A Global Perspective
Pop. Parameters and Processes
Human Migration
Population Structure and Composition
Population and Sustainability
100

  1. Which of the following is currently experiencing the fastest population growth?

    1. Northern Asia

    2. Tropical Africa

    3. Eastern Europe

    4. Sun Belt

    5. Northeast United States

2. Tropical Africa

100

  1. The number of live births per thousand people per year is called the

    1. Total fertility rate.

    2. Natural increase rate.

    3. Crude birth rate.

    4. Exponential growth rate.

    5. Infant growth rate.

3. Crude birth rate

100

  1. Millions of ______________ came to the United States during the early years of the 20th century.

    1. Suburbanites

    2. Emigrants

    3. Immigrants

    4. Refugees

    5. Colonists

3. Immigrants

100

  1. The baby boom

    1. Occurred in the years following World War I.

    2. Was a result of free love during the late 1960’s.

    3. Was fostered by economic prosperity and relative peace.

    4. Was limited to California and the west.

    5. Was described by the off-beat author Douglas Coupland.

3. Was fostered by economic prosperity and relative peace.

100

  1. Which of the following countries do you expect to have the densest population?

    1. China

    2. Peru

    3. Mexico

    4. Belgium

    5. Colombia

4. Belgium 

200

  1. Most of the world’s people live in

    1. The world’s poorest countries

    2. The southern hemisphere

    3. The developed world

    4. China

    5. Urban areas in the developed world

1. The world's poorest countries

200

  1. Which of these countries is most likely to be showing the lowest natural increase rate?

    1. Afghanistan

    2. Liechtenstein

    3. United States

    4. Japan

    5. Chile

2. Liechtenstein

200

  1. In the 1930’s, thousands of “Okies” fled the Dust Bowl of the southern Great Plains and moved to the fertile agricultural regions of California to start a new life.  This is an example of:

    1. External migration

    2. Eco-migration

    3. Political migration

    4. Economic migration

    5. Forced migration

2. Eco-migration

200

  1.  A rectangle shaped population pyramid indicates a country that is:

    1. Growing slowly or not at all.

    2. Growing rapidly.

    3. Experiencing high immigration rates.

    4. Composed mainly of older age classes.

    5. Experiencing a high dependency ratio.

1. Growing slowly or not at all

200

  1. Carrying capacity is a function of

    1. Technology

    2. Natural resources

    3. Resource allocation

    4. Limiting factors

    5. A, B, and D

5. A, B, and D

300

  1. Throughout human history, world population has

    1. Grown at a steady rate.

    2. Experienced numerous periods of dramatic decline.

    3. Been confined to countries in the southern hemisphere.

    4. Grown most rapidly over the last 200 years.

    5. Grown most rapidly in the developed world.

4. Grown most rapidly over the last 200 years.

300

  1. Total fertility rate is NOT closely correlated with which of the following?

    1. Industrial output

    2. Gender empowerment

    3. Education

    4. Economic development

    5. Literacy

1. Industrial output

300

  1. Which of the following is a result of chain migration?

    1. The African slave trade

    2. French colonial rule

    3. The formation of Israel

    4. San Francisco’s Chinatown

    5. Colonization of the American frontier

4. San Francisco's Chinatown

300

  1. When baby boomers have reached retirement age, what will the population pyramid for the United States look like?

    1. An hourglass, wide at both top and bottom, but narrow in the middle.

    2. Relatively rectangular, with a slight bulge near the top.

    3. Carrot-shaped, a narrow bottom and wide top.

    4. Pear-shaped, wide at the bottom, but narrow at the top.

    5. None of these.

2. Relatively rectangular, with a slight bulge near the top.

300

  1. Population policy usually involves limitations on

    1. Fertility levels

    2. Immigration levels

    3. Education levels

    4. All of the above

    5. Both 1 and 2

5. Both 1 and 2

400

  1. ________________ occurs when a population is adding a fixed percentage of people to a growing population each year.

    1. Doubling

    2. Arithmetic growth

    3. Overpopulation

    4. Exponential growth

    5. Demographic accounting

4. Exponential Growth

400

  1. Within the United States, overall life expectancy

    1. Is limited by an unusually high infant mortality rate

    2. Varies between various cohorts within the larger population

    3. Varies between regions, with people in the Southwest living longer on average.

    4. All of the above

    5. Both B and C

2. Varies between various cohorts within the larger population

400

  1. Many recent college graduates and young professionals move to large, vibrant cities- such as New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles- with nightlife, cultural amenities, and job opportunities.  These attractions are examples of

    1. Economic factors

    2. Mobility opportunities

    3. Suburban amenities

    4. Pull factors

    5. Push factors

4. Pull factors

400

  1. According to the demographic transition model, a country at the end of demographic transition usually has which of the following?

    1. High birth and low death rates

    2. A high infant mortality rate

    3. A high crude birth rate

    4. Low birth and death rates

    5. Low fertility rate and high death rate

4. Low birth and death rates

400

  1. India and China are the world’s two most populous countries.  While China has instituted a strict population policy, India

    1. For cultural reasons, encourages women to continue to reproduce.

    2. Does not endorse birth control because of the Catholic majority.

    3. Encourages lower fertility through education and access to family planning.

    4. Has a similar policy as China

    5. Because of their agricultural system, encourages reproduction.

3. Encourages lower fertility through education and access to family planning.

500

  1. Life expectancy has increased

    1. Only in the most-developed countries.

    2. Only in the least-developed countries.

    3. Due to increased food production.

    4. Worldwide.

    5. Due to the green revolution.

4. Worldwide

500

  1. The Demographic Accounting Equation takes all of the following factors into account when calculating a country’s population EXCEPT

    1. Natural increase

    2. Natural decrease

    3. Total Fertility Rate

    4. Immigration

    5. Emigration

3. Total Fertility Rate

500

  1. Refugees are produced through

    1. Cultural migration

    2. Forced migration

    3. Internal migration

    4. Economic migration

    5. Chain migration

2. Forced migration

500

  1. Country A is in stage 1 of demographic transition, while country B is in stage 2.  Net migration is equal in both countries.  Which of the following is true about the population growth of these two countries?

    1. Population growth rate of country A is higher than that of country B.

    2. Population growth rate of country B is higher than that of country A.

    3. The population of both countries is decreasing.

    4. The population of both countries is not changing.

    5. It depends on the total fertility rates in each country.

2. Population growth rate of country B is higher than that of country A.

500

  1. Population information from the US Census affects the political process by

    1. Determining the amount of electoral votes given to each state.

    2. Determining the amount of senate representatives given to each state.

    3. Determining the amount of electoral votes given to each political party.

    4. Determining the majority-minority voting district boundaries within states.

    5. Determining which states hold the primary elections.

1. Determining the amount of electoral votes given to each state.

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