Question 1

Generally, higher education and better health care systems lead to lower crude death rates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The number of people supported by a unit area of arable land is called the physiological density.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following regions has the highest infant mortality rates (IMRs)?

Accepted Answer

A)  South Asia 
B)  East Asia 
C)  Sub-Saharan Africa 
D)  Central America 
E)  South America 
A)  South Asia 
B)  East Asia 
C)  Sub-Saharan Africa 
D)  Central America 
E)  South America

Question 4

Briefly list and describe the stages of the demographic transition model.

Accepted Answer

The demographic transition is a multista

Question 5

The total fertility rate (TFR) is the average number of children a woman will have throughout her childbearing years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Physiological density and agricultural density show spatial relationships between people and resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

How does Natural Increase Rate differ from Crude Birth Rate and Total Fertility Rate?

Accepted Answer

The natural increase rate (NIR) of a cou

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT true of dry lands?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deserts generally lack sufficient water to grow crops that could feed a large population 
B)  Dry lands are generally not suited for intensive agriculture but may contain useful natural resources 
C)  Areas too dry for farming cover about 20 per cent of the Earth's surface 
D)  Some animals are adapted to the dry conditions here 
E)  No agriculture can take place in dry lands 
A)  Deserts generally lack sufficient water to grow crops that could feed a large population 
B)  Dry lands are generally not suited for intensive agriculture but may contain useful natural resources 
C)  Areas too dry for farming cover about 20 per cent of the Earth's surface 
D)  Some animals are adapted to the dry conditions here 
E)  No agriculture can take place in dry lands

Question 9

In Egypt, the large difference between the physiological density and arithmetic density indicates that most of the country's land is suitable for intensive agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A ________ is a bar graph that displays a country's population by age and gender.

Accepted Answer

A)  population pyramid 
B)  population graph 
C)  demographic transition 
D)  demographic graph 
E)  population ratio 
A)  population pyramid 
B)  population graph 
C)  demographic transition 
D)  demographic graph 
E)  population ratio

Question 11

On average, South Asia has the highest total fertility rates in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What percentage of the world's population lives in East Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  one-tenth 
B)  one-eighth 
C)  one-sixth 
D)  one-fifth 
E)  one-third 
A)  one-tenth 
B)  one-eighth 
C)  one-sixth 
D)  one-fifth 
E)  one-third

Question 13

Whereas Chile is in stage 2 of the demographic transition, Cape Verde and Denmark are both in the third stage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following countries is considered to be in stage 4 of the demographic transition?

Accepted Answer

A)  Argentina 
B)  India 
C)  Denmark 
D)  Ghana 
E)  Cape Verde 
A)  Argentina 
B)  India 
C)  Denmark 
D)  Ghana 
E)  Cape Verde

Question 15

Which of the following countries has the one-child policy at the core of its family planning program?

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  India 
C)  Russia 
D)  Sweden 
E)  Italy 
A)  China 
B)  India 
C)  Russia 
D)  Sweden 
E)  Italy

Question 16

Two strategies have been successful in reducing birth rates. One alternative emphasizes reliance on education and health care, the other on distribution of contraceptives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Two out of every three people on Earth live within the top four world population clusters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following economists was the first to argue that the world's rate of population increase was far outrunning the development of food supplies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paul Krugman 
B)  Karl Marx 
C)  Adam Smith 
D)  Thomas Malthus 
E)  John Maynard Keynes 
A)  Paul Krugman 
B)  Karl Marx 
C)  Adam Smith 
D)  Thomas Malthus 
E)  John Maynard Keynes

Question 19

The current population of the Earth is about ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  2 billion 
B)  5 billion 
C)  7 billion 
D)  9 billion 
E)  500,000 
A)  2 billion 
B)  5 billion 
C)  7 billion 
D)  9 billion 
E)  500,000

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT one of the top four main population clusters in the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  South Asia 
B)  East Asia 
C)  Southeast Asia 
D)  Western Europe 
E)  North America 
A)  South Asia 
B)  East Asia 
C)  Southeast Asia 
D)  Western Europe 
E)  North America

Generally, higher education and better health care systems lead to lower crude death rates.

The number of people supported by a unit area of arable land is called the physiological density.

Which of the following regions has the highest infant mortality rates (IMRs)?

Briefly list and describe the stages of the demographic transition model.

The total fertility rate (TFR) is the average number of children a woman will have throughout her childbearing years.

Physiological density and agricultural density show spatial relationships between people and resources.

How does Natural Increase Rate differ from Crude Birth Rate and Total Fertility Rate?

Which of the following is NOT true of dry lands?

In Egypt, the large difference between the physiological density and arithmetic density indicates that most of the country's land is suitable for intensive agriculture.

A ________ is a bar graph that displays a country's population by age and gender.

On average, South Asia has the highest total fertility rates in the world.

What percentage of the world's population lives in East Asia?

Whereas Chile is in stage 2 of the demographic transition, Cape Verde and Denmark are both in the third stage.

Which of the following countries is considered to be in stage 4 of the demographic transition?

Which of the following countries has the one-child policy at the core of its family planning program?

Two strategies have been successful in reducing birth rates. One alternative emphasizes reliance on education and health care, the other on distribution of contraceptives.

Two out of every three people on Earth live within the top four world population clusters.

Which of the following economists was the first to argue that the world's rate of population increase was far outrunning the development of food supplies?

The current population of the Earth is about ________.

Which of the following is NOT one of the top four main population clusters in the world?

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Exam 5: Population

Generally, higher education and better health care systems lead to lower crude death rates.

The number of people supported by a unit area of arable land is called the physiological density.

Which of the following regions has the highest infant mortality rates (IMRs)?

Briefly list and describe the stages of the demographic transition model.

The total fertility rate (TFR) is the average number of children a woman will have throughout her childbearing years.

Physiological density and agricultural density show spatial relationships between people and resources.

How does Natural Increase Rate differ from Crude Birth Rate and Total Fertility Rate?

Which of the following is NOT true of dry lands?

In Egypt, the large difference between the physiological density and arithmetic density indicates that most of the country's land is suitable for intensive agriculture.

A ________ is a bar graph that displays a country's population by age and gender.

On average, South Asia has the highest total fertility rates in the world.

What percentage of the world's population lives in East Asia?

Whereas Chile is in stage 2 of the demographic transition, Cape Verde and Denmark are both in the third stage.

Which of the following countries is considered to be in stage 4 of the demographic transition?

Which of the following countries has the one-child policy at the core of its family planning program?

Two strategies have been successful in reducing birth rates. One alternative emphasizes reliance on education and health care, the other on distribution of contraceptives.

Two out of every three people on Earth live within the top four world population clusters.

Which of the following economists was the first to argue that the world's rate of population increase was far outrunning the development of food supplies?

The current population of the Earth is about ________.

Which of the following is NOT one of the top four main population clusters in the world?

Thinking Geographically

Weather, Climate, and Climate Change

Landforms

Biosphere

Migration

Languages and Religion

Political Geography

Development

Food and Agriculture

Industry

Services and Settlements

Urban Patterns

Resources

Filters