Question 1

Which among the following demographic indicators is an average number?

Accepted Answer

A)  Infant Mortality Rate 
B)  Total Fertility Rate 
C)  Dependency ratio 
D)  Doubling time 
E)  Rate of Natural Increase 
A)  Infant Mortality Rate 
B)  Total Fertility Rate 
C)  Dependency ratio 
D)  Doubling time 
E)  Rate of Natural Increase B

Question 2

Match the type of migration to the example.
-suburbanization

Accepted Answer

A) internal forced migration 
B) international forced migration 
C) diaspora 
D) internal voluntary migration 
E) international voluntary migration 
A) internal forced migration 
B) international forced migration 
C) diaspora 
D) internal voluntary migration 
E) international voluntary migration D

Question 3

Around the world,the larger the populations the shorter the doubling times.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The international "war on terror" launched in 2001 has increased the number of IDPs around the world by encouraging governments to use military options for solving internal conflicts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

People who share Thomas Malthus' perspectives on population growth are known as

Accepted Answer

A)  Proto-Malthusians. 
B)  Neo-Malthusians. 
C)  Neoliberals. 
D)  Thomasians. 
E)  Malcontent Malthusians. 
A)  Proto-Malthusians. 
B)  Neo-Malthusians. 
C)  Neoliberals. 
D)  Thomasians. 
E)  Malcontent Malthusians.

Question 6

Demography is the study of population

Accepted Answer

A)  characteristics. 
B)  politics. 
C)  attitudes. 
D)  pressures. 
E)  distribution. 
A)  characteristics. 
B)  politics. 
C)  attitudes. 
D)  pressures. 
E)  distribution.

Question 7

-According to some demographers,the high rates of natural increase in the world's periphery are because of countries that are stalled in which phase?

Accepted Answer

A)  a. 
B)  b. 
C)  c. 
D)  d. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  a. 
B)  b. 
C)  c. 
D)  d. 
E)  all of the above

Question 8

Match the migration wave to the time period.
-Canadian westward migration

Accepted Answer

A) 1980 and onwards 
B) 20th century 
C) mid-19th to mid-20th centuries 
D) 19th & 20th centuries 
E) 1970s & 1980s 
A) 1980 and onwards 
B) 20th century 
C) mid-19th to mid-20th centuries 
D) 19th & 20th centuries 
E) 1970s & 1980s

Question 9

Neomalthusians think that the greatest danger to the environment is

Accepted Answer

A)  Marxism. 
B)  politicians. 
C)  population growth. 
D)  computer technology. 
E)  industrial agriculture. 
A)  Marxism. 
B)  politicians. 
C)  population growth. 
D)  computer technology. 
E)  industrial agriculture.

Question 10

In Canada,First Nations reserves and the overwhelmingly Inuit population in Nunavut suffer infant mortality rates that are ________ than the national average of 4.9%.

Accepted Answer

A)  two to three times lower 
B)  six to eight times higher 
C)  two to three times higher 
D)  four to five times lower 
E)  four to five times higher 
A)  two to three times lower 
B)  six to eight times higher 
C)  two to three times higher 
D)  four to five times lower 
E)  four to five times higher

Question 11

Malthus argued that the factor limiting population size was

Accepted Answer

A)  money. 
B)  food. 
C)  housing. 
D)  land. 
E)  environmental pollution. 
A)  money. 
B)  food. 
C)  housing. 
D)  land. 
E)  environmental pollution.

Question 12

Baby boomers

Accepted Answer

A)  have less education than the previous generation. 
B)  get married younger than any previous generation. 
C)  are more likely to get divorced than any previous generation. 
D)  have a lower standard of living than any previous generation. 
E)  have extremely poor health and well-being habits. 
A)  have less education than the previous generation. 
B)  get married younger than any previous generation. 
C)  are more likely to get divorced than any previous generation. 
D)  have a lower standard of living than any previous generation. 
E)  have extremely poor health and well-being habits.

Question 13

It is believed that Canada was first settled by small bands of hunter-gatherer people

Accepted Answer

A)  15 000 years ago. 
B)  as early as 11 500 years ago. 
C)  about 7000 years ago. 
D)  about 1000 AD. 
E)  after the melting of the Laurentian ice sheet. 
A)  15 000 years ago. 
B)  as early as 11 500 years ago. 
C)  about 7000 years ago. 
D)  about 1000 AD. 
E)  after the melting of the Laurentian ice sheet.

Question 14

It is believed that AIDS has been able to spread rapidly because it has diffused according to the following pattern:

Accepted Answer

A)  hierarchical diffusion 
B)  relocation diffusion 
C)  contagious diffusion 
D)  homogeneity 
E)  exponential 
A)  hierarchical diffusion 
B)  relocation diffusion 
C)  contagious diffusion 
D)  homogeneity 
E)  exponential

Question 15

The better example of voluntary migrants are

Accepted Answer

A)  overseas contract workers. 
B)  internally displaced persons. 
A)  overseas contract workers. 
B)  internally displaced persons.

Question 16

In a healthy population,the left and right sides of age-sex pyramids are symmetrical.Of the following,which is most likely to create an asymmetrical pyramid,i.e.,to affect the shape of one side differently than the other?

Accepted Answer

A)  war 
B)  baby boom 
C)  baby bust 
D)  birth control 
E)  plague 
A)  war 
B)  baby boom 
C)  baby bust 
D)  birth control 
E)  plague

Question 17

The world region with the greatest number of internally displaced persons (IDPs)in 2011 was

Accepted Answer

A)  North America. 
B)  Latin America. 
C)  Africa. 
D)  the Middle East. 
E)  Asia. 
A)  North America. 
B)  Latin America. 
C)  Africa. 
D)  the Middle East. 
E)  Asia.

Question 18

For a given population,infant mortality rate is a more accurate indicator of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  access to health care 
B)  medical advancements 
A)  access to health care 
B)  medical advancements

Question 19

Nearly all of the world's inhabitants live on _________ of Earth's land.

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  25% 
C)  50% 
D)  75% 
E)  90% 
A)  10% 
B)  25% 
C)  50% 
D)  75% 
E)  90%

Question 20

A population density map of the world shows that the distribution of people is most obviously affected by

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental factors such as natural resources, climate, water availability, topography. 
B)  political and economic factors such as development, types of government, trade history. 
C)  cultural factors such as language, cuisine and religion. 
D)  preferences for places with tropical landscapes. 
E)  disease outbreaks. 
A)  environmental factors such as natural resources, climate, water availability, topography. 
B)  political and economic factors such as development, types of government, trade history. 
C)  cultural factors such as language, cuisine and religion. 
D)  preferences for places with tropical landscapes. 
E)  disease outbreaks.

Which among the following demographic indicators is an average number?

Match the type of migration to the example. -suburbanization

Around the world,the larger the populations the shorter the doubling times.

The international "war on terror" launched in 2001 has increased the number of IDPs around the world by encouraging governments to use military options for solving internal conflicts.

People who share Thomas Malthus' perspectives on population growth are known as

Demography is the study of population

-According to some demographers,the high rates of natural increase in the world's periphery are because of countries that are stalled in which phase?

Match the migration wave to the time period. -Canadian westward migration

Neomalthusians think that the greatest danger to the environment is

In Canada,First Nations reserves and the overwhelmingly Inuit population in Nunavut suffer infant mortality rates that are ________ than the national average of 4.9%.

Malthus argued that the factor limiting population size was

Baby boomers

It is believed that Canada was first settled by small bands of hunter-gatherer people

It is believed that AIDS has been able to spread rapidly because it has diffused according to the following pattern:

The better example of voluntary migrants are

In a healthy population,the left and right sides of age-sex pyramids are symmetrical.Of the following,which is most likely to create an asymmetrical pyramid,i.e.,to affect the shape of one side differently than the other?

The world region with the greatest number of internally displaced persons (IDPs)in 2011 was

For a given population,infant mortality rate is a more accurate indicator of which of the following?

Nearly all of the world's inhabitants live on _________ of Earth's land.

A population density map of the world shows that the distribution of people is most obviously affected by

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Exam 3: Population Geography

Which among the following demographic indicators is an average number?

Match the type of migration to the example. -suburbanization

Around the world,the larger the populations the shorter the doubling times.

The international "war on terror" launched in 2001 has increased the number of IDPs around the world by encouraging governments to use military options for solving internal conflicts.

People who share Thomas Malthus' perspectives on population growth are known as

Demography is the study of population

-According to some demographers,the high rates of natural increase in the world's periphery are because of countries that are stalled in which phase?

Match the migration wave to the time period. -Canadian westward migration

Neomalthusians think that the greatest danger to the environment is

In Canada,First Nations reserves and the overwhelmingly Inuit population in Nunavut suffer infant mortality rates that are ________ than the national average of 4.9%.

Malthus argued that the factor limiting population size was

Baby boomers

It is believed that Canada was first settled by small bands of hunter-gatherer people

It is believed that AIDS has been able to spread rapidly because it has diffused according to the following pattern:

The better example of voluntary migrants are

In a healthy population,the left and right sides of age-sex pyramids are symmetrical.Of the following,which is most likely to create an asymmetrical pyramid,i.e.,to affect the shape of one side differently than the other?

The world region with the greatest number of internally displaced persons (IDPs)in 2011 was

For a given population,infant mortality rate is a more accurate indicator of which of the following?

Nearly all of the world's inhabitants live on _________ of Earth's land.

A population density map of the world shows that the distribution of people is most obviously affected by

Geography Matters

The Changing Global Context

People and Nature

Cultural Geographies

Interpreting Places and Landscapes

Geographies of Economic Development

Food and Agriculture

Political Geographies

Urbanization

City Spaces: Urban Structure

Filters