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- 1. Multiple ChoiceExplain 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 ChoiceWhere 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
- 3. Multiple ChoiceIn what stage of the demographic transition are most European countries?1
1234 - 4. Multiple ChoiceThe ratio of people who are too young or too old to work compared to the working population is called thedependency ratiopopulation pyramidinterconnected ratioretirement ratio
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe annual worldwide natural increase rate is1.2%12%12 million12 trillion
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThis caused a jump in the worlds' population in the late 1700's and helped send England into stage 2 of the Industrial Revolution:the Renaissancethe Industrial Revolutionthe Medical Revolutionthe Scientific Revolution
- 7. Multiple Choice
A 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 - 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the portion of earth's surface occupied by permanent human settlement?EcumeneCensusCohortPandemic
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich 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
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following are part of EG Ravenstein’s (The Beard) Laws of Migration?most migrants are malemost migrants move short distancesmost long distance migrants move to large urban areasall of the above
- 11. Multiple ChoiceAccording to Ravenstein’s Laws of Migration, which group is most likely to move?older adultsyounger adultschildrenfamilies
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich areas of the world generally have net out-migration?Asia and North AmericaAfrica and EuropeAfrica and AsiaLatin America and Europe
- 13. Multiple ChoiceAccording 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.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe 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
- 15. Multiple ChoiceSince the 1980's, most US In-Migration has come fromEuropeEast AsiaLatin AmericaSouth Asia
- 16. Multiple ChoiceMost migrants move foreconomic reasonscultural reasonsenvironmental reasonspersecution reasons
- 17. Multiple ChoiceIf 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
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a PULL factor?A hurricanefailed harvestincrease in taxesopening a new factory
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe ability to move from one place to another ismobilitymigrationnet migrationvoluntary migration
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe 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
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe Atlantic Ocean is an example ofan environmental push factoran intervening obstaclean environmental pull factoran economic factor
- 22. Multiple ChoiceMost migrants to the US from 1800-1850 came from which part of Europe?north and eastnorth and southnorth and westsouth and east
- 23. Multiple ChoiceAccording 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
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThe main PUSH factor for a refugee iseconomicenvironmentalnatural disasterpolitical
- 25. Multiple ChoiceHow 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
- 26. Multiple ChoiceGlobally, the four largest population concentrations are located inEurope, North America, and East Asia, Latin AmericaEast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia and Western AfricaSoutheast Asia, Southern Africa, East Asia, EuropeEurope, South Asia, SE Asia and East Asia
- 27. Multiple ChoiceArithmetic density isthe number of people per square mile of inhabitable land.the number of people per square mile of arable land.the number of farmers per square mile of arable land.the number of people per unit of measurement.
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhen a country suffers from a “brain drain” it means the country has experiencedan emigration of working age males.an emigration of educated professionalsan emigration of political leaders.an emigration of female executives
- 29. Multiple ChoicePeople who quickly flee their country because of violence or fear are consideredillegal immigrantsdraft dodgersrefugeeswar criminals
- 30. Multiple ChoiceThe process of migrants moving to a specific location because relatives or members of the same culture have already migrated and settled there is known aschain migrationemigrationimmigrationstep migration
- 31. Multiple ChoiceAccording to Ravenstein’s Laws of Migration, which group is most likely to move?young adultsolder adultschildrenfamilies
- 32. Multiple ChoiceNearly all the world's population growth is clustered in what areas?Urban areasMDC'sLDC'sSuburban areas
- 33. Multiple ChoiceThere are NO countries in which stage?Stage 3Stage 2Stage 4Stage 1
- 34. Multiple ChoiceThomas Malthus thoughtpopulation would increase at the same rate as farming productionpopulation would eventually decline due to birth control and family planningpopulation would eventually outgrow food productionmoral restraint would lower population growth
- 35. Multiple ChoiceHighest population growth occurs during stage1234
- 36. Multiple ChoiceThe time it takes for the world population to go from 3 billion to 6 billion or 6 billion to 12 billion is calledoverpopulationdoubling timenatural increaselife expectancy
- 37. Multiple ChoiceOverpopulation istoo many darn people for the worldtoo many darn people for a countrytoo many darn people for an areatoo many darn people for the resources
- 38. Multiple ChoiceZPG stands forZero population growthZero pending growthZero pollution growthZero pounds growth
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhat is "net migration"?number of immigrants subtracted by the emigrants in a country in a given yearnumber of emigrants subtracted by the immigrants in a given year
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhat is urbanization?the loss of countrysidethe increase and growth of citiesthe movement from rural to urbanthe migration of urban to rural
- 41. Multiple ChoiceWhat describes people who are leaving the country where they live?international migrationpull factorimmigratingemigrating
- 42. Multiple ChoiceWhat describes people who are entering a country to live?internal migrationpush factorimmigratingemigrating
- 43. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the reasons that people want to leave a country?push factorpull factorimmigrationemigration
- 44. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the reasons that people want to come to a country?push factorpull factorimmigrationemigration
- 45. Multiple Choicethe periodic count of a nation's population by its governmentcensuscount dayrate of natural increasemigration
- 46. Multiple Choicethe birth rate minus the death rate expressed as a percentagebirth ratedeath ratefertility raterate of natural increase
- 47. Multiple ChoiceOn average, since 1950, the world infant mortality rates haveslightly decreaseddrastically decreasedstayed the sameincresed slightly
- 48. Multiple Choicea country with a highly developed economy, including significant industrial and service sectors of the economymore developed nationsless developed nationsunderdeveloped nationsoverpopulated nations
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