Question 1

What is NOT associated with the demographic transition?

Accepted Answer

A)  increase in life expectancy 
B)  youthful population 
C)  decline in mortality 
D)  graying population 
A)  increase in life expectancy 
B)  youthful population 
C)  decline in mortality 
D)  graying population B

Question 2

What occurrence, usually in the early and middle phases of the demographic transition, has been linked to increases in political instability and possibility of political violence?

Accepted Answer

A)  a youth bulge of more than 20 percent of the population 
B)  a dependency ratio of more than 20 percent of the population 
C)  a graying population that is more than 20 percent of the population 
D)  a female participation rate that is less than 20 percent of the population 
A)  a youth bulge of more than 20 percent of the population 
B)  a dependency ratio of more than 20 percent of the population 
C)  a graying population that is more than 20 percent of the population 
D)  a female participation rate that is less than 20 percent of the population A

Question 3

Across the American continent, what percentage of the indigenous population was lost due to diseases brought from Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  50 percent 
B)  65 percent 
C)  84 percent 
D)  90 percent 
A)  50 percent 
B)  65 percent 
C)  84 percent 
D)  90 percent D

Question 4

What is the fifth phase of the demographic transition?

Accepted Answer

A)  A return to high birth rates and high death rates and high population growth. 
B)  A period of very low birth and death rates with stable or decreasing population. 
C)  A condition where the youthful population balloons following increases in migration. 
D)  A stage of population stability when both rates of births and deaths are equal. 
A)  A return to high birth rates and high death rates and high population growth. 
B)  A period of very low birth and death rates with stable or decreasing population. 
C)  A condition where the youthful population balloons following increases in migration. 
D)  A stage of population stability when both rates of births and deaths are equal.

Question 5

According to the demographic transition, what trend occurred after life expectancy increased?

Accepted Answer

A)  graying population 
B)  increased births 
C)  mortality increased 
D)  decreased fertility 
A)  graying population 
B)  increased births 
C)  mortality increased 
D)  decreased fertility

Question 6

Patriarchy is a belief system and practice where men are the public authority figures and women are restricted to the private sphere of home and caregiving. What demographic condition is related to the development of patriarchy?

Accepted Answer

A)  low reproductive efficiency 
B)  low reproductive capacity 
C)  high reproductive efficiency 
D)  high reproductive capacity 
A)  low reproductive efficiency 
B)  low reproductive capacity 
C)  high reproductive efficiency 
D)  high reproductive capacity

Question 7

What is the Lewis Turning Point?

Accepted Answer

A)  Location at which a population's agricultural output will increase and support growth. 
B)  Increased demand for labor drives up wages and benefits, increasing cost to employers. 
C)  When the supply of cheap labor associated with the demographic dividend runs out. 
D)  As cheap labor dwindles, there is a need for implementing full female participation. 
A)  Location at which a population's agricultural output will increase and support growth. 
B)  Increased demand for labor drives up wages and benefits, increasing cost to employers. 
C)  When the supply of cheap labor associated with the demographic dividend runs out. 
D)  As cheap labor dwindles, there is a need for implementing full female participation.

Question 8

What is one the reasons behind longer-term declines in world population?

Accepted Answer

A)  wars 
B)  disease 
C)  drought 
D)  social conflict 
A)  wars 
B)  disease 
C)  drought 
D)  social conflict

Question 9

What country is likely to have the largest percent over the age of 65?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan 
B)  United States 
C)  Mali 
D)  Argentina 
A)  Japan 
B)  United States 
C)  Mali 
D)  Argentina

Question 10

What best describes the American landscape of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  North America was a vast wilderness before the coming of the Europeans. 
B)  The Columbian Encounter introduced exotic European crop varieties to the Americas. 
C)  North America was not a pristine landscape but human impact had diminished. 
D)  The Columbian Encounter revealed the pristine nature of the American wilderness. 
A)  North America was a vast wilderness before the coming of the Europeans. 
B)  The Columbian Encounter introduced exotic European crop varieties to the Americas. 
C)  North America was not a pristine landscape but human impact had diminished. 
D)  The Columbian Encounter revealed the pristine nature of the American wilderness.

Question 11

What is a pandemic?

Accepted Answer

A)  An epidemic on a wide geographical scale. 
B)  A widespread endemic disease. 
C)  An epidemic that impacted small city-states. 
D)  A rapidly spreading contagion. 
A)  An epidemic on a wide geographical scale. 
B)  A widespread endemic disease. 
C)  An epidemic that impacted small city-states. 
D)  A rapidly spreading contagion.

Question 12

What phase of the demographic transition is marked by falling birth and death rates, and with slowing population growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  First 
B)  Second 
C)  Third 
D)  Fourth 
A)  First 
B)  Second 
C)  Third 
D)  Fourth

Question 13

What is an accurate representation of the relationship between agricultural productivity and human populations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increase in agricultural productivity would not support growth in human populations. 
B)  Decline in human populations would mean that agricultural productivity increased. 
C)  Increase in human population would have no effect on agricultural productivity. 
D)  Decline in agricultural productivity would increase mortality and decrease births. 
A)  Increase in agricultural productivity would not support growth in human populations. 
B)  Decline in human populations would mean that agricultural productivity increased. 
C)  Increase in human population would have no effect on agricultural productivity. 
D)  Decline in agricultural productivity would increase mortality and decrease births.

Question 14

Where did the decline in mortality rates first begin, and what was responsible for it?

Accepted Answer

A)  In East Asia, improvements to hygiene and diet lowered mortality rates. 
B)  In North America, mortality declined along with lower fertility rates and better diets. 
C)  In Africa, public health progress and reduction in birth rates helped mortality decline. 
D)  In Western Europe, mortality dropped when public health and hygiene improved. 
A)  In East Asia, improvements to hygiene and diet lowered mortality rates. 
B)  In North America, mortality declined along with lower fertility rates and better diets. 
C)  In Africa, public health progress and reduction in birth rates helped mortality decline. 
D)  In Western Europe, mortality dropped when public health and hygiene improved.

Question 15

What phase of the demographic transition is characterized by both high birth and death rates, with stable slow population growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  First 
B)  Second 
C)  Third 
D)  Fourth 
A)  First 
B)  Second 
C)  Third 
D)  Fourth

Question 16

Where did the Black Death occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asia, North Africa, and Europe 
B)  Middle East, Asia, and Europe 
C)  North America, Asia, and Europe 
D)  Australia, North Africa, and Europe 
A)  Asia, North Africa, and Europe 
B)  Middle East, Asia, and Europe 
C)  North America, Asia, and Europe 
D)  Australia, North Africa, and Europe

Question 17

What country is likely to have the highest birth rates?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan 
B)  United States 
C)  Mali 
D)  Argentina 
A)  Japan 
B)  United States 
C)  Mali 
D)  Argentina

Question 18

What country has the youngest median age and is likely between the second and third phases of the demographic transition?

Accepted Answer

A)  Uganda 
B)  Guatemala 
C)  India 
D)  Japan 
A)  Uganda 
B)  Guatemala 
C)  India 
D)  Japan

Question 19

What term describes the relative sizes of the working age and non-working age cohorts in a population?

Accepted Answer

A)  youth bulge 
B)  dependency ratio 
C)  graying population 
D)  dependent population 
A)  youth bulge 
B)  dependency ratio 
C)  graying population 
D)  dependent population

What is NOT associated with the demographic transition?

What occurrence, usually in the early and middle phases of the demographic transition, has been linked to increases in political instability and possibility of political violence?

Across the American continent, what percentage of the indigenous population was lost due to diseases brought from Europe?

What is the fifth phase of the demographic transition?

According to the demographic transition, what trend occurred after life expectancy increased?

Patriarchy is a belief system and practice where men are the public authority figures and women are restricted to the private sphere of home and caregiving. What demographic condition is related to the development of patriarchy?

What is the Lewis Turning Point?

What is one the reasons behind longer-term declines in world population?

What country is likely to have the largest percent over the age of 65?

What best describes the American landscape of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?

What is a pandemic?

What phase of the demographic transition is marked by falling birth and death rates, and with slowing population growth?

What is an accurate representation of the relationship between agricultural productivity and human populations?

Where did the decline in mortality rates first begin, and what was responsible for it?

What phase of the demographic transition is characterized by both high birth and death rates, with stable slow population growth?

Where did the Black Death occur?

What country is likely to have the highest birth rates?

What country has the youngest median age and is likely between the second and third phases of the demographic transition?

What term describes the relative sizes of the working age and non-working age cohorts in a population?

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Exam 3: Population Dynamics

What is NOT associated with the demographic transition?

What occurrence, usually in the early and middle phases of the demographic transition, has been linked to increases in political instability and possibility of political violence?

Across the American continent, what percentage of the indigenous population was lost due to diseases brought from Europe?

What is the fifth phase of the demographic transition?

According to the demographic transition, what trend occurred after life expectancy increased?

Patriarchy is a belief system and practice where men are the public authority figures and women are restricted to the private sphere of home and caregiving. What demographic condition is related to the development of patriarchy?

What is the Lewis Turning Point?

What is one the reasons behind longer-term declines in world population?

What country is likely to have the largest percent over the age of 65?

What best describes the American landscape of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?

What is a pandemic?

What phase of the demographic transition is marked by falling birth and death rates, and with slowing population growth?

What is an accurate representation of the relationship between agricultural productivity and human populations?

Where did the decline in mortality rates first begin, and what was responsible for it?

What phase of the demographic transition is characterized by both high birth and death rates, with stable slow population growth?

Where did the Black Death occur?

What country is likely to have the highest birth rates?

What country has the youngest median age and is likely between the second and third phases of the demographic transition?

What term describes the relative sizes of the working age and non-working age cohorts in a population?

The Home Planet

The Nature of Geography

Population and Food

Population and Resources

People and the Environment

The Geography of Three Economic Sectors

The Economic Geography of Uneven Development

The Geography of Population

The Geography of Religion

The Geography of Language

Creating a Global Economy

The Global Geography of Culture

World Orders

The Nation-State

The Urban Transformation

Networks of Cities

The Internal Structure of the City

Filters