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Chapter 05 Test Bank: Population Geography Key
1. Consider the following data: Country A
Crude birth rate 38 per 1,000
Crude death rate 18 per 1,000
Country B
Crude birth rate 19 per 1,000
Crude death rate 9 per 1,000
The data tell us that the annual rates of natural increase of Country A and Country B are
A. 56 per 1,000 and 28 per 1,000, respectively.
B. 3.8% and 1.9%, respectively.
C. Country A has twice the rate as does Country B. twice the rate of Country B.
D. Country B has twice the rate as does Country A.
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Section: 05.02 Population Definitions
Topic: Population Composition and Trends in Population Change
2. Consider the following data: Country A
Crude birth rate 38 per 1,000
Crude death rate 18 per 1,000
Country B
Crude birth rate 19 per 1,000
Crude death rate 9 per 1,000
From the data, one might conclude that Country B
A. has avoided the demographic transition.
B. has achieved zero population growth (ZPG).
C. is an industrialized, urbanized society.
D. has a negative rate of natural increase.
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3. Consider the following data: Country A
Crude birth rate 38 per 1,000
Crude death rate 18 per 1,000
Country B
Crude birth rate 19 per 1,000
Crude death rate 9 per 1,000
From the data, it is apparent that
A. the population of Country A will double in 140 years.
B. the population of Country B will double in 70 years.
C. the carrying capacity of Country A is being strained.
D. Country A has a larger population than Country B.
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4. Carrying capacity is
A. the maximum biomass an environment will produce.
B. a function of distance decay.
C. the maximum number of people that can be supported by available resources and technology.
D. a reflection of cultural diffusion.
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Section: 05.06 Population Data and Projections
Topic: World Population Distribution and Projection Trends
5. The systematic study of human population is
A. ecology.
B. ekistics.
C. geography.
D. demography.
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Section: 05.01 Population Growth
Topic: Population Growth: Past and future
6. The second stage of the demographic transition is marked by
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.
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Section: 05.03 Demographic Transition
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7. Zero population growth (ZPG)
A. refers to an exact equation of births and deaths.
B. implies an unchanging population age structure.
C. implies a wide base to the population pyramid.
D. results when immigration matches emigration.
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8. The theory of the demographic transition holds that
A. death rates increase but birth rates decrease with urbanization.
B. birth rates increase but death rates decrease with urbanization.
C. both birth and death rates increase with urbanization.
D. both birth and death rates decrease with urbanization.
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9. One check to rapid population increase formerly available to European countries but not a possibility in today's developing societies was
A. industrialization.
B. mass migration.
C. infanticide.
D. contraception.
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10. In recent years, the world population has grown annually by about
A. 6 million.
B. 23 million.
C. 77 million.
D. 122 million.
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Section: 05.01 Population Growth
Topic: Population Growth: Past and future
11. Which of the following statements about AIDS is NOT true?
A. Worldwide, AIDS is the 4th most common cause of death.
B. About 90% of HIV-positive persons reside in developing countries.
C. Vaccines and immunotherapies developed since 2000 suggest AIDS will have only minor impact on developing countries' population pyramids.
D. About 60% of HIV-positive persons in sub-Saharan Africa are women.
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12. When the average total fertility rate of a population drops to the replacement level,
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.
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Section: 05.04 Demographic Equation
Topic: Population Prospects of Developed and Developing Nations
13. The continent with the highest total fertility rates overall is
A. Africa.
B. Asia.
C. South America.
D. Europe.
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14. The Malthusian theory is based on which of the following assumptions?
A. As urbanization occurs, the rate of population growth decreases.
B. Population tends to increase more rapidly than do the food supplies to support that population.
C. Growth in productive capacity generally exceeds population increases.
D. Food production increases geometrically, while population grows arithmetically.
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Topic: Population Controls
15. The portions of the earth's surface permanently inhabited by humans make up the
A. environment.
B. ecosphere.
C. ecumene.
D. biome.
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16. The continent with the lowest total fertility rates overall is
A. Africa.
B. Asia.
C. South America.
D. Europe.
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17. Which of the following does NOT describe a characteristic of world population distribution?
A. People congregate in lowland areas.
B. People congregate in coastal areas.
C. The majority of the world's population resides in developing countries of the Southern Hemisphere.
D. Dry regions have lower population densities.
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18. A wide bottom on a population pyramid suggests a country is in the __________ stage of the demographic transition.
A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth
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19. The crude death rate for wealthy Western Europe is much higher than that for Central America because
A. foreign aid and free medical services are widely available in Central America.
B. higher urbanization in Western Europe increases the incidence of infectious diseases.
C. Western Europe has a higher proportion of old people.
D. tropical areas, including Central America, generally have healthier climates than northern latitude regions.
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20. Which of the following characteristics of a national population is NOT evident from its population pyramid?
A. age structure
B. sex structure
C. dependency ratio
D. infant mortality rate
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21. An expression of population pressure exerted on agricultural land is
A. crude density.
B. arithmetical density.
C. aggregate density.
D. physiological density.
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22. Which of the following is not one of the world's four major population clusters?
A. East Asia.
B. South Asia.
C. Mexico and Central America.
D. northeastern United States and southeastern Canada.
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23. Of the following countries, which has the highest physiological density?
A. United Kingdom
B. Argentina
C. India
D. Japan
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24. Of the following countries, which has the lowest crude density?
A. Australia
B. United States
C. United Kingdom
D. Iran
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25. Rapid increases in life expectancy are characteristic of the __________ stage of the demographic cycle.
A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth
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26. In 2008, the total population of the world was estimated to be about
A. 4.6 billion people.
B. 6.7 billion people.
C. 7.2 billion people.
D. 8.2 billion people.
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Topic: Population Growth: Past and future
27. Which one of the following continents has the highest birth rate?
A. Asia
B. South America
C. Africa
D. North America
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28. A country with a population of 2 million inhabitants has 50,000 births a year. What is its crude birth rate?
A. 25 per 1,000
B. 40 per 1,000
C. 50 per 1,000
D. 100 per 1,000
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29. What is the rate of natural increase of a country's population if the crude birth rate is 35 per 1,000 and crude death rate is 10 per 1,000?
A. 25 per 1,000
B. 45 per 1,000
C. 25%
D. 45%
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30. In 2006, the United Nations forecast that the world population would reach ______ by 2050.
A. 6.7 billion
B. 9.2 billion.
C. 13.6 billion.
D. 18.3 billion.
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31. A population pyramid that is wide at the base indicates a
A. low death rate.
B. high proportion of old people.
C. higher proportion of males than females.
D. high birth rate.
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32. One of the principal reasons for the notable decline in death rates in Europe, beginning after 1860, was
A. the introduction of penicillin and other antibiotics.
B. the reduction in population pressure due to large-scale emigration.
C. the eradication of man-made diseases.
D. the reduction of deaths due to epidemics.
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33. The stage in the demographic transition model in which the death rate and the birth rate remain at low levels is
A. Stage 1.
B. Stage 2.
C. Stage 3.
D. Stage 4.
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34. What is the number of years required for a country's population to double, assuming a growth rate of approximately 20 people per 1,000 each year?
A. 20 years
B. 25 years
C. 30 years
D. 35 years
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35. Which one of the following locations in the world is most associated with the greatest concentrations of population?
A. continental margins in the mid-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere
B. interiors of continents in the low latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere
C. continental margins in the mid-latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere
D. continental margins in the low latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere
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36. Which one of the following areas has the densest population?
A. South America
B. Europe
C. Canada
D. United States
E. Figure 06.21
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37. Which of the following regions has the lowest total fertility rates?
A. South Asia
B. North America
C. Europe
D. Central America
E. Figure 06.05
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38. Which country is well-known for a very stringent population policy of one child per family?
A. India
B. Japan
C. Nicaragua
D. China
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39. Even with a total fertility rate of 2.1, some countries may experience continued increase in the number of people due to _______.
A. high birth and low death rates
B. lack of contraception available for women
C. population or demographic momentum
D. government intervention or family planning
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Topic: Population Prospects of Developed and Developing Nations
40. In the Cairo Plan, the United Nations International Conference on Population and Development endorsed
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.
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Topic: Population Controls
41. According to United Nations projections, almost all population growth between 2000 and 2030 will take place __________.
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
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Topic: Population Growth: Past and future
42. Robert Malthus did NOT believe that
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.
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Topic: Population Controls
43. The decline in China's birth rate is attributable to female empowerment.
FALSE
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44. Because of its mild climate and fertile soils, Western Europe has always had low birth and death rates.
FALSE
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45. 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.
TRUE
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46. A total fertility rate of 1.7 is necessary just to replace present population.
FALSE
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47. A cohort is a population group unified by an identifying characteristic.
TRUE
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48. The homeostatic plateau is reached when the fertility rate approaches zero.
FALSE
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49. After 2008, the world's urban population outnumbered the world's rural population.
TRUE
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50. Approximately 35 to 40 percent of the earth's land area is without significant human settlement.
TRUE
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51. Fertility rates are declining in all world regions.
TRUE
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52. Highest crude birth rates are found in developing countries of Africa, southern Asia, and Latin America.
TRUE
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53. The rate of world population increase slowed notably after World War II.
FALSE
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54. The shift from high to sub-replacement fertility rates eliminates the problems of high dependency rates.
FALSE
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55. Urbanization is associated with declining birth rates.
TRUE
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56. Developing countries have compressed within a very few years the mortality reductions that took Western Europe a century or more to achieve.
TRUE
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57. The nonecumene is discontinuous and found on all continents.
TRUE
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58. There is invariably a close correlation between population density and levels of living.
FALSE
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59. Overpopulation occurs at densities above 2,500 per square mile.
FALSE
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60. By the year 2010, agricultural experts agree, practically all nations will be able to feed their populations from domestic production.
FALSE
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61. Collectively, less developed countries contained over two-thirds of the world's urban population at the start of the 21st century.
TRUE
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62. A majority of the world's population lives in countries with reliable systems for recording births and deaths.
FALSE
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63. Improved women's education in some developing countries like Bangladesh has helped in reducing total fertility rate.
TRUE
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64. According to a United Nations estimate, as many as 200 million women worldwide are demographically missing.
TRUE
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65. Malthus' predictions of overpopulation were rejected in the 19th Century and did not influence population policy in the 20th Century.
FALSE
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66. Negative population growth or implosion can only be found in European countries.
FALSE
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67. Concepts related to overpopulation are food security and carrying capacity.
TRUE
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68. For a country or region, the demographic transition predicts available land carrying capacity.
FALSE
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69. What term has reference to permanently populated portions of the earth as distinguished from the unpopulated regions?
Ecumene
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70. Draw a graph depicting the demographic transition theory. Graph crude birth rates and crude death rates versus time and label the four stages of the demographic transition and show when population growth takes place.
Sketch graph should resemble Figure 6.16
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Section: 05.03 Demographic Transition
Topic: Demographic Transition Model and the Changing Life Events
71. Compare the population challenges faced by countries in Africa with those faced by European countries.
Africa has a growing, youthful population with a high dependency ratio because of its large number of children. Europe has an aging society facing population decline and a rising dependency ratio because of its large elderly population. Africa's challenge will be to care for, educate, and provide economic opportunities for its children while Europe's challenge will be to provide health care and pensions for its elderly citizens while finding enough workers.
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Section: 05.04 Demographic Equation
Topic: Population Prospects of Developed and Developing Nations
72. Explain Malthus' theories about population growth and food supply.
Malthus argued that population growth would outpace the growth of the food supply.
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Section: 05.08 Populations Prospects
Topic: Population Controls
73. Compare and contrast the demographic transition experience of Western Europe with that of the developing countries of today.
Europe—Stage 1: high birth and death rates, stable numbers;
Stage 2: lower death rates, high birth rates, growth;
Stage 3: lower birth, urbanization, emigration;
Stage 4: low birth and death rates, stable numbers.
Developing—Stage 1: high birth and death rates, stable numbers;
Stage 2: high birth, sudden death rate drop, growth;
Stage 3: high birth, no emigration; explosive growth;
Stage 4: uncertain.
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Section: 05.03 Demographic Transition
Topic: Demographic Transition Model and the Changing Life Events
74. 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?
J-curve is a visual pattern of compound growth; S-curve is the conversion of the vertical leg of a J-curve to a horizontal line representing stable population at carrying capacity of region. Achieved by external forces (die-back) or population self-regulation (demographic transition).
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Section: 05.08 Populations Prospects
Topic: Population Controls
75. What generalizations about spatial patterns and environmental relationships can be drawn from the distribution of world population?
It is 90% north of the equator; half live on about 5% of the land, 90% on about 20% of the land. There is lowland concentration (50-60% below 650 ft.); 66% is found within 300 miles of ocean. It is unevenly distributed even in suitable areas. Four great clusters exist: East Asia, South Asia, Europe, eastern North America (NE United States, SE Canada).
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Section: 05.05 World Population Distribution
Topic: World Population Distribution and Projection Trends
76. 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.
Arguments include: (a) birth control keeps developing nations poor and weak;
(b) Third World poverty is due to world economics, not overpopulation;
(c) overpopulation is a result of poor distribution of resources;
(d) birth control is against religious teaching;
(e) people are basic source of wealth. People and areas against include: Catholic and Islamic societies; some Marxists; some economists.
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Section: 05.08 Populations Prospects
Topic: Population Controls
77. Discuss the meaning of demographic momentum and use the concept to explain why a shift to total fertility levels of 2.1 is not accompanied by an immediate halt to population growth.
Societies with high numbers in childbearing years will continue to have population growth even with stringent birth control. Since a large recently born generation determines the ultimate size of total population, those countries (Third World) with a high proportion under age 15 and present large size will be more dominant in 2025. This includes parts of Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
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Section: 05.04 Demographic Equation
Topic: Population Prospects of Developed and Developing Nations
78. What factors are causing total fertility rates to drop in countries around the world?
Answers will vary.
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Topic: Demographic Transition Model and the Changing Life Events
79. Why is the total fertility rate a more accurate measure than the crude birth rate?
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Topic: Population Composition and Trends in Population Change
80. What does a wide bottomed population pyramid indicate?
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Topic: Population Composition and Trends in Population Change
81. What caused the explosion of world population over the last 1,000 years?
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Section: 05.03 Demographic Transition
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82. Describe some of the likely consequences of total fertility rates falling below replacement levels.
Consequences would be population decline and an aging society. Consequences of an aging society will include increased burdens for social security, health care, and pensions and a shortage of younger workers.
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Topic: Population Prospects of Developed and Developing Nations
83. The third stage of the demographic cycle is represented by
A. declining birth rate; low death rate.
B. high birth rate; declining death rate.
C. high birth rate; high death rate.
D. low birth rate; high death rate.
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Topic: Demographic Transition Model and the Changing Life Events
84. On a worldwide basis, what was the total fertility rate in 2015?
A. 1.6
B. 2.0
C. 2.5
D. 3.0
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Section: 05.01 Population Growth
Topic: Population Growth: Past and future
85. During industrialization, rapid increases in Europe's population were alleviated by
A. emigration to North America and Australia.
B. high unemployment.
C. increasing use of contraceptives.
D. very high death rates.
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Section: 05.04 Demographic Equation
Topic: Demographic Transition Model and the Changing Life Events
86. The consequences of zero population growth does not include
A. a growing labor force.
B. increasing old age dependency ratio.
C. increasing proportion of older citizens.
D. higher pension and social service costs.
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Section: 05.08 Populations Prospects
Topic: Population Prospects of Developed and Developing Nations
87. A country with a crude birth rate of 44 and a crude death rate of 11 would have a rate of natural increase of
A. 33.
B. 33 percent.
C. 3.3 percent.
D. 5.5 percent.
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Topic: Population Growth: Past and future
88. What term refers to the number of economic dependents each 100 people in the productive years must support?
A. Arithmetic density
B. Carrying capacity
C. Population pyramid
D. Dependency ratio
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Topic: Population Prospects of Developed and Developing Nations
89. The demographic transition model was developed to explain the population history of
A. the world.
B. Western Europe.
C. Asia.
D. the United States.
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Section: 05.03 Demographic Transition
Topic: Demographic Transition Model and the Changing Life Events
90. Overpopulation is equated with areas
A. in the first stage of the demographic cycle with high fertility rates.
B. of high birth rates.
C. of imbalanced fertility rates and dependency ratios.
D. with a continuing imbalance between the numbers of people and the carrying capacity of the land.
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Section: 05.05 World Population Distribution
Topic: World Population Distribution and Projection Trends
91. What total fertility rate is required to just replace the world's existing population?
A. 1.0
B. 1.1
C. 2.0
D. 2.1
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Topic: Population Growth: Past and future
92. About what proportion of all persons on earth live south of the Equator?
A. 10 percent
B. 20 percent
C. 25 percent
D. 40 percent
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Topic: World Population Distribution and Projection Trends
93. A population pyramid with a very wide base narrowing slightly as the age cohorts progress indicates
A. decline.
B. rapid growth.
C. slow growth.
D. stability.
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Topic: Population Composition and Trends in Population Change
94. Oman, with a crude birth rate of 36 and a crude death rate of 24, would be in which stage of the demographic cycle?
A. Stage 1
B. Stage 2
C. Stage 3
D. Stage 4
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Section: 05.03 Demographic Transition
Topic: Demographic Transition Model and the Changing Life Events
95. In 2015, the world’s population reached
A. 3.8 billion.
B. 5.0 billion.
C. 7.3 billion.
D. 10.5billion.
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Section: 05.01 Population Growth
Topic: Population Growth: Past and future
96. Presently, the highest rates of natural increase in population are found in which region of the world?
A. Africa
B. North America
C. Europe
D. South America
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Topic: Population Prospects of Developed and Developing Nations
97. Europe as a whole, including Russia, is experiencing
A. rapid population growth.
B. moderate population growth.
C. slow population growth.
D. negative population growth.
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Topic: Population Prospects of Developed and Developing Nations
98. More developed countries differ from less developed countries because they have
A. higher rates of natural increase.
B. higher rates of physiological density.
C. shorter doubling times.
D. lower birth rates.
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Topic: Population Prospects of Developed and Developing Nations
99. Which of the following is not considered one of the four great clusters of population?
A. Northeastern U.S./southeastern Canada
B. South Asia
C. South America
D. Europe
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Section: 05.05 World Population Distribution
Topic: World Population Distribution and Projection Trends
100. The majority of the world's population growth is occurring in nations now considered
A. highly urbanized.
B. highly industrialized.
C. more developed.
D. less developed.
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Topic: World Population Distribution and Projection Trends
101. Reductions in death rates globally can be attributed to
A. decreases in the birth rate.
B. the use of antibiotics, vaccinations and pesticides.
C. immigration.
D. the discovery of isolated rural areas of developed countries.
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Section: 05.02 Population Definitions
Topic: Population Composition and Trends in Population Change
102. The demographic equation is represented by the sum of
A. natural change and crude birth rates.
B. natural change and dependency ratios.
C. net migration and dependency ratios.
D. net migration and natural change.
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Section: 05.04 Demographic Equation
Topic: Demographic Transition Model and the Changing Life Events
103. Birth and death rates are described as "crude" because
A. they relate to the changes without any regard to the age and sex composition of the population.
B. the total number of births and deaths can never be calculated accurately.
C. the infant mortality rate is separate from the birth and death calculations.
D. there is no world-wide standard of what constitutes a birth or a death.
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Topic: Population Composition and Trends in Population Change
104. One-quarter to one-third of global mortality is due to
A. war.
B. malnutrition.
C. infectious and parasitic diseases.
D. cancer.
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Topic: Population Composition and Trends in Population Change
105. Which statement is not true with regard to how the earth's population is distributed?
A. Two-thirds of the earth's population live in the mid latitudes
B. Nearly fifty percent of the earth's population live within 200 kilometers (125 miles) of the ocean
C. Eighty percent of the earth's population live on 5 percent of the land
D. More than fifty percent of the earth's population reside above 500 meters (1650 ft) elevation
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Section: 05.05 World Population Distribution
Topic: World Population Distribution and Projection Trends
106. Population projections are
A. the same as predictions.
B. based on assumptions for the future applied to current data.
C. more exact for developed countries than developing.
D. used only for countries which have an annual census.
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Section: 05.06 Population Data and Projections
Topic: World Population Distribution and Projection Trends
107. Which country launched the "one couple, one child" population policy in 1979?
A. India
B. Japan
C. China
D. Russia
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Topic: Population Controls
108. The idea that unchecked population increases geometrically while food production increases arithmetically is associated with which theory?
A. Malthusian
B. Neo-Malthusian
C. Cornucopian
D. Green Revolution
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Section: 05.07 Population Controls
Topic: Population Controls
109. Which of the following is not a reason for declining birth rates?
A. Increasing educational levels of women
B. Deferred marriage ages
C. Increased cost of rearing multiple children
D. Emigration of males seeking jobs in other countries
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Section: 05.03 Demographic Transition
Topic: Demographic Transition Model and the Changing Life Events
110. Which is the single greatest health disparity between developed and developing countries?
A. Infant mortality rates
B. Maternal mortality rates
C. HIV/AIDS death rates
D. Total fertility rates
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Topic: Population Prospects of Developed and Developing Nations
111. If a country has a natural increase rate of 2.0 percent, how long will it take to double its population?
A. 2 years
B. 22 years
C. 35 years
D. 70 years
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Topic: Population Growth: Past and future
112. The world's population growth rate since the Industrial Revolution is graphically illustrated as a(n)
A. S-curve.
B. L-curve.
C. V-curve.
D. J-curve.
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Topic: Population Growth: Past and future
113. By 2007, the global urban population had reached
A. 25% of the total world population.
B. 1 billion.
C. 50% of the total world population.
D. 80% of the total world population.
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Section: 05.05 World Population Distribution
Topic: World Population Distribution and Projection Trends
114. In many societies, the number of births will continue to grow even as fertility rates decline due to
A. demographic momentum.
B. the homeostatic plateau.
C. doubling time.
D. overpopulation.
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Section: 05.08 Populations Prospects
Topic: Population Prospects of Developed and Developing Nations
115. Which of the following explains why there are significantly more males than females in some regions of the world, including south and west Asia?
A. Poverty
B. More females migrate to other countries than males
C. Males are hardier and more resistant to disease than females
D. There is a cultural preference for males that has meant neglect and death for girls
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Topic: Population Composition and Trends in Population Change
116. Total fertility rates refer to
A. the average number of children that would be born to each woman at the current year's rate for women that age.
B. the number of births per 1000 population.
C. the level of fertility at which each successive generation of women produces exactly enough children to ensure the same number of women survive to have offspring themselves.
D. the level of fertility at which populations replace themselves.
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Topic: Population Composition and Trends in Population Change
117. A country with a population of 5 million and with 50,000 births per year has a crude birth rate of
A. 10 per 1000.
B. 25 per 1000.
C. 50 per 1000.
D. 100 per 1000.
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Topic: Population Composition and Trends in Population Change
118. The region of the world that has been hardest hit by the HIV/AIDS epidemic is
A. south Asia.
B. eastern Europe.
C. sub-Saharan Africa.
D. Central America.
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Topic: Population Prospects of Developed and Developing Nations
119. Which of the following characteristics of a population is not evident from a population pyramid?
A. Age structure
B. Sex structure
C. Race structure
D. Dependency ratio
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Topic: Population Composition and Trends in Population Change
120. Population growth is associated with which stages of the demographic transition model?
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 3 and 4
D. 4 and 5
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Section: 05.03 Demographic Transition
Topic: Demographic Transition Model and the Changing Life Events
121. The largest population cluster on Earth, with 25 percent of the world's total population, is found in
A. South Asia.
B. East Asia.
C. Europe.
D. Northeast United States.
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Topic: World Population Distribution and Projection Trends
122. Which of the following terms denotes permanently inhabited areas of the earth's surface?
A. Dominion
B. Ambit
C. Topography
D. Ecumene
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Topic: World Population Distribution and Projection Trends
123. Total population divided by arable land, which provides an expression of population pressure exerted on agricultural land, gives
A. crude density.
B. arithmetic density.
C. physiological density.
D. agricultural density.
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Topic: Population Controls
124. The number of people an area can support on a sustained basis, given the prevailing technology is known as the
A. carrying capacity.
B. comparative density.
C. projected population.
D. homeostatic plateau.
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Topic: Population Controls
125. Reflected in the world's aging population is the fact that people aged 60 and over will outnumber children under the age of 15 by the year
A. 2020.
B. 2050.
C. 2100.
D. 2150.
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Section: 05.08 Populations Prospects
Topic: Population Prospects of Developed and Developing Nations
126. By 2050, which country is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populated country?
A. United States
B. Brazil
C. Indonesia
D. India
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Topic: World Population Distribution and Projection Trends
127. By 2003, every one of the countries and territories of which continent had fertility rates below replacement levels?
A. North America
B. Europe
C. Asia
D. South America
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Topic: Population Prospects of Developed and Developing Nations
128. In which age cohort have the greatest declines in mortality occurred?
A. 85+
B. 45–64
C. 15–19
D. <1
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Topic: Population Composition and Trends in Population Change
129. A graphic device that represents a population’s age and sex composition and is useful for comparing populations is known as a(n)
A. demographic diagram.
B. population pyramid.
C. masses map.
D. density drawing.
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Topic: Population Composition and Trends in Population Change
130. Which of the following is the world's most popular form of birth prevention?
A. Sterilization of men
B. Sterilization of women
C. Use of contraception
D. Hormonal methods
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Topic: Population Controls
131. People who believe that population growth is a stimulus and that human minds and skills are the world’s ultimate resource base are known as
A. cornucopians.
B. capitalists.
C. pragmatists.
D. acumens.
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Topic: Population Controls
Chapter 05 Test Bank: Population Geography Summary
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Section: 05.01 Population Growth-9
Section: 05.02 Population Definitions-50
Section: 05.03 Demographic Transition-18
Section: 05.04 Demographic Equation-9
Section: 05.05 World Population Distribution-20
Section: 05.06 Population Data and Projections-10
Section: 05.07 Population Controls-5
Section: 05.08 Populations Prospects-10
Topic: Demographic Transition Model and the Changing Life Events-22
Topic: Population Composition and Trends in Population Change-37
Topic: Population Controls-14
Topic: Population Growth: Past and future-11
Topic: Population Prospects of Developed and Developing Nations-17
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