Question 1

Dr . Snow was able to show that there was a connection between income levels and belief in witches as the cause of the 1854 cholera outbreak in London.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

According to the textbook, if the demographic transition model were to have a fifth stage, which country would most likely be called a stage 5 country?

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  USA 
C)  Germany 
D)  Russia 
E)  Japan 
A)  China 
B)  USA 
C)  Germany 
D)  Russia 
E)  Japan E

Question 3

Currently, every country in the world is in the first 3 stages of the demographic transition model.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Which of the following is believed to have been the world's most violent stage 1 epidemic?

Accepted Answer

A)  HIV/AIDS 
B)  The Black Plague 
C)  Malaria 
D)  Tuberculosis 
E)  Mad cow disease 
A)  HIV/AIDS 
B)  The Black Plague 
C)  Malaria 
D)  Tuberculosis 
E)  Mad cow disease

Question 5

India has begun several programs of forced sterilization as a means of population control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The United States, Sweden and Australia all have about the same life expectancy at birth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

With one-tenth of the world's population, sub-Saharan Africa had ________ of the world's total HIV positive population and nine-tenths of the world's infected children.

Accepted Answer

A)  one-fifth 
B)  a quarter 
C)  half 
D)  two-thirds 
E)  three-quarters 
A)  one-fifth 
B)  a quarter 
C)  half 
D)  two-thirds 
E)  three-quarters

Question 8

What is a population pyramid?

Accepted Answer

A population pyramid is a bar graph that

Question 9

The most lethal epidemic in recent years has been:

Accepted Answer

A)  AIDS 
B)  Malaria 
C)  Syphilis 
D)  The Black Plague 
E)  Mad cow disease 
A)  AIDS 
B)  Malaria 
C)  Syphilis 
D)  The Black Plague 
E)  Mad cow disease

Question 10

Describe some of the strategies adopted in reducing high birth rates around the world.

Accepted Answer

Around the world, two strategies have be

Question 11

In 1854, Dr. John Snow drew a map showing the distribution of cholera in Soho, London. Which of the following is NOT true of the 1854 outbreak?

Accepted Answer

A)  Before Dr. Snow's geographic analysis, many believed that the epidemic victims were being punished for sinful behavior 
B)  Dr. Snow was a physician, not a geographer 
C)  Dr. Snow overlaid the map of Soho, London with maps of addresses of cholera victims and locations of water pumps 
D)  Most of the victims of the outbreak were rich Londoners in the swanky Soho district 
E)  Dr. Snow traced the outbreak to consumption of contaminated water from wells 
A)  Before Dr. Snow's geographic analysis, many believed that the epidemic victims were being punished for sinful behavior 
B)  Dr. Snow was a physician, not a geographer 
C)  Dr. Snow overlaid the map of Soho, London with maps of addresses of cholera victims and locations of water pumps 
D)  Most of the victims of the outbreak were rich Londoners in the swanky Soho district 
E)  Dr. Snow traced the outbreak to consumption of contaminated water from wells

Question 12

Which of the following is true of a population pyramid?

Accepted Answer

A)  It shows a country's population by age and gender 
B)  It shows a country's population by sex and height 
C)  It shows a country's population by education and gender 
D)  It shows a country's population by education and income level 
E)  It shows a country's population by gender and income 
A)  It shows a country's population by age and gender 
B)  It shows a country's population by sex and height 
C)  It shows a country's population by education and gender 
D)  It shows a country's population by education and income level 
E)  It shows a country's population by gender and income

Question 13

Which of the following statements is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  After hitting a peak around 1970, the world NIR has been declining steadily through the late twentieth century and the early twenty-first 
B)  Between 1980 and 2010, the CBR declined in most of Western Europe 
C)  In most countries, the decline in the NIR has occurred because of lower birth rates 
D)  Western Europe has always emphasized the availability of contraceptives rather than education and improved health care to bring down CBRs 
E)  Countries with high NIR rates tend to have lower literacy rates compared to those with low NIR 
A)  After hitting a peak around 1970, the world NIR has been declining steadily through the late twentieth century and the early twenty-first 
B)  Between 1980 and 2010, the CBR declined in most of Western Europe 
C)  In most countries, the decline in the NIR has occurred because of lower birth rates 
D)  Western Europe has always emphasized the availability of contraceptives rather than education and improved health care to bring down CBRs 
E)  Countries with high NIR rates tend to have lower literacy rates compared to those with low NIR

Question 14

Natural increase rate is the number of years needed to double a population, assuming a constant rate of natural increase.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Medical researchers have identified a/an ________ that focuses on distinctive causes of death in each stage of the demographic transition.

Accepted Answer

A)  epidemiological transition 
B)  demographic transition 
C)  disease tracking 
D)  large scale disease diffusion 
E)  none of the above 
A)  epidemiological transition 
B)  demographic transition 
C)  disease tracking 
D)  large scale disease diffusion 
E)  none of the above

Question 16

In societies where women receive less formal education and hold fewer legal rights than do men, they are generally expected to have a large number of children, and men regard it as a sign of their own virility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The term that describes when an area's population exceeds the capacity of the environment to support it at an acceptable standard of living is ecosystem toxification.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to the UN, if the current TFR of 2.5 remains unchanged, world population would reach 16 billion in 2050.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is a possible reason for a decline in birth rates?

Accepted Answer

A)  improved education 
B)  improved health care 
C)  access to birth control 
D)  gender equality 
E)  all of the above 
A)  improved education 
B)  improved health care 
C)  access to birth control 
D)  gender equality 
E)  all of the above

Question 20

The Epidemiologic Transition Model is identical to the Demographic Transition Model.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Dr . Snow was able to show that there was a connection between income levels and belief in witches as the cause of the 1854 cholera outbreak in London.

According to the textbook, if the demographic transition model were to have a fifth stage, which country would most likely be called a stage 5 country?

Currently, every country in the world is in the first 3 stages of the demographic transition model.

Which of the following is believed to have been the world's most violent stage 1 epidemic?

India has begun several programs of forced sterilization as a means of population control.

The United States, Sweden and Australia all have about the same life expectancy at birth.

With one-tenth of the world's population, sub-Saharan Africa had ________ of the world's total HIV positive population and nine-tenths of the world's infected children.

What is a population pyramid?

The most lethal epidemic in recent years has been:

Describe some of the strategies adopted in reducing high birth rates around the world.

In 1854, Dr. John Snow drew a map showing the distribution of cholera in Soho, London. Which of the following is NOT true of the 1854 outbreak?

Which of the following is true of a population pyramid?

Which of the following statements is false?

Natural increase rate is the number of years needed to double a population, assuming a constant rate of natural increase.

Medical researchers have identified a/an ________ that focuses on distinctive causes of death in each stage of the demographic transition.

In societies where women receive less formal education and hold fewer legal rights than do men, they are generally expected to have a large number of children, and men regard it as a sign of their own virility.

The term that describes when an area's population exceeds the capacity of the environment to support it at an acceptable standard of living is ecosystem toxification.

According to the UN, if the current TFR of 2.5 remains unchanged, world population would reach 16 billion in 2050.

Which of the following is a possible reason for a decline in birth rates?

The Epidemiologic Transition Model is identical to the Demographic Transition Model.

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Exam 5: Population

Dr . Snow was able to show that there was a connection between income levels and belief in witches as the cause of the 1854 cholera outbreak in London.

According to the textbook, if the demographic transition model were to have a fifth stage, which country would most likely be called a stage 5 country?

Currently, every country in the world is in the first 3 stages of the demographic transition model.

Which of the following is believed to have been the world's most violent stage 1 epidemic?

India has begun several programs of forced sterilization as a means of population control.

The United States, Sweden and Australia all have about the same life expectancy at birth.

With one-tenth of the world's population, sub-Saharan Africa had ________ of the world's total HIV positive population and nine-tenths of the world's infected children.

What is a population pyramid?

The most lethal epidemic in recent years has been:

Describe some of the strategies adopted in reducing high birth rates around the world.

In 1854, Dr. John Snow drew a map showing the distribution of cholera in Soho, London. Which of the following is NOT true of the 1854 outbreak?

Which of the following is true of a population pyramid?

Which of the following statements is false?

Natural increase rate is the number of years needed to double a population, assuming a constant rate of natural increase.

Medical researchers have identified a/an ________ that focuses on distinctive causes of death in each stage of the demographic transition.

In societies where women receive less formal education and hold fewer legal rights than do men, they are generally expected to have a large number of children, and men regard it as a sign of their own virility.

The term that describes when an area's population exceeds the capacity of the environment to support it at an acceptable standard of living is ecosystem toxification.

According to the UN, if the current TFR of 2.5 remains unchanged, world population would reach 16 billion in 2050.

Which of the following is a possible reason for a decline in birth rates?

The Epidemiologic Transition Model is identical to the Demographic Transition Model.

Thinking Geographically

Weather, Climate, and Climate Change

Landforms

Biosphere

Migration

Languages and Religion

Political Geography

Development

Food and Agriculture

Industry

Services and Settlements

Urban Patterns

Resources

Filters