Question 1

Countries with aging populations attempt to stimulate economic growth to lessen the effect of rising medical and retirement costs by

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A) cutting social security. 
B) encouraging increased birth rate. 
C) promoting immigration. 
D) promoting emigration of the elderly. 
A) cutting social security. 
B) encouraging increased birth rate. 
C) promoting immigration. 
D) promoting emigration of the elderly.

Question 2

Between 1820 and 1930,world population

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A) decreased 
B) doubled 
C) tripled. 
D) did not change. 
A) decreased 
B) doubled 
C) tripled. 
D) did not change.

Question 3

Births and _______ add to the population growth of a particular country.

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A) rise in the death rate 
B) emigration 
C) immigration 
D) increased agricultural output 
A) rise in the death rate 
B) emigration 
C) immigration 
D) increased agricultural output

Question 4

Almost everywhere on Earth,Total Fertility Rates (TFRs)are

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A) rising. 
B) falling. 
C) staying about the same. 
D) influenced by precipitation levels. 
A) rising. 
B) falling. 
C) staying about the same. 
D) influenced by precipitation levels.

Question 5

Various organizations protested the 2000 and 2010 United States census because

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A) of the possibility of under-counting disadvantaged populations. 
B) the census does not count minorities living in rural areas. 
C) the World Bank already conducts a census of the United States. 
D) congressional seats are no longer allotted to each state based on population. 
A) of the possibility of under-counting disadvantaged populations. 
B) the census does not count minorities living in rural areas. 
C) the World Bank already conducts a census of the United States. 
D) congressional seats are no longer allotted to each state based on population.

Question 6

Two physical geographic barriers create the boundaries of the South Asia population cluster are

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A) the Himalaya Mountains to the north and the mountains west of the Indus River Valley in Pakistan. 
B) the Indus River Valley and the Ganges River Valley. 
C) the mangrove forests of Bangladesh and the Ganges River Valley. 
D) the Himalaya Mountains to the north and the Ganges River Valley to the west. 
A) the Himalaya Mountains to the north and the mountains west of the Indus River Valley in Pakistan. 
B) the Indus River Valley and the Ganges River Valley. 
C) the mangrove forests of Bangladesh and the Ganges River Valley. 
D) the Himalaya Mountains to the north and the Ganges River Valley to the west.

Question 7

What does the arithmetic density of the population of a country tell us? What does it not tell us? Use India or China as examples to explain this problem.

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Arithmetic population tells us how dense

Question 8

The major focus of population in Australia is

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A) evenly distributed 
B) located in the center 
C) along its eastern coast 
D) along the northern coast 
A) evenly distributed 
B) located in the center 
C) along its eastern coast 
D) along the northern coast

Question 9

List the four stages of the demographic transition.What population pyramid shape would be characteristic of each stage? Why do stages two and three describe the actual process of change within a population?

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Stage 1-high birth and death rates,low g

Question 10

In all demographic cases,the higher the birth rate,the shorter the doubling time.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Malthus,along with neo-Malthusians of the 1960s (Ehrlich),predicted the imminent collapse of population due to famine.What assumptions made by Malthus proved to be incorrect? Why did Britain's population "explode" in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries without either increased famine or drop in standard of living?

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One incorrect assumption is that food is

Question 12

Over the course of history,how have governments tried to affect population patterns? How do efforts in the 21ˢᵗ century differ from those of the 20ᵗʰ?

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Governments have tried to influence popu

Question 13

Associated with the East Asian population cluster are ribbon-like extensions of dense population penetrating the interior.These extensions represent

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A) volcanic areas of good soil. 
B) narrow regions of favorable climate. 
C) basins and lowlands of China's major rivers. 
D) areas where the Chinese Government has forced people to settle. 
A) volcanic areas of good soil. 
B) narrow regions of favorable climate. 
C) basins and lowlands of China's major rivers. 
D) areas where the Chinese Government has forced people to settle.

Countries with aging populations attempt to stimulate economic growth to lessen the effect of rising medical and retirement costs by

Between 1820 and 1930,world population

Births and _______ add to the population growth of a particular country.

Almost everywhere on Earth,Total Fertility Rates (TFRs)are

Various organizations protested the 2000 and 2010 United States census because

Two physical geographic barriers create the boundaries of the South Asia population cluster are

What does the arithmetic density of the population of a country tell us? What does it not tell us? Use India or China as examples to explain this problem.

The major focus of population in Australia is

List the four stages of the demographic transition.What population pyramid shape would be characteristic of each stage? Why do stages two and three describe the actual process of change within a population?

In all demographic cases,the higher the birth rate,the shorter the doubling time.

Over the course of history,how have governments tried to affect population patterns? How do efforts in the 21ˢᵗ century differ from those of the 20ᵗʰ?

Associated with the East Asian population cluster are ribbon-like extensions of dense population penetrating the interior.These extensions represent

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Countries with aging populations attempt to stimulate economic growth to lessen the effect of rising medical and retirement costs by

Between 1820 and 1930,world population

Births and _______ add to the population growth of a particular country.

Almost everywhere on Earth,Total Fertility Rates (TFRs)are

Various organizations protested the 2000 and 2010 United States census because

Two physical geographic barriers create the boundaries of the South Asia population cluster are

What does the arithmetic density of the population of a country tell us? What does it not tell us? Use India or China as examples to explain this problem.

The major focus of population in Australia is

List the four stages of the demographic transition.What population pyramid shape would be characteristic of each stage? Why do stages two and three describe the actual process of change within a population?

In all demographic cases,the higher the birth rate,the shorter the doubling time.

Over the course of history,how have governments tried to affect population patterns? How do efforts in the 21ˢᵗ century differ from those of the 20ᵗʰ?

Associated with the East Asian population cluster are ribbon-like extensions of dense population penetrating the interior.These extensions represent

Introduction to Human Geography

Migration

Local Culture, Popular Culture, and Cultural Landscapes

Identity: Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality

Language

Religion

Political Geography

Urban Geography

Development

Agriculture

Industry and Services

Human Environment

Globalization and the Geography of Networks

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