Cats
Kittens
Elves
Green Men
Fake News
100
A population density map of the world shows that the distribution of people is most obviously affected by
environmental factors such as natural resources, climate, water availability, topography
100
Relatively few people live at , but there are significant exceptions, especially in low latitudes.
High elevations
100
What is the likely cause of the population distribution shown below?
Guest workers entering the country for construction projects.
100
In which of the following contexts could a neo-Malthusian perspective most successfully explain population characteristics?
A country with a high rate of natural population increase, where food supplies are at risk.
100
Which statement most accurately describes the motivations of the historic European and current Latin American immigrants to the United States?
- Both were and are motivated primarily by economic factors.
200
A Texan that moves to Canada from Texas and to Canada.
- emigrates/immigrates
200
The most widely known tool to assess the size, distribution and characteristics of a population are
censuses
200
Demographic transition theory holds that
- high levels of economic production will lower birth rates.
200
When crude birth rates are higher than crude death rates, the difference between them is known as the
natural increase
200
Europe
Which of the the following regions has the lowest total fertility rates.
300
Globally, the three largest population concentrations are located in:
Europe, Southeast Asia, and South Asia
300
Which of the following statements about the Demographic Transition Model is True?
- Line A represents Total Population, Line B represents Death Rate, Line C represents Birth Rate.
300
“The king’s shout boomed through town. Hearing, the mighty Laestryogians thronged from all sides, not humanlike, but giants. With boulders bigger than a man could lift they pelted us from the cliffs. We heard the dreadful uproar of ships being broken and dying men” (Homer, 2018, p. 263..
Intervening obstacle
300
The distribution of destination countries, shown below, best demonstrates:
- The vast majority of refugees do not make it far from home.
300
The dependency ratio is most useful for indicating the
- relationship between the potential labor force and the remainder of a country’s population
400
The below population pyramid would most likely represent a(n) ______ country.
Sub-Saharan
400
The theory that farmers will adopt new and modern methods to keep up with demand caused by an increasing population was proposed by
Esther Boserup
400
Which of the following is a correct statement about the demographic transition model?
It is characterized by relatively low growth rates at stage 1 and stage 4.
400
Which of the following is the correct characterization of population density?
- A comparison of physiologic densities and arithmetic densities helps geographers understand the capacity of land to yield food for the total population.
400
Leading approaches to reducing birth rates emphasize the long-term benefits of
- improving local economic conditions in conjunction with improving women's educational attainment.
500
According to some demographers, the high rates of natural increase in the world's periphery are because the countries that are stalled in which phase shown above?
B
500
- a teenaged girl in China whose rural family would like to plan to send a younger sibling to college in the future
Which of the following people would you predict to be most likely to engage in country migration in the near future.
500
- Global Population Growth over time.
Which of the following graphs exhibits a J-curve?
500
Stage 2 of the epidemiological transition suggests
- the implementation of improved sanitation and nutrition programs.
500
Each of the three population pyramids (below. are census tracts from St. Louis County in northern Minnesota, that stretches from Duluth to Canada. The population pyramid on the left most likely represents:
- a rural population with high out-migration after high school.
600
Agricultural advancements
According to Thomas Malthus, natural “checks” on a population include all of the following except
600
- A projected shortage of working-age people to care for the rising elderly population, resulting in an increase in the cost of living for older people.
Which of the following explains an unintended consequence of China’s antinatalist one-child policy?
600
- As the proportion of older people in the country increases, fewer young workers are available to contribute tax revenues to support programs that provide services to the older population.
Which of the following describes a concern for a country with an aging population?
600
- Ireland or Germany.
If your ancestors migrated to the United States during the 1840s and 1850s, barring any other evidence, you might strongly suspect that they originated in
600
New York
Which of the following states has the lowest population growth rate?
700
Countries shown below with higher per capita total expenditure on health are primarily:
In stage 4 of the demographic transition model.
700
- refers to a move from a place.
Emigration
700
Social Conflict
Of the following, a typical example of a push factor of migration would be
700
Western European
Infant mortality rates are lowest in which of the following areas?
700
Infant Mortality Rate
Approximately 500 babies were born in Country D in 2011, but 35 of them died before reaching their first birthday. These data can be used to report Country D's