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HGAP Population and Migration

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a push factor?

a)

People move to Chicago because it has many varieties of food

b)

Coastal cities are populous because they are on the water

c)

Italy has a highly-praised health care system

d)

Severe droughts cause people to leave their country

2.

At the end of which phase is population growth highest?

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

3.

In which stage are both birth rates AND death rates high?

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

4.

Which stage shows a developed country?

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

5.

A person forced to flee their country due to war, violence, or natural disaster is called a...

a)

Immigrant

b)

A runner

c)

Refugee

d)

An illegal alien

6.

Things that attract people to a new place are called

a)

Push factors

b)

Pull factors

7.

Something that makes people want to leave where they are is called a...

a)

Push factor

b)

Pull factor

8.

Social scientists who study changes in population, migration, and population patterns are called...

a)

archeologists

b)

demographers

c)

geographers

d)

cartographers

9.

Entering a country when moving from somewhere else

a)

Immigration

b)

Population Transfer

c)

Emigration

d)

External Migration

10.

Leaving a country to move somewhere else.

a)

Immigration

b)

Population Transfer

c)

Emigration

d)

External Migration

11.

When the people of an area exceed the resources in that area

a)

Carrying Capacity

b)

Armageddon

c)

Climate Change

d)

Overpopulation

12.

Malthusian Theory claims that

a)

There is plenty of food supply for all populations

b)

Population will exceed food supply if not kept in check

c)

population and food supply grow at the same rate

d)

populations will adapt and find new food sources

13.
Brain drain is
a)
the large-scale emigration of talented people
b)
the process by which people are given reference for migration
c)
people forced to migrate for political reasons
d)
a cultural feature that hinders migration
14.

What does a negative natural increase rate show?

a)

there are more deaths than births

b)

there are more births than deaths

c)

there are an equal number of births and deaths

15.

LDCs have the most population growth today

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What stage is this population pyramid?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

17.

Which country has anti-natalist policies?

a)

Japan

b)

German

c)

China

d)

United States

18.

What is an internally displaced person?

a)

Someone who has been forced to migrate but has not crossed international boundaries

b)

Someone who has fled to a foreign country and is seeking asylum

c)

Someone who has voluntarily moved to a country in search of a job

d)

Someone who has been forced to migrate fearing for their life

19.
What is the average number of births women bear in their lifetimes known as?
a)
total increase rate
b)
total fertility rate
c)
crude fertility rate
d)
crude birth rate
20.
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
21.
There are NO countries in which stage?
a)
Stage 3
b)
Stage 2
c)
Stage 4
d)
Stage 1
22.

Which of these is NOT one of the most populated regions of the world?

a)

Southeast Asia

b)

South Asia

c)

East Asia

d)

North Africa

23.

Net out migration occurs when

a)

Emigration > Immigration

b)

Immigration > Emigration

c)

Immigration = Emigration

24.

Land that is suitable for agriculture is called

a)

Rural

b)

Industrial

c)

Arable

d)

Ecumene

25.

Stage 1 and 2 of the Epidemiologic Transition Model are associated with which of the following causes of death?

a)

Pandemic Diseases

b)

Car Accidents

c)

Degenerative Diseases

d)

Fires

26.

Stage 3 and 4 of the Epidemiologic Transition Model is associated with which of the following causes of death?

a)

Pandemic diseases

b)

Car Accidents

c)

Degenerative Diseases

d)

Fires

27.

Stage 5 of the Epidemiologic Transition is associated with which of the following causes of death?

a)

Resurgence of infectious diseases

b)

Delayed Degenerative Diseases

c)

Degenerative Diseases

d)

Homicide

28.

The "Do it for Denmark" campaign indicates that Denmark is in which stage of the DTM?

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 4

d)

Stage 5

29.

Physiological density refers to...

a)

the amount of farmers per unit of arable land

b)

the amount of people per unit of land

c)

the amount of farmers per unit of land

d)

the amount of people per unit of arable land

30.

In the 1800s, most immigrants to the United States came from which geographic areas?

a)

Africa and Asia

b)

Europe and Asia

c)

Europe and Africa

d)

Latin America and Asia

31.

In recent decades, most immigrants to the United States come from which geographic areas?

a)

Africa and Asia

b)

Europe and Asia

c)

Europe and Africa

d)

Latin America and Asia

32.

What word refers to money sent home by migrants?

a)

References

b)

Remittances

c)

Referrals

d)

Repatriates

33.

Someone moving from Florida to New York City would be engaging in which type of migration?

a)

Interregional

b)

Intraregional

34.

Who is the "Father of Epidemiology"?

a)

John Snow

b)

Thomas Malthus

c)

Esther Boserup

d)

Earnst Ravenstein

35.

Associated with:

Higher TFR

Higher IMR

Higher RNI

Lower Life Expectancy

a)

Core

b)

Periphery

36.

Associated with:

Lower TFR

Lower IMR

Lower RNI

Higher Life Expectancy

a)

Core

b)

Periphery

37.

The total number of deaths among children under one year of age for every 1,000 live births in a society is called the...

a)
census
b)
infant mortality rate
c)
population density
d)
birth rate 
38.

The process of migrants moving to a specific location because relatives or members of the same culture have already migrated and settled there is known as

a)
chain migration
b)
emigration
c)

ethnic immigration

d)
step migration
39.

The birth rate minus the death rate expressed as a percentage is

a)

CBR

b)

Infant Mortality Rate

c)

Total Fertility Rate

d)

Rate of Natural Increase

40.

The most common motivation behind voluntary migration is?

a)

Social factors

b)

Environmental factors

c)

Economic factors

d)

Religious factors

41.

A pull factor that interferes with original migration plans could be referred to as a(n)

a)

Intervening obstacle

b)

Intervening opportunity

c)

Emigration factor

d)

Immigration factor

42.

This recent population pyramid indicates that Mozambique is currently in what stage of the DTM?

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

43.

The average number of years an individual can be expected to live, given current social, economic, and medical conditions is known as

a)

Life Expectancy

b)

Total Fertility Rate

c)

Natural Age Rate

d)

Age Expectancy

44.

The number of males per 100 females in the population

a)

Sex Ratio

b)

Dependency Ratio

c)

Life expectancy

d)

Total Fertility Rate

45.

What two stages of the DTM are known as "low growth" stages?

a)

Stage 1 and 2

b)

Stage 4 and 5

c)

Stage 1 and 4

d)

Stage 1 and 5

46.

If CBR = CDR, a country is experiencing

a)

Stage 5 of the DTM

b)

ZPG

c)

High growth rates

d)

Brain Drain

47.
Which of the following is a PULL factor?
a)
A hurricane
b)
failed harvest
c)
increase in taxes
d)
opening a new factory
48.
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
49.

Overpopulation is

a)

More people than food

b)

too many people for a country's living area

c)

More people than houses

d)

too many people for the available resources

50.
On average, since 1950, the world infant mortality rates have
a)
slightly decreased
b)
drastically decreased
c)
stayed the same
d)
incresed slightly
51.

Which of the following is NOT a Pronatalist policy?

a)

Free Birth Control

b)

Free child care

c)

Tax cuts for parents

d)

Free parenting classes

52.
Largest number of individuals of a population that the environment can support...  
a)
carrying capacity
b)
population crash
c)
lag phase
d)
mutualism
53.

There is a cultural preference for boys over girls in some countries such as China and India.

a)

True

b)

False