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APHG UNIT 2 REVIEW TOPICS

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Predict the future population growth of this country.

a)

Negative Growth (the population will shrink)

b)

Slow/No Growth (the population will stay about the same)

c)

Growth (the population will definitely grow)

d)

Fast Growth (the population will explode)

2.

Is this country Developed or Developing?

a)

Developed

b)

Developing

3.

Arithmetic Density what is it?

a)

Calculating by dividing a region's population by its total area.

b)

Calculating by multiplying a region's population by its total area.

c)

Calculating by dividing a certain amount of people in distance.

d)

Calculating by dividing the population by sectors.

4.

_________ is the most commonly used way to find population density

a)

Agricultural

b)

Arithmetic

c)

Physiological

5.

_________ shows the efficiency of farmers.

a)

Agricultural

b)

Arithmetic

c)

Physiological

6.

What is physiological density?

a)

A rare bone disease.

b)

number of physical features in the landscapes

c)

total number of people in proportion to land area.

d)

total population in proportion to the area of arable land suited for agriculture.

7.

Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition Model will be characterized by

a)

high birth rate, low death rate

b)

low birth rate, low death rate

c)

low birth rate, high death rate

8.

Based on your reading notes about the Demographic Transition, which of the following nations would likely be in Stage 4 of the model?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Mexico

c)

Pakistan

d)

United States

9.

The number of farmers available compared to arable land.

a)

Agricultural Density

b)

Physiological Density

c)

Population Density

d)

People Density

10.

If the number of births in a population is the same as the number of deaths (little change), what will happen to the growth of the population?

a)

It will increase

b)

It will stay the same

c)

It will decrease

d)

It fluctuate

11.

Which of the following population densities would be used to show a population's pressure on arable land?

a)

Agricultural

b)

Physiological

c)

Arithmetic

d)

Density

12.

Based on this country's population pyramid, their population is

a)

Increasing

b)

Stable

c)

Decreasing

13.

Based on this country's population pyramid, their population is

a)

Increasing

b)

Stable

c)

Decreasing

14.

Based on this country's population pyramid, their population is

a)

Increasing

b)

Stable

c)

Decreasing

15.

A population pyramid that shows rapid growth will have what type of shape?

a)

a narrower middle and wide bottom

b)

almost equal at middle and bottom

c)

narrower at bottom than middle

16.

How would you describe the population of this country?

a)

They are experiencing stable population growth

b)

They are experiencing negative population growth

c)

They are experiencing rapid population growth

17.

Describe the healthcare of this country.

a)

Good healthcare available to most

b)

Good healthcare available to some

c)

Poor healthcare for all

d)

Poor healthcare for most

18.

How would you describe the population of this country?

a)

They are experiencing stable population growth

b)

They are experiencing rapid population growth

c)

They are experiencing negative population growth

19.

Which is defined as the movement of people from rural areas into cities is called?

a)

Industrialization

b)

Urbanization

c)

Globalization

d)

Sanitation

20.
Why has the world population dramatically increased?
a)

Medicine

b)

Sanitation

c)

Technology

d)

Disease

21.

The basic facilities and services that support a community.

a)

arable land

b)

demographic transition

c)

infrastructure

d)

urbanization

22.

According to the DTM displayed to the left, in which stage do we begin to see a rapid rise in population as a county is developing?

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

23.

Which describes the birth and death rate of Stage 2 of the DTM?

a)

The death rate is decreasing and birth rate remains high

b)

Both the death and birth rate are high

c)

The death rate is low but the birth rate is high

d)

Both the birth rate and death rate are decreasing

24.

Which describes the birth and death rate of Stage 3 of the DTM?

a)

The death rate is decreasing and birth rate remains high

b)

Both the death and birth rate are high

c)

The death rate is low but the birth rate is high

d)

Both the birth rate and death rate are decreasing

25.

Which describes the birth and death rate of Stage 4 of the DTM?

a)

The death rate is decreasing and birth rate remains high

b)

Both the death and birth rate are high

c)

Both the death and birth rate are low and fluctuating

d)

Both the birth rate and death rate are decreasing

26.

There are more grandparents than grandchildren.

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

e)

Stage 5

27.

Select the 2 that apply for Stage 4 of the DTM

a)

Birth rate is low

b)

Birth rate is high

c)

Population is increasing quickly

d)

Population is high and stable

28.

Which stage of the DTM would Ethiopia be in?

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

e)

Stage 5

29.

Which stage of the DTM would Germany be in?

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

e)

Stage 5

30.

According to Zelinsky's migration transition...

a)

internal migration occurs in stages 3 and 4

b)

internal migration occurs only in stage 1

c)

international migration occurs in stages 4 and 5

d)

international migration occurs only in stage 4

31.

Today in the U.S., most interregional migration occurs...

a)

from suburban to rural

b)

from rural to urban

c)

from suburban to urban

d)

interregional migration is static

32.

ID the push factor.

a)

Land values increase in Arizone due to a newly discovered source of copper

b)

A drought causes massive crop failures in the western parts of India

c)

North American universities offer scholarships to students in LDCs

d)

More farmland is made available by the government

33.

Most intervening obstacles today come in the form of...

a)

environmental features

b)

economic opportunity

c)

modern transportation

d)

government policy

34.

Southwest Asia is a popular destination due to it's...

a)

large agricultural regions

b)

large petroleum supply

c)

core-periphery relationship with Eastern Europe

d)

close proximity to North Africa

35.

The portion of Earth's surface with permanent human settlement.

a)

continent

b)

map

c)

ecumene

d)

megacity

36.

What is a refugee?

a)

people who flee their country because of war, oppression, famine...

b)

people who travel to exotic places

c)

people who return to their country

d)

people who visit other countries

37.

People flee Syria due to the dangerous conditions during a civil war.

a)

Push

b)

Pull

38.

What does the term carrying capacity describe?

a)

The maximum number of birth rates for a population.

b)

The ability of a population to accept new immigrants.

c)

The ratio of birth rates to death rates in a population.

d)

The population size that the environment can sustain.

39.
Question Image

Match the following pyramids with their type of population growth

a)

A

1.

Fast growth

b)

B

2.

Stable / slow growth

c)

C

3.

Zero growth / decrease

40.

The more developed a region is...

a)

less amount of babies a women will have.

b)

More amount of babies a woman will have.

c)

An equal amount of babies a women will have.

41.

In which DTM stage does industrialization occur?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

42.

What stages of the DTM see the most population growth?

a)

1 and 2

b)

2 and 3

c)

3 and 4

d)

4 and 5

43.

What stage is this population pyramid?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

44.
In recent decades, the most important type of internal migration within the USA has been from
a)
rural to urban areas
b)
urban to suburban areas
c)
urban to rural areas
d)
suburbs to urban areas
45.
Into which stage of the demographic transition model would Australia and Canada fit?
a)
1
b)
Cultural freedom
c)
3
d)
4
46.
Which areas of the world generally have net "out" migrations?
a)
Asia and North America
b)
Africa and Europe
c)
Africa and Asia
d)
Latin America and Europe
47.
According to Ravenstein which of the following is NOT true?
a)
Most migrants are young adults.
b)
Most migration is over very long distance
c)
Migration is most often for economic reasons.
d)
Migration occurs in steps.
48.
The wave of immigrants around 1900 to 1915 was different from earlier waves of migration because most were from what area?
a)
Southern and Eastern Europe
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
Latin America
49.
Since the 1980s most US In-Migration has come from
a)
Europe
b)
East Asia
c)
Latin America
d)
South Asia
50.
Most migrants move for 
a)
economic reasons
b)
cultural reasons
c)
environmental reasons
d)
persecution reasons
51.
Which of the following is a PULL factor?
a)
A hurricane
b)
failed harvest
c)
increase in taxes
d)
opening a new factory
52.

Match the following Regions to their common DTM Stage

a)

Eastern Europe

1.

STAGE 5

b)

Canada & USA

2.

STAGE 4

c)

Latin America

3.

STAGE 3

d)

Sub-Saharan Africa

4.

STAGE 2

53.
The Atlantic Ocean is an example of
a)
an environmental push factor
b)
an intervening obstacle
c)
an environmental  pull factor
d)
an economic factor
54.

Malthusian Theory claims that

a)

population grows arithmetically while food supply grows geometrically

b)

population grows geometrically while food supply grows arithmetically

c)

population and food supply grow at the same route

d)

populations will adapt and find new food sources

55.
In comparing Malthus's theory to actual world food production and population growth during the past half-century, the principal difference is that:
a)
actual food production has been much higher than Malthus predicted.
b)
actual population growth has been much higher than Malthus predicted.
c)
Malthus's theory predicted much higher population growth than has actually occurred.
d)
population increased geometrically while food production increased arithmetically.
56.
  1. The nineteenth-century emigration of a large number of Swedes from a particular region of Sweden to Isanti County, Minnesota, as a result of communications from friends and relatives who preceded them there is an example of

a)
  1. brain drain

b)
  1. chain migration

c)
  1. net migration

d)
  1. internal migration

e)
  1. counterurbanization

57.
  1. A refugee enters the European Union in Italy and is temporarily housed in Spain. He is then granted asylum and is permanently settled in Germany. Which of the following describes this type of migration that is facilitated by the European Union’s open border policies?

a)
  1. Chain migration within the refugee’s family and social network

b)
  1. Guest worker migration based upon the free movement of labor

c)
  1. As an internally displaced person within a single state

d)
  1. Step migration across member states to a final destination

e)
  1. As a rural-to-urban migrant seeking employment opportunities

58.

Population an area can support

a)

Study of human population

b)

Population density

c)

Carrying capacity

d)

Growth rate

59.

Which of the following most accurately describes Neo-Malthusians?

a)

A group of Thomas Malthus' rivals who wrote contradictory arguments.

b)

contemporary politicians who promote universal healthcare and free child care

c)

Scientist who study agricultural production

d)

Contemporary geographers who are concerned with a lack in the supply of resources other than food.

60.

Based on the map on the last question, why did the population of the US shift to the South and West in between 1950-2010?

a)

a desire to live in more isolated communities

b)

shifting center of political power

c)

attending college

d)

jobs and a warmer climate

61.

What are potential effects of transnational migration on the migrants' countries of origin? (Choose two)

a)

brain drain in the country of origin

b)

economic boom in countries of origin due to remittances

c)

funding from countries of origin to help immigrants leave

d)

diffusion of cultural traits from the host countries to the countries of origin

62.

What is the major draw for migration flow into Southwest Asia from other regions in Asia?

a)

jobs in construction and oil fields

b)

reunification with family members already living there

c)

students to attend school

d)

people with diseases to obtain medical care

63.

What were the effects of European migration on the Native American populations?

a)

they gained wealth from the Columbian Exchange

b)

many died from diseases

c)

the population increased because of improved medicines that allowed populations to grow

d)

it increased slowly with the introduction of new crops

64.

What happens during stage four of The Epidemiologic Transition?

a)

Pestilence and Famine- Black Plague

b)

Receding Pandemic- Cholera

c)

Degenerate Diseases- Cardiovascular Diseases

d)

Delayed Degenerate Diseases- Cancer, Cardiovascular Diseases

65.

This caused a jump in the worlds' population in the late 1700's and helped send England into stage 2:

a)

the Renaissance

b)

the Industrial Revolution

c)

the Medical Revolution

d)

the Scientific Revolution

66.
The United States experienced a period of greatly increased immigration in the mid-nineteenth century. In particular, there was a surge in the number of Irish immigrants. Why did Irish immigration increase during the mid-nineteenth century?
a)
the end of the Napoleonic Wars
b)
the Irish won their independence from the United Kingdom
c)
the Great Potato Famine in Ireland
d)
the spread of the Plague in Ireland
67.

In some countries, a foreign person who is given temporary permission to live and work in a host country is known as

a)

guest worker

b)

temporary laborer

c)

host laborer

d)

interim worker

e)

provisional laborer

68.

Which of the following is NOT one of Ravenstein's migration laws?

a)

Most migration is rural to urban

b)

Migrants traveling long distances will likely settle in a big city

c)

People in rural areas are more migratory than city dwellers

d)

Most migration is step migration

e)

Most international migrants are young women

69.

All of the following are examples of forced migration EXCEPT

a)

the Trail of Tears in the early 19th century

b)

the Atlantic slave trade

c)

the California gold rush in the mid-19th century

d)

the Irish Potato Famine from 1846 to 1850

e)

the Japanese interment camps during World War II

70.

You are planning to move from your hometown to Nashville. Along the way, you stop in Auburn, Alabama to visit a relative and fall in love with the city! You decide to stay and make Auburn our new home. This is an example of

a)

intervening opportunity

b)

distance decay

c)

involuntary migration

d)

push-pull factors

e)

transhumance

71.

The act of migrants sending money to family in their home country is termed

a)

alimony

b)

allowance

c)

subsidence

d)

remittance

e)

restitution