Club of Rome

17.

A characteristic of stage two of the Demographic Transition Model shows

a)

Falling death rates and high birth rates

b)

High death rates and low birth rates

c)

Stable death rates and fluctuating birth rates

d)

Rising death rates and high birth rates

18.

This population pyramid shows...

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

19.
This map is an example of a . . . 
a)

Topographical Map

b)
Physical Map
c)

Population Density Map

d)

Census Map

20.
How are Stages 1 and 4 of the demographic transition model similar?
a)

both have near zero growth rates

b)
both have low life expectancies
c)
both have low dependency ratios
d)
both have low death rates