Deck 2: Population and Health

Question 1

About ___ percent of the world's population is concentrated in East Asia?

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

Answer 1

C

Question 2

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.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

In the Western Hemisphere,which of the following countries has a Total Fertility Rate below replacement level?

A)the United States
B)Haiti
C)Mexico.
D)Argentina

Answer 3

A

Question 4

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 5

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 6

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 7

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

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

Question 8

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-tenth

Question 9

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 10

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

A)10 and 100
B)200 and 300
C)3000 and 5000
D)50000 and 80000

Question 11

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 12

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 suggests that in Europe,terrain and environment play a

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

Question 13

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 14

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 15

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 16

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

A)the same
B)less
C)much greater
D)much less

Question 17

Which region of the world is largely below replacement level?

A)Sub-Saharan Africa
B)South America
C)South Asia
D)Europe

Question 18

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 19

Replacement level,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)5.0.

Question 20

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

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

Question 21

___ 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 22

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 23

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 24

Population growth rates are ____________ in southern India,where women have higher literacy rates.

A)higher
B)the same as northern India
C)lower
D)the same as the Indian average

Question 25

Various organizations protested the 2000 and 2010 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 26

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 27

In the 21ˢᵗ century,world population doubling time is

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

Question 28

Two physical geographic barriers create the boundaries of the South Asia population cluster are

A)the Himalaya Mountains to the north and the mountains west of the Indus River Valley in Pakistan.
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 to the north and the Ganges River Valley to the west.

Question 29

Between 1820 and 1930,world population

A)decreased
B)doubled
C)tripled.
D)did not change.

Question 30

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 31

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 32

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 33

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 34

Brazil's population is concentrated

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

Question 35

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

A)1
B)20
C)80
D)250

Question 36

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 37

The growth rate of population of South Asia is ______ the world average of 1.4 percent.

A)less than
B)the same as
C)greater than
D)triple

Question 38

The major focus of North America's population is

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

Question 39

The major focus of population in Australia is

A)evenly distributed
B)located in the center
C)along its eastern coast
D)along the northern coast

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

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

Question 42

Demographers and population geographers who study global population growth today believe that the concept of doubling time is__________________

A)equally important as in the past
B)more important than ever
C)less important than in the past
D)gaining new followers

Question 43

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 44

In which region of the United States is infant mortality rate the highest?

A)the West
B)the Great Plains
C)the Northeast
D)the South

Question 45

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 46

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 47

In almost all cases,the TFR's of African countries are higher than those of European countries.

Question 48

Census records are not accurate for all countries.

Question 49

The number of African countries below replacement level.

A)many
B)few
C)all
D)none

Question 50

Highest rates of infant mortality are found in this region.

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

Question 51

Enormous strides have been made to battle the AIDS crisis,including:

A)antiretroviral drugs
B)reproductive education programs
C)family planning
D)all of these choices is correct

Question 52

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

Question 53

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

Question 54

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 55

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 56

In1930 and 2000,the Earth's population increased by

A)500,000.
B)1.5 billion.
C)4 billion.
D)12 billion.

Question 57

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

A)wild animal attacks.
B)famine.
C)AIDS.
D)traffic accidents.

Question 58

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 59

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

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

Question 60

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)less developed countries.
D)low infant mortality.

Question 61

Over the course of history,how have governments tried to affect population patterns? How do efforts in the 21ˢᵗ century differ from those of the 20ᵗʰ?

Question 62

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

Question 63

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 64

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 65

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

Question 66

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

Question 67

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 68

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 69

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

Question 70

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

Question 71

Women tend to outlive men and in Russia their life expectancy may be 12 years longer than the male population.

Question 72

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

Question 73

Why might the mayor of your school's town care about the results of the 2010 census?