Exam 3: Population Geography: Shaping the Human Mosaic

Which statement BEST expresses the spatial pattern of human population in Eurasia, Australia, and South America?

A decline in death rates led to the "population explosion."

In many parts of the world, the populations of villages have grown larger during periods of security and shrunk during periods of insecurity.

Although the human species prefers to live on plains and near coasts and rivers, we are able to adapt to life in cold, dry, and mountainous regions.

Which group of people believes that Earth's support systems are being strained by the widespread adoption of wasteful Western lifestyles?

The most important factor prompting voluntary migration is:

A country such as Tanzania, with a broad-based population pyramid, has a _____ population.

A person born in the United States has the same effect on the global environment as one born in India or China because all people have the same basic needs.

The people who believe that Earth will someday be unable to produce enough food to feed all of its people are called:

Most dispersed farmsteads are of more modern (rather than ancient) origin.

In the tropics, people tend to prefer to live at higher elevations.

Population stability is implied by a population pyramid that looks like a column.

The phenomenon graphed in this image is known as the:

At this point in time, it appears that the predictions of Thomas Malthus have come true.

A person is less likely to become infected with of AIDS in Russia and Eastern Europe than in North America.

A population pyramid with a broad base indicates a young population.

Isolated farmsteads are most common in which area(s)?

The man who predicted that Earth's population would eventually outstrip Earth's ability to feed and support its people was:

Dispersed rural settlements grew up in all of the following places EXCEPT:

Which is NOT an indicator of population change?