Question 1

Analyzing the maps of fertility and mortality in this chapter, we see more countries with high birth rates and high rates of infant mortality in

Accepted Answer

A)  East Asia, excluding Japan. 
B)  South Asia, excluding Bangladesh. 
C)  Africa south of the Sahara. 
D)  Southeast Asia. 
E)  North America. 
A)  East Asia, excluding Japan. 
B)  South Asia, excluding Bangladesh. 
C)  Africa south of the Sahara. 
D)  Southeast Asia. 
E)  North America.

Question 2

Thomas Malthus concluded that

Accepted Answer

A)  population increased arithmetically while food production increased linguistically. 
B)  the world's rate of population increase was higher than the development of food supplies. 
C)  so-called "moral restraint" was producing lower crude birth rates. 
D)  population growth was outpacing available resources in every country, according to algebraic calculations. 
E)  crude birth rates must balance crude death rates. 
A)  population increased arithmetically while food production increased linguistically. 
B)  the world's rate of population increase was higher than the development of food supplies. 
C)  so-called "moral restraint" was producing lower crude birth rates. 
D)  population growth was outpacing available resources in every country, according to algebraic calculations. 
E)  crude birth rates must balance crude death rates.

Question 3

A decline in a country's crude birth rate would result in an increase in that country's

Accepted Answer

A)  total fertility rate. 
B)  life expectancy rate. 
C)  crude death rate. 
D)  doubling time. 
E)  natural increase rate. 
A)  total fertility rate. 
B)  life expectancy rate. 
C)  crude death rate. 
D)  doubling time. 
E)  natural increase rate.

Question 4

The shape of a country's population pyramid

Accepted Answer

A)  is determined primarily by its crude birth rate. 
B)  has no correlation to its crude death rate. 
C)  cannot be used to estimate the country's dependency rate. 
D)  cannot be used to estimate the country's sex ratio. 
E)  is determined primarily by the combination of its crude birth rate and its crude growth rate. 
A)  is determined primarily by its crude birth rate. 
B)  has no correlation to its crude death rate. 
C)  cannot be used to estimate the country's dependency rate. 
D)  cannot be used to estimate the country's sex ratio. 
E)  is determined primarily by the combination of its crude birth rate and its crude growth rate.

Question 5

An analysis of the charts and/or demographic history in this chapter indicates that during the Industrial Revolution two hundred years ago, the global population

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased although it had increased during the earlier agricultural revolution. 
B)  declined although the annual growth rate increased exponentially. 
C)  continued to increase despite fluctuations in individual countries. 
D)  decreased dramatically because fewer people were producing food in rural communities. 
E)  neither increased nor decreased. 
A)  decreased although it had increased during the earlier agricultural revolution. 
B)  declined although the annual growth rate increased exponentially. 
C)  continued to increase despite fluctuations in individual countries. 
D)  decreased dramatically because fewer people were producing food in rural communities. 
E)  neither increased nor decreased.

Question 6

One demographic feature with the most significant future implications is that

Accepted Answer

A)  the natural increase rate is larger every year. 
B)  there are fewer people in the world now than at the peak in the middle of the twentieth century. 
C)  the most rapid growth is occurring in the less developed countries. 
D)  people are uniformly distributed across Earth. 
E)  the less developed countries have the highest combined crude death rate. 
A)  the natural increase rate is larger every year. 
B)  there are fewer people in the world now than at the peak in the middle of the twentieth century. 
C)  the most rapid growth is occurring in the less developed countries. 
D)  people are uniformly distributed across Earth. 
E)  the less developed countries have the highest combined crude death rate.

Question 7

Land suited for agriculture is called

Accepted Answer

A)  population density. 
B)  agricultural density. 
C)  physiological land. 
D)  arid land. 
E)  arable land. 
A)  population density. 
B)  agricultural density. 
C)  physiological land. 
D)  arid land. 
E)  arable land.

Question 8

Japan is dealing with economic concerns about an aging population by

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing the birth rate. 
B)  encouraging women and older people to work. 
C)  encouraging intermarriage between Japanese and non-Japanese workers. 
D)  increasing its longstanding policy of moving polluting industries to China. 
E)  encouraging immigration. 
A)  increasing the birth rate. 
B)  encouraging women and older people to work. 
C)  encouraging intermarriage between Japanese and non-Japanese workers. 
D)  increasing its longstanding policy of moving polluting industries to China. 
E)  encouraging immigration.

Question 9

Most population growth is presently concentrated in more developed countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Country A, which lies partly in a fertile valley and partly in a vast desert, contains 10,000,000 people living on 10,000 square kilometers of land. The population density of Country A is 1,000 persons per square kilometer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Life expectancy is lowest on average in

Accepted Answer

A)  Africa. 
B)  East Asia. 
C)  North America. 
D)  Europe. 
E)  Southeast Asia. 
A)  Africa. 
B)  East Asia. 
C)  North America. 
D)  Europe. 
E)  Southeast Asia.

Question 12

The countries depicted as smaller, or more limited in size, on the population cartogram have

Accepted Answer

A)  higher levels of wealth and higher populations. 
B)  lower levels of wealth and higher populations. 
C)  lower populations. 
D)  lower populations and lesser land areas. 
E)  lower technical proficiency in cartography and geospatial reasoning. 
A)  higher levels of wealth and higher populations. 
B)  lower levels of wealth and higher populations. 
C)  lower populations. 
D)  lower populations and lesser land areas. 
E)  lower technical proficiency in cartography and geospatial reasoning.

Question 13

When the world's population reached 6 billion in 1995, it was forecast that at a steady rate of growth the population would reach 12 billion in approximately 45 years. That period of 45 years is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  doubling time. 
B)  doubling life expectancy. 
C)  double increase rate. 
D)  double overpopulation. 
E)  double demographic transition. 
A)  doubling time. 
B)  doubling life expectancy. 
C)  double increase rate. 
D)  double overpopulation. 
E)  double demographic transition.

Question 14

Increasing the education of women is generally associated with declining birth rates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Analyzing the map(s) of ecumene in this chapter, along with a world map, we can deduce that Peru was intensively settled before

Accepted Answer

A)  5000 BC. 
B)  1000 BC. 
C)  AD 1500. 
D)  AD 1. 
E)  AD 1900. 
A)  5000 BC. 
B)  1000 BC. 
C)  AD 1500. 
D)  AD 1. 
E)  AD 1900.

Question 16

Analyzing the map(s) of ecumene in this chapter, along with a world map, we can deduce that the eastern coast of Australia was intensively settled by

Accepted Answer

A)  5000 BC. 
B)  AD 50. 
C)  AD 1500. 
D)  AD 1900. 
E)  AD 1. 
A)  5000 BC. 
B)  AD 50. 
C)  AD 1500. 
D)  AD 1900. 
E)  AD 1.

Question 17

The population pyramid of a city in southern Florida, Arizona, or even northern Japan may appear ________ because the city's population is dominated by elderly people.

Accepted Answer

A)  "upside down" 
B)  to have a wide base 
C)  to have perfectly vertical sides 
D)  to be an "age-sex ratio" 
E)  "rightside-up" 
A)  "upside down" 
B)  to have a wide base 
C)  to have perfectly vertical sides 
D)  to be an "age-sex ratio" 
E)  "rightside-up"

Question 18

Among the world's countries, the spread between the highest and lowest crude death rates is ________ than the spread between the highest and lowest crude birth rates.

Accepted Answer

A)  greater 
B)  less 
C)  the same as 
D)  more related to income 
E)  less dependent on social services 
A)  greater 
B)  less 
C)  the same as 
D)  more related to income 
E)  less dependent on social services

Question 19

The world's annual ________ is currently approximately 1.2 percent, at which rate the world's population is projected to double in about 54 years.

Accepted Answer

A)  natural increase rate (NIR) 
B)  life expectancy rate (LER) 
C)  crude birth rate (CBR) 
D)  life increase rate (LIR) 
E)  natural expectancy rate (NER) 
A)  natural increase rate (NIR) 
B)  life expectancy rate (LER) 
C)  crude birth rate (CBR) 
D)  life increase rate (LIR) 
E)  natural expectancy rate (NER)

Question 20

Evaluating the charts on world population growth in this chapter, we can deduce that

Accepted Answer

A)  the world population decreased during the late 1950s although it increased through the rest of the 1900s, owing to fluctuations in the net increase rate. 
B)  the annual growth rate has increased exponentially, especially between 30,000 and 20,000 years ago. 
C)  the natural increase rate has been correlated to the growth in global population, and both have increased greatly in the last century. 
D)  the natural increase rate will always rise. 
E)  the natural increase rate has been negatively correlated to the doubling time, which is expressed in terms of years, yet the doubling time has not changed greatly in recent decades. 
A)  the world population decreased during the late 1950s although it increased through the rest of the 1900s, owing to fluctuations in the net increase rate. 
B)  the annual growth rate has increased exponentially, especially between 30,000 and 20,000 years ago. 
C)  the natural increase rate has been correlated to the growth in global population, and both have increased greatly in the last century. 
D)  the natural increase rate will always rise. 
E)  the natural increase rate has been negatively correlated to the doubling time, which is expressed in terms of years, yet the doubling time has not changed greatly in recent decades.

Analyzing the maps of fertility and mortality in this chapter, we see more countries with high birth rates and high rates of infant mortality in

Thomas Malthus concluded that

A decline in a country's crude birth rate would result in an increase in that country's

The shape of a country's population pyramid

An analysis of the charts and/or demographic history in this chapter indicates that during the Industrial Revolution two hundred years ago, the global population

One demographic feature with the most significant future implications is that

Land suited for agriculture is called

Japan is dealing with economic concerns about an aging population by

Most population growth is presently concentrated in more developed countries.

Country A, which lies partly in a fertile valley and partly in a vast desert, contains 10,000,000 people living on 10,000 square kilometers of land. The population density of Country A is 1,000 persons per square kilometer.

Life expectancy is lowest on average in

The countries depicted as smaller, or more limited in size, on the population cartogram have

When the world's population reached 6 billion in 1995, it was forecast that at a steady rate of growth the population would reach 12 billion in approximately 45 years. That period of 45 years is known as

Increasing the education of women is generally associated with declining birth rates.

Analyzing the map(s) of ecumene in this chapter, along with a world map, we can deduce that Peru was intensively settled before

Analyzing the map(s) of ecumene in this chapter, along with a world map, we can deduce that the eastern coast of Australia was intensively settled by

The population pyramid of a city in southern Florida, Arizona, or even northern Japan may appear ________ because the city's population is dominated by elderly people.

Among the world's countries, the spread between the highest and lowest crude death rates is ________ than the spread between the highest and lowest crude birth rates.

The world's annual ________ is currently approximately 1.2 percent, at which rate the world's population is projected to double in about 54 years.

Evaluating the charts on world population growth in this chapter, we can deduce that

Basic Concepts

Migration

Folk and Popular Culture

Languages

Religions

Ethnicities

Political Geography

Development

Food and Agriculture

Industry and Manufacturing

Services and Settlements

Urban Patterns

Filters

Exam 2: Population and Health

Analyzing the maps of fertility and mortality in this chapter, we see more countries with high birth rates and high rates of infant mortality in

Thomas Malthus concluded that

A decline in a country's crude birth rate would result in an increase in that country's

The shape of a country's population pyramid

An analysis of the charts and/or demographic history in this chapter indicates that during the Industrial Revolution two hundred years ago, the global population

One demographic feature with the most significant future implications is that

Land suited for agriculture is called

Japan is dealing with economic concerns about an aging population by

Most population growth is presently concentrated in more developed countries.

Country A, which lies partly in a fertile valley and partly in a vast desert, contains 10,000,000 people living on 10,000 square kilometers of land. The population density of Country A is 1,000 persons per square kilometer.

Life expectancy is lowest on average in

The countries depicted as smaller, or more limited in size, on the population cartogram have

When the world's population reached 6 billion in 1995, it was forecast that at a steady rate of growth the population would reach 12 billion in approximately 45 years. That period of 45 years is known as

Increasing the education of women is generally associated with declining birth rates.

Analyzing the map(s) of ecumene in this chapter, along with a world map, we can deduce that Peru was intensively settled before

Analyzing the map(s) of ecumene in this chapter, along with a world map, we can deduce that the eastern coast of Australia was intensively settled by

The population pyramid of a city in southern Florida, Arizona, or even northern Japan may appear ________ because the city's population is dominated by elderly people.

Among the world's countries, the spread between the highest and lowest crude death rates is ________ than the spread between the highest and lowest crude birth rates.

The world's annual ________ is currently approximately 1.2 percent, at which rate the world's population is projected to double in about 54 years.

Evaluating the charts on world population growth in this chapter, we can deduce that

Basic Concepts

Migration

Folk and Popular Culture

Languages

Religions

Ethnicities

Political Geography

Development

Food and Agriculture

Industry and Manufacturing

Services and Settlements

Urban Patterns

Filters