Question 1

In the Cairo Plan,the United Nations International Conference on Population and Development endorsed

Accepted Answer

A) government imposition of population control in the line of the Chinese policy of one child per family. 
B) giving women greater control over their lives,greater economic equality and opportunity and greater voice in reproduction decisions. 
C) developed countries to send their delegates including Hollywood celebrities to promote the concept of small family and use of contraceptives for both men and women. 
D) forced sterilization of men and women after the birth of their second child. 
A) government imposition of population control in the line of the Chinese policy of one child per family. 
B) giving women greater control over their lives,greater economic equality and opportunity and greater voice in reproduction decisions. 
C) developed countries to send their delegates including Hollywood celebrities to promote the concept of small family and use of contraceptives for both men and women. 
D) forced sterilization of men and women after the birth of their second child.

Question 2

Of the following countries,which has the lowest crude density?

Accepted Answer

A) Australia 
B) United States 
C) United Kingdom 
D) Iran 
A) Australia 
B) United States 
C) United Kingdom 
D) Iran

Question 3

A population pyramid that is wide at the base indicates a

Accepted Answer

A) low death rate. 
B) high proportion of old people. 
C) higher proportion of males than females. 
D) high birth rate. 
A) low death rate. 
B) high proportion of old people. 
C) higher proportion of males than females. 
D) high birth rate.

Question 4

Which one of the following areas has the densest population?

Accepted Answer

A) South America 
B) Europe 
C) Canada 
D) United States 
E) Figure 06.21 
A) South America 
B) Europe 
C) Canada 
D) United States 
E) Figure 06.21

Question 5

Since many societies have a dominantly young age structure,their population will tend to increase over the short run despite successful national family planning programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is meant by the terms "J-curve" and "S-curve" with reference to human population growth? How is the transition from one to the other achieved?

Accepted Answer

J-curve is a visual pattern of compound

Question 7

Which country is well-known for a very stringent population policy of one child per family?

Accepted Answer

A) India 
B) Japan 
C) Nicaragua 
D) China 
A) India 
B) Japan 
C) Nicaragua 
D) China

Question 8

Robert Malthus did NOT believe that

Accepted Answer

A) The biological potential for population growth is less than the potential for increasing food supplies. 
B) Equilibrium will be achieved between numbers and support services 
C) If unchecked,human population would increase at a geometric rate while food supplies expanded at an arithmetic rate. 
D) Humans must restrain their reproductive capacity or nature would enact destructive checks. 
A) The biological potential for population growth is less than the potential for increasing food supplies. 
B) Equilibrium will be achieved between numbers and support services 
C) If unchecked,human population would increase at a geometric rate while food supplies expanded at an arithmetic rate. 
D) Humans must restrain their reproductive capacity or nature would enact destructive checks.

Question 9

What does a wide bottomed population pyramid indicate?

Accepted Answer

A wide bottomed population pyramid, also

Question 10

What generalizations about spatial patterns and environmental relationships can be drawn from the distribution of world population?

Accepted Answer

It is 90% north of the equator; half liv

Question 11

According to United Nations projections,almost all population growth between 2000 and 2030 will take place __________.

Accepted Answer

A) in the Southern Hemisphere 
B) in rural areas of developing regions 
C) in the world's mega-cities 
D) in urban areas of developing regions 
A) in the Southern Hemisphere 
B) in rural areas of developing regions 
C) in the world's mega-cities 
D) in urban areas of developing regions

Question 12

Of the following countries,which has the highest physiological density?

Accepted Answer

A) United Kingdom 
B) Argentina 
C) India 
D) Japan 
A) United Kingdom 
B) Argentina 
C) India 
D) Japan

Question 13

Neo-Malthusianism argues that programs of population control are necessary to preserve scarce resources for investment in economic development.Discuss some of the arguments that have been raised opposing neo-Malthusianism and identify the types of people or areas most closely associated with them.

Accepted Answer

Arguments include: (a)birth control keep

Question 14

The second stage of the demographic transition is marked by

Accepted Answer

A) high birth rates,and high but fluctuating death rates. 
B) high birth rates,and low and stable death rates. 
C) declining birth rates,and continuing high death rates. 
D) high birth rates,and declining death rates. 
A) high birth rates,and high but fluctuating death rates. 
B) high birth rates,and low and stable death rates. 
C) declining birth rates,and continuing high death rates. 
D) high birth rates,and declining death rates.

Question 15

Why is the total fertility rate a more accurate measure than the crude birth rate?

Accepted Answer

The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is consid

Question 16

When the average total fertility rate of a population drops to the replacement level,

Accepted Answer

A) population numbers stabilize and growth automatically ceases. 
B) deaths begin to outnumber births. 
C) the average age of the population steadily increases. 
D) population continues to grow for a generation or more. 
A) population numbers stabilize and growth automatically ceases. 
B) deaths begin to outnumber births. 
C) the average age of the population steadily increases. 
D) population continues to grow for a generation or more.

Question 17

Describe some of the likely consequences of total fertility rates falling below replacement levels.

Accepted Answer

Consequences would be population decline

Question 18

The shift from high to sub-replacement fertility rates eliminates the problems of high dependency rates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What factors are causing total fertility rates to drop in countries around the world?

Accepted Answer

There are several factors contributing t

Question 20

What term has reference to permanently populated portions of the earth as distinguished from the unpopulated regions?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What term has reference to permanently populated...

In the Cairo Plan,the United Nations International Conference on Population and Development endorsed

Of the following countries,which has the lowest crude density?

A population pyramid that is wide at the base indicates a

Which one of the following areas has the densest population?

Since many societies have a dominantly young age structure,their population will tend to increase over the short run despite successful national family planning programs.

What is meant by the terms "J-curve" and "S-curve" with reference to human population growth? How is the transition from one to the other achieved?

Which country is well-known for a very stringent population policy of one child per family?

Robert Malthus did NOT believe that

What does a wide bottomed population pyramid indicate?

What generalizations about spatial patterns and environmental relationships can be drawn from the distribution of world population?

According to United Nations projections,almost all population growth between 2000 and 2030 will take place __________.

Of the following countries,which has the highest physiological density?

Neo-Malthusianism argues that programs of population control are necessary to preserve scarce resources for investment in economic development.Discuss some of the arguments that have been raised opposing neo-Malthusianism and identify the types of people or areas most closely associated with them.

The second stage of the demographic transition is marked by

Why is the total fertility rate a more accurate measure than the crude birth rate?

When the average total fertility rate of a population drops to the replacement level,

Describe some of the likely consequences of total fertility rates falling below replacement levels.

The shift from high to sub-replacement fertility rates eliminates the problems of high dependency rates.

What factors are causing total fertility rates to drop in countries around the world?

What term has reference to permanently populated portions of the earth as distinguished from the unpopulated regions?

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Exam 5: Population Geography

In the Cairo Plan,the United Nations International Conference on Population and Development endorsed

Of the following countries,which has the lowest crude density?

A population pyramid that is wide at the base indicates a

Which one of the following areas has the densest population?

Since many societies have a dominantly young age structure,their population will tend to increase over the short run despite successful national family planning programs.

What is meant by the terms "J-curve" and "S-curve" with reference to human population growth? How is the transition from one to the other achieved?

Which country is well-known for a very stringent population policy of one child per family?

Robert Malthus did NOT believe that

What does a wide bottomed population pyramid indicate?

What generalizations about spatial patterns and environmental relationships can be drawn from the distribution of world population?

According to United Nations projections,almost all population growth between 2000 and 2030 will take place __________.

Of the following countries,which has the highest physiological density?

Neo-Malthusianism argues that programs of population control are necessary to preserve scarce resources for investment in economic development.Discuss some of the arguments that have been raised opposing neo-Malthusianism and identify the types of people or areas most closely associated with them.

The second stage of the demographic transition is marked by

Why is the total fertility rate a more accurate measure than the crude birth rate?

When the average total fertility rate of a population drops to the replacement level,

Describe some of the likely consequences of total fertility rates falling below replacement levels.

The shift from high to sub-replacement fertility rates eliminates the problems of high dependency rates.

What factors are causing total fertility rates to drop in countries around the world?

What term has reference to permanently populated portions of the earth as distinguished from the unpopulated regions?

Introduction

Techniques of Geographic Analysis

Physical Geography: Landforms

Physical Geography: Weather and Climate

Cultural Geography

Human Interaction

Political Geography

Economic Geography: Agriculture and Primary Activities

Economic Geography: Manufacturing and Services

An Urban World

The Geography of Natural Resources

Human Impact on the Environment

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