Question 1

Which of the following has no - or at least very little - impact on the doubling time?

Accepted Answer

A)  size of the population 
B)  education levels of the population 
A)  size of the population 
B)  education levels of the population

Question 2

Present some of the main aspects of the content and use of national censuses.Briefly discuss the limitations of censuses of population.

Accepted Answer

National censuses are comprehensive surv

Question 3

In 1980,the median age of the world's population was 23.By 2013,it had risen to 30,and by 2050 it is expected to increase to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  38 
B)  22 
A)  38 
B)  22

Question 4

Emigration

Accepted Answer

A)  refers to a move from a place. 
B)  is the same as gross migration. 
C)  does not involve push factors. 
D)  is equal to the difference between voluntary migration and forced migration. 
E)  refers to a move to a place. 
A)  refers to a move from a place. 
B)  is the same as gross migration. 
C)  does not involve push factors. 
D)  is equal to the difference between voluntary migration and forced migration. 
E)  refers to a move to a place.

Question 5

In 2011,214 million people (over 3 percent of the world's population)lived outside their country of origin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following best explains a population pyramid (age-sex pyramid)that looks like an umbrella,with very narrow cohorts at the bottom that widen broadly near the top?

Accepted Answer

A)  The population pyramid is upside down. 
B)  The population is a retirement village. 
C)  The population is a college town. 
D)  Migrants are dominant in the community. 
E)  The population has an open-door migration policy. 
A)  The population pyramid is upside down. 
B)  The population is a retirement village. 
C)  The population is a college town. 
D)  Migrants are dominant in the community. 
E)  The population has an open-door migration policy.

Question 7

Most Canadians live along the border to the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Approximately 60 percent of the massive inflow of immigrants from the British Isles to Canada between 1815 and 1865 were from

Accepted Answer

A)  southern England. 
B)  Ireland. 
C)  England and Scotland. 
D)  Scotland. 
E)  England and Wales. 
A)  southern England. 
B)  Ireland. 
C)  England and Scotland. 
D)  Scotland. 
E)  England and Wales.

Question 9

The twentieth century's great growth in world population is due to a phenomenal

Accepted Answer

A)  global baby boom. 
B)  rise in birth rates. 
C)  decline in death rates. 
D)  increase in migration rates. 
E)  crude birth rate. 
A)  global baby boom. 
B)  rise in birth rates. 
C)  decline in death rates. 
D)  increase in migration rates. 
E)  crude birth rate.

Question 10

Of the following,which of the following generally has the highest population density?

Accepted Answer

A)  core countries 
B)  peripheral countries 
C)  urban areas 
D)  rural areas 
E)  areas with high birth rates. 
A)  core countries 
B)  peripheral countries 
C)  urban areas 
D)  rural areas 
E)  areas with high birth rates.

Question 11

Match the migration wave to the time period.
-Rustbelt to Snowbelt

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 12

The more similar the sizes of each cohort on a population's age-sex pyramid,the closer that population's rate of natural increase is to zero.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Match the migration wave to the time period.
-rural-to-urban 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 14

The baby boomers as a percent of the total Canadian population is increasing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The most widely known instrument for assessing the state of the population is the census,a survey originally developed to obtain information for ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  health care 
B)  tax collection 
A)  health care 
B)  tax collection

Question 16

It is believed that using vital records may provide the ideal solution in order to obtain a full picture of the state of a population at a given moment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Karl Marx provided the theoretical basis for Malthus' conclusions about population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Match the population characteristics to the groups of countries.
-roughly 80% of the world's people

Accepted Answer

A) peripheral countries 
B) core countries 
C) either - cannot generalize 
A) peripheral countries 
B) core countries 
C) either - cannot generalize

Question 19

The crude death rate

Accepted Answer

A)  is the sum total of infant mortality rate, youth mortality rate and the elderly mortality rate. 
B)  typically declines as overall levels of economic development go up. 
C)  is typically higher in core countries than in periphery countries. 
D)  is not considered a useful measure by most population geographers. 
E)  is the number of deaths in one year for every ten thousand people in the population. 
A)  is the sum total of infant mortality rate, youth mortality rate and the elderly mortality rate. 
B)  typically declines as overall levels of economic development go up. 
C)  is typically higher in core countries than in periphery countries. 
D)  is not considered a useful measure by most population geographers. 
E)  is the number of deaths in one year for every ten thousand people in the population.

Question 20

Match the type of migration to the example.
-Jews,Armenians and Palestinians spread all over the world

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

Which of the following has no - or at least very little - impact on the doubling time?

Present some of the main aspects of the content and use of national censuses.Briefly discuss the limitations of censuses of population.

In 1980,the median age of the world's population was 23.By 2013,it had risen to 30,and by 2050 it is expected to increase to ________.

Emigration

In 2011,214 million people (over 3 percent of the world's population)lived outside their country of origin.

Which of the following best explains a population pyramid (age-sex pyramid)that looks like an umbrella,with very narrow cohorts at the bottom that widen broadly near the top?

Most Canadians live along the border to the United States.

Approximately 60 percent of the massive inflow of immigrants from the British Isles to Canada between 1815 and 1865 were from

The twentieth century's great growth in world population is due to a phenomenal

Of the following,which of the following generally has the highest population density?

Match the migration wave to the time period. -Rustbelt to Snowbelt

The more similar the sizes of each cohort on a population's age-sex pyramid,the closer that population's rate of natural increase is to zero.

Match the migration wave to the time period. -rural-to-urban migration

The baby boomers as a percent of the total Canadian population is increasing.

The most widely known instrument for assessing the state of the population is the census,a survey originally developed to obtain information for ________.

It is believed that using vital records may provide the ideal solution in order to obtain a full picture of the state of a population at a given moment.

Karl Marx provided the theoretical basis for Malthus' conclusions about population.

Match the population characteristics to the groups of countries. -roughly 80% of the world's people

The crude death rate

Match the type of migration to the example. -Jews,Armenians and Palestinians spread all over the world

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

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Exam 3: Population Geography

Which of the following has no - or at least very little - impact on the doubling time?

Present some of the main aspects of the content and use of national censuses.Briefly discuss the limitations of censuses of population.

In 1980,the median age of the world's population was 23.By 2013,it had risen to 30,and by 2050 it is expected to increase to ________.

Emigration

In 2011,214 million people (over 3 percent of the world's population)lived outside their country of origin.

Which of the following best explains a population pyramid (age-sex pyramid)that looks like an umbrella,with very narrow cohorts at the bottom that widen broadly near the top?

Most Canadians live along the border to the United States.

Approximately 60 percent of the massive inflow of immigrants from the British Isles to Canada between 1815 and 1865 were from

The twentieth century's great growth in world population is due to a phenomenal

Of the following,which of the following generally has the highest population density?

Match the migration wave to the time period. -Rustbelt to Snowbelt

The more similar the sizes of each cohort on a population's age-sex pyramid,the closer that population's rate of natural increase is to zero.

Match the migration wave to the time period. -rural-to-urban migration

The baby boomers as a percent of the total Canadian population is increasing.

The most widely known instrument for assessing the state of the population is the census,a survey originally developed to obtain information for ________.

It is believed that using vital records may provide the ideal solution in order to obtain a full picture of the state of a population at a given moment.

Karl Marx provided the theoretical basis for Malthus' conclusions about population.

Match the population characteristics to the groups of countries. -roughly 80% of the world's people

The crude death rate

Match the type of migration to the example. -Jews,Armenians and Palestinians spread all over the world

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