Exam 5: Population

The ratio of the number of farmers to the amount of arable land is known as the ________ density.

A third of the word's population lives in East Asia.

In population studies, the percentage by which a population grows in a year, excluding migration, is referred to as:

Briefly discuss the major global population clusters.

Excessive rain and heat deplete nutrients from the soil, thus hindering agriculture.

In the last 60 years, food production has increased more rapidly than Malthus would have predicted.

Which of the following is NOT true of the epidemiologic transition?

Which of the following is NOT true of lands near the North and South poles?

The natural increase rate (NIR) is the total number of live births in a year for every 1,000 people alive in the society.

Tuberculosis (TB) is an example of an infectious disease that has been largely controlled in developed countries like the United States but remains a major cause of death in developing countries.

Geographers often use this type of density to compare conditions in different countries.

Briefly compare the population policies of China and India.

The ________ is the number of people who are too young or too old to work, compared to the number of people in their productive years.

Which of the following is true of infant mortality rates (IMRs) around the world?

A person born in Nigeria is expected to live a certain number of years based on current mortality levels in that country. This is referred to as:

Which of the following has not been practiced in India in their attempt to reduce their population growth?

The infant mortality rate (IMR) is the annual number of ________.

Briefly discuss Malthus's predictions of population and resources and some of its criticisms.

The origins of GIS is generally traced to Dr. Snow in 1854, who overlaid three different maps to identify the source of the cholera outbreak in London.

What is Crude Death Rate? Give an example of how to calculate the CDR.