Question 1

As the GDP per capita increases, the natural increase rate generally ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of As the GDP per capita increases, the...

Question 2

Since the end of World War II, world population has been growing more slowly than in the past.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The term ________ refers to the control of diseases.

Accepted Answer

A)  transition 
B)  medicology 
C)  pandemiology 
D)  epidemiology 
E)  infectionical 
A)  transition 
B)  medicology 
C)  pandemiology 
D)  epidemiology 
E)  infectionical

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  crude death rate. 
B)  infant mortality rate. 
C)  early life expectancy. 
D)  murder rate. 
E)  terminal increase rate. 
A)  crude death rate. 
B)  infant mortality rate. 
C)  early life expectancy. 
D)  murder rate. 
E)  terminal increase rate.

Question 5

It may sound strange to hear that the ________ is generally lower for less developed countries than for more developed countries, but the difference is correlated to the average age of each population.

Accepted Answer

A)  crude birth rate 
B)  crude death rate 
C)  infant mortality rate 
D)  natural increase rate 
E)  total growth rate 
A)  crude birth rate 
B)  crude death rate 
C)  infant mortality rate 
D)  natural increase rate 
E)  total growth rate

Question 6

Judging by the demographic patterns of recent years, we can surmise that the principal reason for declining natural increase rates in less developed countries today is

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing crude birth rates. 
B)  declining crude birth rates. 
C)  increasing crude death rates. 
D)  declining crude death rates. 
E)  balanced natural increase rates. 
A)  increasing crude birth rates. 
B)  declining crude birth rates. 
C)  increasing crude death rates. 
D)  declining crude death rates. 
E)  balanced natural increase rates.

Question 7

Summarize the main stages of the demographic transition and the reasons why a society moves from one stage to another.

Accepted Answer

The demographic transition model outline

Question 8

We can calculate that a country would raise, or increase, its physiological density by

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing the amount of agricultural land. 
B)  limiting the number of farmers. 
C)  increasing the areas of its urban centers. 
D)  increasing the size of its population. 
E)  limiting the number of farm animals. 
A)  increasing the amount of agricultural land. 
B)  limiting the number of farmers. 
C)  increasing the areas of its urban centers. 
D)  increasing the size of its population. 
E)  limiting the number of farm animals.

Question 9

The highest crude death rates are found in the less developed countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

More than half of the people in the world live in Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

We can hypothesize with some confidence that Costa Rica has a lower crude death rate than the United States because Costa Rica

Accepted Answer

A)  has a higher sex ratio. 
B)  has more hospitals per person. 
C)  has a milder climate. 
D)  is in Stage 4 of the demographic transition. 
E)  has a lower percentage of elderly people. 
A)  has a higher sex ratio. 
B)  has more hospitals per person. 
C)  has a milder climate. 
D)  is in Stage 4 of the demographic transition. 
E)  has a lower percentage of elderly people.

Question 12

According to Malthus, population increases rapidly, while food supply increases more slowly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Analyzing the map(s) in this chapter dealing with infant mortality rates, as well as a world map, we can deduce that

Accepted Answer

A)  Papua New Guinea has a lower IMR than Indonesia. 
B)  India has a lower IMR than Russia. 
C)  Brazil has a lower IMR than Bolivia. 
D)  Madagascar has a lower IMR than South Africa. 
E)  Chad has a lower IMR than Egypt. 
A)  Papua New Guinea has a lower IMR than Indonesia. 
B)  India has a lower IMR than Russia. 
C)  Brazil has a lower IMR than Bolivia. 
D)  Madagascar has a lower IMR than South Africa. 
E)  Chad has a lower IMR than Egypt.

Question 14

Geographers might characterize as overpopulated a country where

Accepted Answer

A)  there are too many people according to a standard economic measure of poverty. 
B)  the population numbers less than one million, but there is concern that the country's natural resources are adequate for only half that number. 
C)  the population numbers more than 100 million and there is concern about the finite limits of natural resources, although the resources available in the country seem adequate to that population. 
D)  the population numbers more than one million, and there is an average distribution of population to resources. 
E)  All of these answer choices are correct. 
A)  there are too many people according to a standard economic measure of poverty. 
B)  the population numbers less than one million, but there is concern that the country's natural resources are adequate for only half that number. 
C)  the population numbers more than 100 million and there is concern about the finite limits of natural resources, although the resources available in the country seem adequate to that population. 
D)  the population numbers more than one million, and there is an average distribution of population to resources. 
E)  All of these answer choices are correct.

Question 15

Concerns about overpopulation were proven wrong by Malthus's theory, as well as by recent theories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Phatak family in India decides to have five children, although India's official approach to demographic growth includes a public relations campaign encouraging smaller families. This illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  that children represent an economic liability to rural families, despite India's policy. 
B)  this family fears that high infant mortality rates are associated with smaller family sizes. 
C)  that the women in this family have little or no power in relation to family planning. 
D)  an example of conflict between individual and government fertility goals. 
E)  the demographic realization that India's population pyramid is skewed because of preference for male children. 
A)  that children represent an economic liability to rural families, despite India's policy. 
B)  this family fears that high infant mortality rates are associated with smaller family sizes. 
C)  that the women in this family have little or no power in relation to family planning. 
D)  an example of conflict between individual and government fertility goals. 
E)  the demographic realization that India's population pyramid is skewed because of preference for male children.

Question 17

Analyzing a world map and the population maps in this chapter, you can deduce that the most populous country within 2,000 miles of Australia is

Accepted Answer

A)  India. 
B)  Indonesia. 
C)  New Zealand. 
D)  China. 
E)  Malaysia. 
A)  India. 
B)  Indonesia. 
C)  New Zealand. 
D)  China. 
E)  Malaysia.

Question 18

The ________ that reached Europe from Central Asia in the 1300s was spread by fleas infecting rats, which were carried from port to port on most ships.

Accepted Answer

A)  Black Blight, or bubonic flu, 
B)  Flea Plague, or bubonic pestilence, 
C)  Bubonic Flea Plague 
D)  Black Plague, or bubonic plague, 
E)  Rat Plague 
A)  Black Blight, or bubonic flu, 
B)  Flea Plague, or bubonic pestilence, 
C)  Bubonic Flea Plague 
D)  Black Plague, or bubonic plague, 
E)  Rat Plague

Question 19

Among the following world regions, the least densely populated is

Accepted Answer

A)  East Asia. 
B)  Southeast Asia. 
C)  Sub-Saharan Africa. 
D)  Europe. 
E)  South Asia. 
A)  East Asia. 
B)  Southeast Asia. 
C)  Sub-Saharan Africa. 
D)  Europe. 
E)  South Asia.

Question 20

The average number of births women bear in their lifetimes is

Accepted Answer

A)  total birth rate. 
B)  crude birth rate. 
C)  total fertility rate. 
D)  total increase rate. 
E)  crude fertility rate. 
A)  total birth rate. 
B)  crude birth rate. 
C)  total fertility rate. 
D)  total increase rate. 
E)  crude fertility rate.

As the GDP per capita increases, the natural increase rate generally ________.

Since the end of World War II, world population has been growing more slowly than in the past.

The term ________ refers to the control of diseases.

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

It may sound strange to hear that the ________ is generally lower for less developed countries than for more developed countries, but the difference is correlated to the average age of each population.

Judging by the demographic patterns of recent years, we can surmise that the principal reason for declining natural increase rates in less developed countries today is

Summarize the main stages of the demographic transition and the reasons why a society moves from one stage to another.

We can calculate that a country would raise, or increase, its physiological density by

The highest crude death rates are found in the less developed countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

More than half of the people in the world live in Asia.

We can hypothesize with some confidence that Costa Rica has a lower crude death rate than the United States because Costa Rica

According to Malthus, population increases rapidly, while food supply increases more slowly.

Analyzing the map(s) in this chapter dealing with infant mortality rates, as well as a world map, we can deduce that

Geographers might characterize as overpopulated a country where

Concerns about overpopulation were proven wrong by Malthus's theory, as well as by recent theories.

The Phatak family in India decides to have five children, although India's official approach to demographic growth includes a public relations campaign encouraging smaller families. This illustrates

Analyzing a world map and the population maps in this chapter, you can deduce that the most populous country within 2,000 miles of Australia is

The ________ that reached Europe from Central Asia in the 1300s was spread by fleas infecting rats, which were carried from port to port on most ships.

Among the following world regions, the least densely populated is

The average number of births women bear in their lifetimes is

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Exam 2: Population and Health

As the GDP per capita increases, the natural increase rate generally ________.

Since the end of World War II, world population has been growing more slowly than in the past.

The term ________ refers to the control of diseases.

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

It may sound strange to hear that the ________ is generally lower for less developed countries than for more developed countries, but the difference is correlated to the average age of each population.

Judging by the demographic patterns of recent years, we can surmise that the principal reason for declining natural increase rates in less developed countries today is

Summarize the main stages of the demographic transition and the reasons why a society moves from one stage to another.

We can calculate that a country would raise, or increase, its physiological density by

The highest crude death rates are found in the less developed countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

More than half of the people in the world live in Asia.

We can hypothesize with some confidence that Costa Rica has a lower crude death rate than the United States because Costa Rica

According to Malthus, population increases rapidly, while food supply increases more slowly.

Analyzing the map(s) in this chapter dealing with infant mortality rates, as well as a world map, we can deduce that

Geographers might characterize as overpopulated a country where

Concerns about overpopulation were proven wrong by Malthus's theory, as well as by recent theories.

The Phatak family in India decides to have five children, although India's official approach to demographic growth includes a public relations campaign encouraging smaller families. This illustrates

Analyzing a world map and the population maps in this chapter, you can deduce that the most populous country within 2,000 miles of Australia is

The ________ that reached Europe from Central Asia in the 1300s was spread by fleas infecting rats, which were carried from port to port on most ships.

Among the following world regions, the least densely populated is

The average number of births women bear in their lifetimes is

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