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WorksheetsPopulation Warm Up
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 2hrs 59mins
The average age that a person in a given population can expect to live to is called...?
Life Expectancy
Age Limit
Potential Growth Capstone
Ideal Age Anticipation
The graph that shows population changeover time is...?
Growth Over Time Model (GOTM)
Population Demographic Graph (PDG)
Population Transition Graph (PTG)
Demographic Transition Model (DTM)
The image above is a...?
Population Pyramid
Population Chart
Population Model
Population Parallelogram
The world population is expected to reach at least 13 billion people
True
False
A country with an aging population has a population pyramid shape with a wide bottom and small top
True
False
The earth area of permanent settlement is called the
hot zone
subpolar region
ecumene
civilized world
Physiological density is the number of
Farm animals per area suitable for agriculture
people per area suitable for agriculture
farmers per area of farmland
people per area of flat land
Land suited for agriculture is called
arable land
arid land
agricultural density
population density
The average number of births women bear in their lifetime
total birth rate
crude birth rate
total fertility rate
crude fertility rate
The fertility rate based on the number of live berths per 1,000 residents is the
crude birth rate
crude fertility rate
infant birth rate
natural increase rate
The first stage of the DTM indicates
total population is low and constant with high birth rates and low death rates
total population is low and constant with low birth rates and high death rates
total population is increasing with high birth rates and low death rates
total population is low and constant with high birth rates and high death ates
The primary purpose of demographic data is to
predict future migration patterns of population
describe the characteristics of a population
estimate population density
identify when a population will reach its carrying capacity
Which of the following could be used to determine health care for women and children
crude birth rate
crude death rate
infant mortality rate
life expectancy
natural increase rate
The highest natural increase rates are found in countries in which stage of the demographic transition?
stage 1
stage 2
stage 3
stage 4
stage 5
An example of a country with a population pyramid what has a large base is
Japan
Nigeria
United States
Russia
According to Malthus's population theory, which of the following is a preventive check on population?
famine
disease
war
moral resistance
Which of the following population control examples did Malthus support?
the upper class utilizing moral restraint to limit family size
the upper class paying additional taxes to fund family planning and cleanliness education for the lower class
equitably distributing food among all citizens regardless of wealth during times of famine
relocating cities and towns aways from stagnant pools and marshy lands to promote better health among all citizens
Which of the following regions has the highest rate of natural increase?
Sub-Sahara Africa
North America
Austrialia
Europe
Arithmetic population density can be calculated by
total land area multiplied by total population
total land area minus total population
total population divided by arable land
total population divided by total land area.
A J-curve on a population graph indicates
exponential population growth
cyclical population growth
logarithmic population growth
quadratic function
Neo-Malthusian theory builds on Malthus's overpopulation theory by considering which two additional factors?
population growth of underdeveloped countries and the outstripping of other resources beyond food
population growth of underdeveloped countries and the invention of new technologies to provide necessary resources
population growth of underdeveloped countries and the population decline of developed countries
Population decline of developed countries and the invention of new technology to provide necessary resources
The term ecumene refers to
the amount of time it takes a population to double in size
the amount of land that is built on and the amount of land not developed
regions under environmental stress due overpopulation
the number of farmers per unit of area of farmland
Generation X, with is a group of individuals all born within a defined time interval, is an example of a
unit
cohort
class
brigade
Which of the following is true regarding older population in developed countries?
men tend to outlive women
older populations vote less than the younger population
the majority of older people are women
older men are less likely to be married than older women
A high dependency ratio suggest that a large percentage of the population is
between 14 and 64 years old
65 years or older
under 14 years old
under 14 years old and over 65 years old
Baby booms are generally associated with
periods of economic hardship
increased education of women
periods of economic prosperity
increased number of women in the workforce
The ASFR among women in the US from 1955 to 1995 indicates that
women are more children and starting families earlier in life
women are having more children and starting families later in life
women are having fewer children and starting families earlier in life
women and having fewer children and starting families later in life
In general, which of the following is true about carrying capacity and population?
Above carrying capacity, population size increases
Above carrying capacity, population size decreases
Below carrying capacity, population size decreases
Above carrying capacity, population size remains constant
The DTM suggests that as countries industrialize
in-migration increases over time
migration increases from rural to urban areas
birth and death rates decrease over time
life expectancy decreases over time
Chronic disease are most common today than in the past in developed countries due to
better health care
longer life expectacy
decreased malnutrition
population decline
Arithmetic density is ___________
total population divided by total land area
total population divided by arable land
number of farmers divided by total land area
number of farmers divided by arable land
The United States, United Kingdom and Singapore are examples of which DTM stage?
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
In Stage 2 of the DTM, birth rates are_______
declining and low
stable but still high
erratic and high
stable and declining
Agricultural density is_______________
total population divided by total land
total number of people divided by total land
total number of farmers divided by arable land
total number of people divided by arable land
Who believed the population would outgrow the food supply if they did not practice moral restraint?
Ester Boserup
Ernest Ravenstein
Thomas Malthus
Which of the regions has the highest population concentration?
Southeast Asia
East Asia
Southern Africa
Latin America
What stages of the DTM see the most population growth?
1 and 2
2 and 3
3 and 4
4 and 5
What stage is this population pyramid?
1
2
3
4
What stage is this population pyramid?
1
2
3
4
An aging population means:
life expectancy is decreasing; fewer elderly to support
life expectancy is stable; migration is increasing
life expectancy is increasing; more elderly to support
life expectancy is rapidly fluctuating & hard to predict
Which stage of the demographic transition is characterized by a large proportion of elderly than other age groups?
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
Which of the following countries has a declining population?
India
Egypt
United States
Russia
The difference between agricultural density and physiological density is
amount of food produced per unit of land vs. amount of people per unit of land
amount of farmers per unit of land vs. amount of farmable land per unit of land
amount of food produced per unit of land vs. amount of land used for industry per unit of land
amount of farmers per unit of land vs. amount of people per unit of land
The lowest NIRs can be found in
More Developed Countries (MDCs)
Less Developed Countries (LDCs)
Countries with high agricultural densities
Countries with low literacy rates
Which governments are likely to promote anti-natalist policy?
Russia & Spain
India & China
India & Russia
Costa Rica & Brazil
What is TFR
The number of children born per women
The avg life expecatancy
both of these
none of these
What region of the world is experiencing the fastest growth
East asia
Subsaharan Africa
South America
Europe
These policies encourage population growth
pro natalist
anti natalist
demographic
anti demographic
