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Worksheets#2 Population and Migration
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Distribution
a)
The arrangement of something across Earth's surface.
b)
The Study of human population characteristics
c)
movement in which people relocate in response to perceived opportunity; not forced.
d)
The yearly number of births or deaths per 1,000 people.
2.
Arithmetic Density
a)
The total number of people divided by the total land area. The total number of people living in a certain area.
b)
The arrangement of something across Earth's surface.
c)
migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there
d)
a model of how the size of a population changes as a country develops its economy. Made up of 5 stages.
3.
Physiological Density
a)
The number of people per unit of area of arable land, which is land suitable for agriculture.
b)
The total number of people divided by the total land area. The total number of people living in a certain area.
c)
The scientific study of population characteristics.
d)
Starvation is the inevitable result of population growth, because the population increases at a geometric rate while food supply can only increase arithmetically
4.
Agricultural Density
a)
The ratio of the number of farmers to the total amount of land suitable for agriculture
b)
The number of people per unit of area of arable land, which is land suitable for agriculture.
c)
The arrangement of something across Earth's surface.
d)
According to Boserup as a society develops and progresses it uses its agricultural land more and more efficiently.
5.
Political Factors
a)
Government types, laws, policies, treaties, agreements. wars/conflicts, alliances, etc. in a country or between countries
b)
The ratio of the number of farmers to the total amount of land suitable for agriculture
c)
The total number of people divided by the total land area. The total number of people living in a certain area.
d)
The theory that says that there is a distinct cause of death in each stage of the demographic transition model. It can help explain how a country's population changes so dramatically.
6.
Social factors
a)
Family structure, education levels, ethnicity, religious beliefs, healthcare, social classes, employment, women v. men, etc.
b)
Government types, laws, policies, treaties, agreements. wars/conflicts, alliances, etc. in a country or between countries
c)
The number of people per unit of area of arable land, which is land suitable for agriculture.
d)
The total number of people divided by the total land area. The total number of people living in a certain area.
7.
Environmental Factors
a)
Natural resources, climate, site factors, natural hazards, Rural v. Urban v. Suburban, etc. that affect the way people live.
b)
Family structure, education levels, ethnicity, religious beliefs, healthcare, social classes, employment, women v. men, etc.
c)
The ratio of the number of farmers to the total amount of land suitable for agriculture
d)
The number of people per unit of area of arable land, which is land suitable for agriculture.
8.
Economic factors
a)
Job types, level of wealth of a country or place, labor force, amount of agriculture, industry and services, etc.
b)
Natural resources, climate, site factors, natural hazards, Rural v. Urban v. Suburban, etc. that affect the way people live.
c)
Government types, laws, policies, treaties, agreements. wars/conflicts, alliances, etc. in a country or between countries
d)
The ratio of the number of farmers to the total amount of land suitable for agriculture
9.
demographic factors
a)
Characteristics such as age, marital status, gender, ethnicity, and occupation that help to describe or classify a person as a member of a group.
b)
Job types, level of wealth of a country or place, labor force, amount of agriculture, industry and services, etc.
c)
Family structure, education levels, ethnicity, religious beliefs, healthcare, social classes, employment, women v. men, etc.
d)
Government types, laws, policies, treaties, agreements. wars/conflicts, alliances, etc. in a country or between countries
10.
Site factors
a)
Result from the unique characteristics of a location, the physical features and conditions in a place as well as the human created features of the landscape.
b)
Characteristics such as age, marital status, gender, ethnicity, and occupation that help to describe or classify a person as a member of a group.
c)
Natural resources, climate, site factors, natural hazards, Rural v. Urban v. Suburban, etc. that affect the way people live.
d)
Family structure, education levels, ethnicity, religious beliefs, healthcare, social classes, employment, women v. men, etc.
11.
Situation factors
a)
How a place is connected or not connected to other places. Includes communication and financial networks, as well as the relative location of a place with other places.
b)
Result from the unique characteristics of a location, the physical features and conditions in a place as well as the human created features of the landscape.
c)
Job types, level of wealth of a country or place, labor force, amount of agriculture, industry and services, etc.
d)
Natural resources, climate, site factors, natural hazards, Rural v. Urban v. Suburban, etc. that affect the way people live.
12.
scale of analysis
a)
a scale that determines what is being studied based on the size of the area being examined Global, regional, national, local.
b)
How a place is connected or not connected to other places. Includes communication and financial networks, as well as the relative location of a place with other places.
c)
Characteristics such as age, marital status, gender, ethnicity, and occupation that help to describe or classify a person as a member of a group.
d)
Job types, level of wealth of a country or place, labor force, amount of agriculture, industry and services, etc.
13.
carrying capacity
a)
Largest number of individuals of a population that a environment can support
b)
a scale that determines what is being studied based on the size of the area being examined Global, regional, national, local.
c)
Result from the unique characteristics of a location, the physical features and conditions in a place as well as the human created features of the landscape.
d)
Characteristics such as age, marital status, gender, ethnicity, and occupation that help to describe or classify a person as a member of a group.
14.
natural resources
a)
Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain
b)
Largest number of individuals of a population that a environment can support
c)
How a place is connected or not connected to other places. Includes communication and financial networks, as well as the relative location of a place with other places.
d)
Result from the unique characteristics of a location, the physical features and conditions in a place as well as the human created features of the landscape.
15.
age structure
a)
number of males and females of each age in a population
b)
Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain
c)
a scale that determines what is being studied based on the size of the area being examined Global, regional, national, local.
d)
How a place is connected or not connected to other places. Includes communication and financial networks, as well as the relative location of a place with other places.
16.
sex ratio
a)
The number of males per 100 females in the population.
b)
number of males and females of each age in a population
c)
Largest number of individuals of a population that a environment can support
d)
a scale that determines what is being studied based on the size of the area being examined Global, regional, national, local.
17.
Population Pyramid
a)
A model used in population geography to show the age and sex distribution of a particular population.
b)
The number of males per 100 females in the population.
c)
Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain
d)
Largest number of individuals of a population that a environment can support
18.
Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
a)
The average number of children a woman will have throughout her childbearing years in a given place.
b)
A model used in population geography to show the age and sex distribution of a particular population.
c)
number of males and females of each age in a population
d)
Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain
19.
Rate of Natural Increase (RNI)
a)
The difference in births and deaths in a population, usually expressed as a percentage; does not take into account migration into or out of an area.
b)
The average number of children a woman will have throughout her childbearing years in a given place.
c)
The number of males per 100 females in the population.
d)
number of males and females of each age in a population
20.
birth rate and death rate
a)
The yearly number of births or deaths per 1,000 people.
b)
The difference in births and deaths in a population, usually expressed as a percentage; does not take into account migration into or out of an area.
c)
A model used in population geography to show the age and sex distribution of a particular population.
d)
The number of males per 100 females in the population.
21.
Demographic Transition Model
a)
a model of how the size of a population changes as a country develops its economy. Made up of 5 stages.
b)
The yearly number of births or deaths per 1,000 people.
c)
The average number of children a woman will have throughout her childbearing years in a given place.
d)
A model used in population geography to show the age and sex distribution of a particular population.
22.
Malthusian Theory
a)
Starvation is the inevitable result of population growth, because the population increases at a geometric rate while food supply can only increase arithmetically
b)
a model of how the size of a population changes as a country develops its economy. Made up of 5 stages.
c)
The difference in births and deaths in a population, usually expressed as a percentage; does not take into account migration into or out of an area.
d)
The average number of children a woman will have throughout her childbearing years in a given place.
23.
Boserup Hypothesis
a)
According to Boserup as a society develops and progresses it uses its agricultural land more and more efficiently.
b)
Starvation is the inevitable result of population growth, because the population increases at a geometric rate while food supply can only increase arithmetically
c)
The yearly number of births or deaths per 1,000 people.
d)
The difference in births and deaths in a population, usually expressed as a percentage; does not take into account migration into or out of an area.
24.
Epidemiological Transition Model
a)
The theory that says that there is a distinct cause of death in each stage of the demographic transition model. It can help explain how a country's population changes so dramatically.
b)
According to Boserup as a society develops and progresses it uses its agricultural land more and more efficiently.
c)
a model of how the size of a population changes as a country develops its economy. Made up of 5 stages.
d)
The yearly number of births or deaths per 1,000 people.
25.
Pro-Natalist Policies
a)
the policy or practice of encouraging the bearing of children, especially government support of a higher birthrate
b)
The theory that says that there is a distinct cause of death in each stage of the demographic transition model. It can help explain how a country's population changes so dramatically.
c)
Starvation is the inevitable result of population growth, because the population increases at a geometric rate while food supply can only increase arithmetically
d)
a model of how the size of a population changes as a country develops its economy. Made up of 5 stages.
26.
Anti-Natalist Policies
a)
Government programs to decrease the number of births
b)
the policy or practice of encouraging the bearing of children, especially government support of a higher birthrate
c)
According to Boserup as a society develops and progresses it uses its agricultural land more and more efficiently.
d)
Starvation is the inevitable result of population growth, because the population increases at a geometric rate while food supply can only increase arithmetically
27.
mortality
a)
The characteristics of death in a country's population
b)
Government programs to decrease the number of births
c)
The theory that says that there is a distinct cause of death in each stage of the demographic transition model. It can help explain how a country's population changes so dramatically.
d)
According to Boserup as a society develops and progresses it uses its agricultural land more and more efficiently.
28.
fertility
a)
the characteristics of childbearing in a country's population
b)
The characteristics of death in a country's population
c)
the policy or practice of encouraging the bearing of children, especially government support of a higher birthrate
d)
The theory that says that there is a distinct cause of death in each stage of the demographic transition model. It can help explain how a country's population changes so dramatically.
29.
Ravenstein's Laws of Migration
a)
A set of 11 "laws" that can be organized into three groups: the reasons why migrants move, the distance they typically move, and their characteristics.
b)
the characteristics of childbearing in a country's population
c)
Government programs to decrease the number of births
d)
the policy or practice of encouraging the bearing of children, especially government support of a higher birthrate
30.
Migration
a)
movement of people from one place to another
b)
A set of 11 "laws" that can be organized into three groups: the reasons why migrants move, the distance they typically move, and their characteristics.
c)
The characteristics of death in a country's population
d)
Government programs to decrease the number of births
31.
Immigration
a)
Migration to a new location
b)
movement of people from one place to another
c)
the characteristics of childbearing in a country's population
d)
The characteristics of death in a country's population
32.
Emigration
a)
movement of individuals out of an area
b)
Migration to a new location
c)
A set of 11 "laws" that can be organized into three groups: the reasons why migrants move, the distance they typically move, and their characteristics.
d)
the characteristics of childbearing in a country's population
33.
Internally Displaced Person (IDP)
a)
Someone who has been forced to migrate for political, environmental or social reasons but has not migrated across an international border
b)
movement of individuals out of an area
c)
movement of people from one place to another
d)
A set of 11 "laws" that can be organized into three groups: the reasons why migrants move, the distance they typically move, and their characteristics.
34.
refugee
a)
A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster
b)
Someone who has been forced to migrate for political, environmental or social reasons but has not migrated across an international border
c)
Migration to a new location
d)
movement of people from one place to another
35.
dependency ratio
a)
The number of people under age 15 and over age 64 compared to the number of people active in the labor force
b)
A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster
c)
movement of individuals out of an area
d)
Migration to a new location
36.
life expectancy
a)
The average number of years an individual can be expected to live, given current social, economic, and medical conditions. Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn infant can expect to live.
b)
The number of people under age 15 and over age 64 compared to the number of people active in the labor force
c)
Someone who has been forced to migrate for political, environmental or social reasons but has not migrated across an international border
d)
movement of individuals out of an area
37.
infant mortality rate
a)
The total number of deaths in a year among infants under one year old for every 1,000 live births in a society.
b)
The average number of years an individual can be expected to live, given current social, economic, and medical conditions. Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn infant can expect to live.
c)
A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster
d)
Someone who has been forced to migrate for political, environmental or social reasons but has not migrated across an international border
38.
Literacy Rate
a)
The percentage of a country's people who can read and write.
b)
The total number of deaths in a year among infants under one year old for every 1,000 live births in a society.
c)
The number of people under age 15 and over age 64 compared to the number of people active in the labor force
d)
A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster
39.
Push Factors of Immigration
a)
reasons people emigrate and leave their homes such as economic troubles, overcrowding, poverty, lack of jobs, war, persecution, etc.
b)
The percentage of a country's people who can read and write.
c)
The average number of years an individual can be expected to live, given current social, economic, and medical conditions. Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn infant can expect to live.
d)
The number of people under age 15 and over age 64 compared to the number of people active in the labor force
40.
Pull Factors of Immigration
a)
Reasons to migrate to a new area such as Economic Opportunity, ($) Jobs, Land, Peace and stability, Freedom to make a better life
b)
reasons people emigrate and leave their homes such as economic troubles, overcrowding, poverty, lack of jobs, war, persecution, etc.
c)
The total number of deaths in a year among infants under one year old for every 1,000 live births in a society.
d)
The average number of years an individual can be expected to live, given current social, economic, and medical conditions. Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn infant can expect to live.
41.
Forced Migration
a)
Human migration flows in which the movers have no choice but to relocate.
b)
Reasons to migrate to a new area such as Economic Opportunity, ($) Jobs, Land, Peace and stability, Freedom to make a better life
c)
The percentage of a country's people who can read and write.
d)
The total number of deaths in a year among infants under one year old for every 1,000 live births in a society.
42.
Rural-urban migration
a)
people are drawn in to cities for opportunities; driven by poverty and hope to do better
b)
Human migration flows in which the movers have no choice but to relocate.
c)
reasons people emigrate and leave their homes such as economic troubles, overcrowding, poverty, lack of jobs, war, persecution, etc.
d)
The percentage of a country's people who can read and write.
43.
Guest Workers
a)
Workers who migrate to the more developed countries of Northern and Western Europe, usually from Southern of Eastern Europe or from North Africa, in search of higher-paying jobs.
b)
people are drawn in to cities for opportunities; driven by poverty and hope to do better
c)
Reasons to migrate to a new area such as Economic Opportunity, ($) Jobs, Land, Peace and stability, Freedom to make a better life
d)
reasons people emigrate and leave their homes such as economic troubles, overcrowding, poverty, lack of jobs, war, persecution, etc.
44.
asylum seeker
a)
Someone who has migrated to another country in the hope of being recognized as a refugee
b)
Workers who migrate to the more developed countries of Northern and Western Europe, usually from Southern of Eastern Europe or from North Africa, in search of higher-paying jobs.
c)
Human migration flows in which the movers have no choice but to relocate.
d)
Reasons to migrate to a new area such as Economic Opportunity, ($) Jobs, Land, Peace and stability, Freedom to make a better life
45.
Transhumance
a)
The seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures.
b)
Someone who has migrated to another country in the hope of being recognized as a refugee
c)
people are drawn in to cities for opportunities; driven by poverty and hope to do better
d)
Human migration flows in which the movers have no choice but to relocate.
46.
Internal Migration
a)
permanent movement within the same country
b)
The seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures.
c)
Workers who migrate to the more developed countries of Northern and Western Europe, usually from Southern of Eastern Europe or from North Africa, in search of higher-paying jobs.
d)
people are drawn in to cities for opportunities; driven by poverty and hope to do better
47.
transnational migration
a)
regular movement of a person between two or more countries resulting in a new cultural identity
b)
permanent movement within the same country
c)
Someone who has migrated to another country in the hope of being recognized as a refugee
d)
Workers who migrate to the more developed countries of Northern and Western Europe, usually from Southern of Eastern Europe or from North Africa, in search of higher-paying jobs.
48.
Voluntary Migration
a)
movement in which people relocate in response to perceived opportunity; not forced.
b)
regular movement of a person between two or more countries resulting in a new cultural identity
c)
The seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures.
d)
Someone who has migrated to another country in the hope of being recognized as a refugee
49.
Chain Migration
a)
migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there
b)
movement in which people relocate in response to perceived opportunity; not forced.
c)
permanent movement within the same country
d)
The seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures.
50.
Demography
a)
The scientific study of population characteristics.
b)
migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there
c)
The number of people per unit of area of arable land, which is land suitable for agriculture.
d)
permanent movement within the same country
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