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AP Human Geography- Unit 2: Population and Migration
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- 1. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptExplain Thomas Malthus's population theory.He concluded that the world's population increase was higher than the development of food supplies.He concluded that crude birth rates must balance crude death rates.He concluded that population increased arithmetically while food production increased linguistically.He concluded that population growth was outpacing available resources in every country, according to algebraic calculations.
- 2. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptA crude birth rate of approximately 10 per 1,000 is typical of a country in which stage of the demographic transition?stage 1stage 2stage 3stage 4
- 3. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptWhere are people most likely not to live?places that are too hotplaces that are too coldplaces that are too high in elevationAll the answers are correct
- 4. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptWhat is the average number of births women bear in their lifetimes known as?total increase ratetotal fertility ratecrude fertility ratecrude birth rate
- 5. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptWhat demographic feature has the most significant future implications?that the less developed countries have the highest combined crude death ratethat the most rapid growth is occurring in the less developed countriesthat people are uniformly distributed across Earththat the natural increase rate is larger every year
- 6. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
In what stage of the demographic transition are most European countries?
1
2
3
4
- 7. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptWhat does an "upside down" population pyramid indicate?lots of children
lots of childrenlots of middle age peoplelots of elderly/older peoplelots of teens - 8. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptThe ratio of people who are too young or too old to work compared to the working population is called thedependency ratiopopulation pyramidinterconnected ratioretirement ratio
- 9. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptThe annual worldwide natural increase rate is1.2%12%12 million12 trillion
- 10. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
This caused a jump in the worlds' population in the late 1700's and helped send England into stage 2:
the Renaissance
the Industrial Revolution
the Medical Revolution
the Scientific Revolution
- 11. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptThe world's most populated country isIndiaNigeriaChinaIndonesia
- 12. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptThe world's most populated region isNorth AmericaEast AsiaSouth AsiaAfrica
- 13. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptZero population growth occurs when the TFR (total fertility rate) is at1.22.12.71.9
- 14. Multiple-choice20 seconds1 ptA characteristic of stage 3 of the demographic transition shows
High birth and death ratesLow death and high birth ratesDeclining birth and death ratesHigh death and low birth rates - 15. Multiple-choice20 seconds1 ptWhat is the portion of earth's surface occupied by permanent human settlement?EcumeneCensusCohortPandemic
- 16. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptWhich of the following is a pull factor?Insufficient Food SupplyHigh Crime Rate in Native CountryHigher Paying jobs in New CountryHigh Crime Rate in New Country
- 17. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
Which of the following are part of EG Ravenstein’s (The Bloke with the cloke) Laws of Migration?
most migrants are male
most migrants move short distances
most long distance migrants move to large urban areas
all of the above
- 18. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptAccording to Ravenstein’s Laws of Migration, which group is most likely to move?older adultsyounger adultschildrenfamilies
- 19. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptWhat is the internal migration pattern as seen in the US?South and WestNorth and EastNorth and WestSouth and East
- 20. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptWhich areas of the world generally have net out-migration?Asia and North AmericaAfrica and EuropeAfrica and AsiaLatin America and Europe
- 21. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptAccording to EG Ravenstein, which of the following is NOT true?Most migrants are young adults.Most migration is over very long distanceMigration is most often for economic reasons.Migration occurs in steps.
- 22. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptThe wave of immigrants into America around 1900-1915 was different from earlier waves of migration because most were from what area?Southern and Eastern EuropeAsiaAfricaLatin America
- 23. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptSince the 1980's, most US In-Migration has come fromEuropeEast AsiaLatin AmericaSouth Asia
- 24. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptMost migrants move foreconomic reasonscultural reasonsenvironmental reasonspersecution reasons
- 25. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptIf a country's Immigration is LESS than it's Emigration it hasnet in-migrationnet out-migrationit's population is increasingit needs to set quota laws
- 26. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptWhich of the following is a PULL factor?A hurricanefailed harvestincrease in taxesopening a new factory
- 27. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptThe ability to move from one place to another ismobilitymigrationnet migrationvoluntary migration
- 28. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptThe most important intervening obstacle preventing Eastern Europeans from leaving their homes between World War 2 and the 1990s wasthe Danube Riverthe Alpscommunist control of the regionlack of financial resources
- 29. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptThe Atlantic Ocean is an example ofan environmental push factoran intervening obstaclean environmental pull factoran economic factor
- 30. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptMost migrants to the US from 1800-1850 came from which part of Europe?north and eastnorth and southnorth and westsouth and east
- 31. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptAccording to the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act signed by President Reagan, undocumented workersare immediately arrestedwere allowed to pursue citizenshipjailed if caught a third timeno longer able to go to public school
- 32. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptWhat is an example of forced migration?Spanish moving to MexicoAfrican slaves brought to the Americas.Syrians moving to TurkeyAfrican Americans moving north at the end of the civil war
- 33. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptGuest workers in Europe and the Middle East are low-status but legal residents.truefalse
- 34. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptMany guest workers go to the oil fields in Midland Texas.TrueFalse
- 35. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptMany guest workers go to work in the oil field in SW Asia (Middle East).truefalse
- 36. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptWhich would not be an environmental pull factor?clear, dry air in Arizonalumberjack job in the Pacific Northwestbeautiful clear water by the beachRocky Mountain scenery
- 37. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptThe main PUSH factor for a refugee iseconomicenvironmentalnatural disasterpolitical
- 38. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptBrain drain iswhen you can't come up with the answer on a testemigration from MDCs to LDCsemigration of talented and smart peopleforcing emigration for political reasons
- 39. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptWhat is land suited for agriculture known as?agricultural densitypopulation densityphysiological landarable land
- 40. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptWhat is the most populous country in Southeast Asia?IndonesiaCambodiaThailandVietnam
- 41. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptHow are Stages 1 and 4 of the demographic transition model similar?both have low growth ratesboth have low life expectanciesboth have low dependency ratiosboth have low death rates
- 42. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptHow could a country increase its physiological density?increasing the amount of agricultural landincreasing the size of the populationincreasing the areas of its urban centerslimiting the number of farmers
- 43. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptWhat does a country have if the physiological density is very high and its arithmetic density is very low?a large number of farmers, although the number of farmers is not as great as the number of people living in the citiestoo many people for the available resources, particularly in regards to agricultural landtoo few farmers for the large area of land suitable for agriculturea small percentage of land suitable for agriculture, even if there seems to be plenty of space available to live in
- 44. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
A country with a large amount of arable land and a small number of farmers will have a
low arithmetic density
high physiological density
low agricultural density
high agricultural density
- 45. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
A decline in a country's crude birth rate would result in an increase in that country's
life expectancy
doubling time
total fertility rate
natural increase rate
- 46. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
One demographic feature with the most significant future implications is that
the less developed countries have the highest combined crude death rate.
the natural increase rate is larger every year.
the most rapid growth is occurring in the less developed countries.
there are fewer people in the world now than at the peak in the middle of the twentieth century.
- 47. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
Wilbur Zelinsky's model of migration predicted
migrants move most frequently for economic reasons.
intraregional migration is more important than interregional migration in terms of political and economic resources.
migration characteristics vary with the demographic transition.
women are more likely to migrate than men.
- 48. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
If your ancestors migrated to the United States during the 1840s and 1850s, barring any other evidence, you might strongly suspect that they originated in
Spain or Portugal.
Norway or England.
Italy or Poland.
Ireland or Germany.
