Deck 2: Population

Question 1

About ___ percent of the world's population is concentrated in China.

A) 5
B) 10
C) 25
D) 50

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Almost everywhere on Earth,Total Fertility Rates (TFRs)are

A) rising.
B) falling.
C) staying about the same.
D) influenced by precipitation levels.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The world's three largest population concentrations are all found on the same landmass,which is:

A) North America.
B) South America.
C) Asia.
D) Eurasia.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The European population axis is directly related to the

A) orientation of Europe's coalfields.
B) orientation to Europe's rivers.
C) early location of Roman settlement.
D) effect of two world wars.

Question 5

The number of people per unit area of agriculturally productive land is the

A) average density.
B) total density.
C) physiologic density.
D) agricultural density.

Question 6

Switzerland's physiologic density is ____ as/than its arithmetic density.

A) the same
B) less
C) 10 times greater
D) 1.7 times greater

Question 7

It has been estimated that 98 percent of Egypt's population occupies only ___ percent of the country's total area.

A) 10
B) 15
C) 3
D) 25

Question 8

Terrain and environment appear to have a different association with the population cluster of Europe that extends from the British Isles into Russia than in Asia. This means that in Europe,terrain and environment play a

A) greater role than in Asia.
B) role that varies form country to country.
C) lesser role than in Asia.
D) greater role now than in the past.

Question 9

Not all countries with aging populations resort to immigration to offset economic problems. An example is:

A) Germany.
B) Japan.
C) the United States.
D) Norway.

Question 10

Over large parts of Bangladesh the rural population density is between _____ people per square mile.

A) 1000 and 2000
B) 2000 and 3000
C) 3000 and 5000
D) 5000 and 8000

Question 11

The problem with using arithmetic population density to investigate the population pattern of a country is that such a density figure does not take into consideration

A) annual population increases.
B) internal clustering of people within the country.
C) annexation of new territory.
D) possible loss of territory.

Question 12

Replacement rate,the number of births needed to keep a population at a stable level without immigration,requires a total fertility of

A) 10.
B) 2.1.
C) 3.5.
D) 5.

Question 13

In the Western Hemisphere,Total Fertility Rates fell below replacement level before 1989 in ____.

A) the United States, Canada, and Cuba.
B) the United States and Argentina.
C) Canada and Cuba.
D) Cuba, Argentina, and Brazil.

Question 14

The arithmetic density of population for a country is determined by dividing the total

A) population by the number of farmers.
B) area of square miles by 5.
C) area of the country by the population.
D) population by the total area.

Question 15

After the three Eurasian population clusters,the next-ranking cluster comprises the east-central United States and southeastern Canada. This cluster is not nearly as large as the smallest of the Eurasian clusters. It is,in fact only ___ the size.

A) one-third
B) one-half
C) one-quarter
D) one-eighth

Question 16

In comparison to Asia,the percentage of the population living in urban places in Germany and the United Kingdom is

A) less than in Asia.
B) about the same as in Asia.
C) greater than Asia.
D) declining.

Question 17

In India the greatest concentration of population is found on the

A) plain of the Ganges River.
B) central Deccan Plateau.
C) west coast.
D) foothills of the Himalayan Mountains.

Question 18

Countries with aging populations attempt to stimulate economic growth to lessen the effect of rising medical and retirement costs by

A) cutting social security.
B) encouraging increased birth rate.
C) promoting immigration.
D) promoting emigration of the elderly.

Question 19

Associated with the East Asian population cluster are ribbon-like extensions of dense population penetrating the interior. These extensions represent

A) volcanic areas of good soil.
B) narrow regions of favorable climate.
C) basins and lowlands of China's major rivers.
D) areas where the Chinese Government has forced people to settle.

Question 20

The number of European countries at or above replacement level is:

A) 20.
B) 10.
C) 5.
D) 0.

Question 21

The statistics that report the number of deaths per thousand people in a given year is called:

A) the adjusted mortality rate.
B) the crude death or mortality rate.
C) the adjusted population level.
D) the actual growth rate.

Question 22

Most of the countries with low population growth rates are also among the wealthiest. An exception to this would be

A) France.
B) Spain.
C) Italy.
D) Russia.

Question 23

The major focus of Brazil's population is

A) near the Peruvian border.
B) in the Amazon Basin.
C) the north.
D) along the Atlantic Coast.

Question 24

The major focus of North America's population is

A) Chicago.
B) California.
C) the Megalopolis region.
D) the South.

Question 25

The mortality rate in the United States

A) is higher than in Mexico.
B) is the lowest in the world.
C) is about the same as in Russia.
D) is higher than in South Africa.

Question 26

Demographically,Great Britain experienced a ___________________ in the period from the late 1800s through WWII.

A) population decline
B) rising death rate
C) population explosion
D) rapid birth rate decline

Question 27

Various organizations protested the 2000 United States census because

A) of the possibility of under-counting disadvantaged populations.
B) the census does not count minorities living in rural areas.
C) the World Bank already conducts a census of the United States.
D) congressional seats are no longer allotted to each state based on population.

Question 28

Asian population extensions reflect fertile river valleys,while the European extension reflects

A) the barrier of the Alps.
B) the location of warm water ports.
C) the orientation of Europe's coal fields.
D) the orientation of Europe's pine forests.

Question 29

___ have annual natural rates of population increase above 3.0%.

A) Colombia and Afghanistan
B) Mexico and Ethiopia
C) Mali and Uganda
D) India and China

Question 30

At the present rate of births and deaths in the world,we are adding about _____ million inhabitants every year.

A) 50
B) 10
C) 80
D) 250

Question 31

The two physical geographic barriers that create the boundaries of the South Asia population cluster are

A) the Himalaya Mountains and desert west of the Indus River Valley.
B) the Indus River Valley and the Ganges River Valley.
C) the mangrove forests of Bangladesh and the Ganges River Valley.
D) the Himalaya Mountains and the Ganges River Valley.

Question 32

The major focus of Algeria's population is

A) the Sahara.
B) the south.
C) the north.
D) along the Atlantic Coast.

Question 33

The growth rate of population of the Southern Cone region of South America (i.e.,Chile,Uruguay,Argentina)is ______ the world average of 1.4 percent.

A) less than
B) the same as
C) greater than
D) a cultural heritage

Question 34

In the 1970's,the government of India used this method to reduce the population growth rates in certain areas of the country.

A) tax incentives
B) forced sterilization of males
C) free housing for small families
D) cash awards

Question 35

In 1789,a British economist named Thomas Malthus published an essay in which he claimed that while population increased at what he called a geometric rate,the means of subsistence grew only at

A) an arithmetic (linear) rate.
B) a rate depending on the particular culture involved.
C) a declining rate.
D) an unpredictable rate.

Question 36

Births and _______ add to the population growth of a particular country.

A) rise in the death rate
B) emigration
C) immigration
D) increased agricultural output

Question 37

The Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir,Bihar,and Sikkim

A) have lower rates of population growth than most other Indian states.
B) have population growth rates under 2%.
C) have higher population growth rates than Rajasthan and Kerala.
D) have population growth rates above 3%

Question 38

Today,world population doubling time is

A) 300 years
B) increasing (i.e. taking longer to double)
C) decreasing
D) ten years

Question 39

In 2002,the world population grew at a rate of just over ___ percent.

A) 5.0
B) 0.5
C) 1.4
D) 2.7

Question 40

Food production,contrary to the predictions of Malthus,has grown exponentially because of a number of factors. Which one of the following is not one of these factors?

A) expanded agricultural acreage
B) improved strains of seeds
C) fertilizer application
D) an increase in the number of farmers in Britain

Question 41

Highest rates of infant mortality are found in this region.

A) South America
B) Central Africa
C) East Asia
D) Eastern Europe

Question 42

A population pyramid with a wide base and narrow top is indicative of

A) developed countries.
B) countries in Stage IV of the demographic transition.
C) developing countries.
D) low infant mortality.

Question 43

The majority of Egypt's 70 million inhabitants are distributed evenly around the country.

Question 44

In Europe the marked decline of the birth rate was the result of

A) rapid emigration.
B) stabilization of food supplies.
C) World Wars I and II.
D) the effects of Industrialization, urbanization, and general modernization.

Question 45

The number of European countries at or above replacement level is:

A) 20.
B) 10.
C) 5.
D) 0.

Question 46

Census records are not accurate for all countries.

Question 47

More than half of the world's entire population is concentrated in East Asia.

Question 48

The lowest infant mortality rate among countries with large populations is in

A) the United States.
B) Japan.
C) Germany.
D) Brazil.

Question 49

The population of a country,city or other region is a function of three variables. Which is not one of the variables?

A) births
B) deaths
C) migration
D) ethnic background

Question 50

The infant mortality rate in California is

A) the same as in New York.
B) lower than in Vermont.
C) lower than in Minnesota.
D) higher than in Massachusetts.

Question 51

In all demographic cases,the higher the birth rate,the shorter the doubling time.

Question 52

According to the United Nations,in 2007 approximately ___ of all HIV cases were in Subsaharan Africa.

A) 1%
B) 20%
C) 70%
D) 95%

Question 53

A vectored infectious disease is

A) transmitted by an intermediary, such as a mosquito.
B) transmitted by direct contact between host and victim.
C) never fatal to humans.
D) always fatal to humans.

Question 54

Low population growth resulting from high CBR and very high CDR is characteristic of stage ____ of the demographic transition.

A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV

Question 55

Sub-Saharan Africa's high mortality rate is strongly influenced by

A) war.
B) famine.
C) AIDS.
D) traffic accidents.

Question 56

A developed country that has reached a stage where the population is most stable will develop a population pyramid that is __________.

A) bell shaped
B) pear shaped
C) rectangular shaped
D) cone shaped

Question 57

Before 1750 death rates in Europe probably averaged 35 per 1000,but by 1850 the death rate was about 16 per 1000. This meant that in 1750 the doubling time was on the order of 150 years but by 1850 it was only ______ years.

A) 50
B) 75
C) 35
D) 20

Question 58

In the 1980s,Kenya experienced one of the highest total fertility rates of 8.1 children born to women in childbearing years.

Question 59

Population policies which favor the promotion of birth control among certain groups in the population (ethnic,religious,or socio-economic groups)are referred to as

A) population planning.
B) eugenics.
C) socialism.
D) public health.

Question 60

Between 1650 and 1930 Earth's population increased by

A) 4 billion.
B) 500,000.
C) 6 billion.
D) 1.5 billion.

Question 61

Malthus,along with neo-Malthusians of the 1960s (Ehrlich),predicted the imminent collapse of population due to famine. What assumptions made by Malthus proved to be incorrect? Why did Britain's population "explode" in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries without either increased famine or drop in standard of living?

Question 62

List the four stages of the demographic transition. What population pyramid shape would be characteristic of each stage? Why do stages two and three describe the actual process of change within a population?

Question 63

Women tend to outlive men and in Russia their life expectancy may be 14 years longer than the male population.

Question 64

Describe the impact of AIDS on the sub-Saharan African population. In particular,describe the socio-economic impact of early mortality upon the regions countries.

Question 65

Some countries have declining populations,which means negative population growth rates.

Question 66

Compare the characteristics of the population distribution patterns of Europe with those of Asia. (Describe the characteristics in terms of density,dispersion and pattern,and look for positive and negative correlations between population and other geographic phenomena). What are the differences? What are the similarities?

Question 67

Discuss why the United States' Infant Mortality Rate varies by demographic and by region.

Question 68

A population with both a high fertility and a high mortality rate have a broad-based population pyramid.

Question 69

What does the arithmetic density of the population of a country tell us? What does it not tell us? Use India or China as examples to explain this problem.

Question 70

Low life expectancy in Africa can be partly attributed to the ravages of AIDS.

Question 71

During the demographic transition,the drop in birth and death rates is equal.