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APHUG AP Human Geography Unit 2 Population Migration Course Description Course Outline Terms
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1
Transnational migration means that you:
move to a different region within the same country
move to a new country
invest money in a foreign company
move to a place with warmer weather
2
Moving from a small town to a big city to go to college is an example of:
voluntary migration
forced migration
chain migration
involuntary migration
3
Pull factors are generally considered to be:
positive
negative
4
This theory suggests that humans are reproducing too rapidly to continue to feed themselves:
Heartland Theory
Neo-Malthusian Theory
Malthusian Theory
Boserupian Theory
5
Moving to an area with a lower cost of living is an example of:
an environmental pull factor
an environmental push factor
an economic pull factor
a political push factor
6
If a country's maternal mortality rate is relatively high, it likely means:
it is a country in the core
it is a less wealthy country with less access to health care
it is in Stage 4 of the DTM
it is a very wealthy country with high quality health care
7
All of the following are major historic migrations except:
Immigration of North Koreans to Mongolia
Immigration to the US from Latin America & Asia
Emigration from Europe & Asia to colonies abroad
Transatlantic slave trade
8
Physiological density is...
how far apart people are scattered throughout an area
how closely people are clustered together in an area
number of people compared to arable land
number of farmers compared to arable land
9
If there are many subsistence farmers in a country, it's likely a(n):
MDC
LDC
10
Number of people too old or too young to work; must be supported by middle aged workers:
graying population
dependency ratio
elderly dependency ratio
child dependency ratio
11
People who are forced from their homes but do not leave their home country:
refugees
emigrants
immigrants
internally displaced persons
12
Laws that encourage citizens to have more children:
anti-natalist policies
pro-natalist policies
13
If an urban area has gained population in the past decade, it needs to be:
urbanized
redistricted
gerrymandered
counterubanized
14
Natural resources, such as water supply, tend to be more strained in...
rural areas
urban areas
15
All of the following are physical factors that can impact distribution EXCEPT:
land forms (e.g. mountains)
roads & bridges
water bodies
climate
16
Warfare is an example of a(n):
social push factor
cultural pull factor
economic pull factor
environmental pull factor
17
Unbalanced sex ratios within a population can lead to:
social/demographic push factor
economic pull factor
political push factor
environmental pull factor
18
True or False: It has only been in recent centuries that human population growth has been high.
false
true
19
It is generally more challenging to dispose of human waste & garbage in:
sparsely populated areas
densely populated areas
20
Push factors are usually perceived as being:
negative
positive
21
Which is an example of an intervening obstacle?
a well established highway system
a better job offer
access to air travel
a mountain range
22
How closely or far apart people or other things are spread out across the surface of the earth:
physiological density
ecumene
agricultural density
distribution
23
Which is an example of chain migration?
crossing the Canadian border for a few days to go fishing
migration stream established between Minneapolis & Somalia
moving from Elko to Lakeville to St. Paul
moving to North Carolina to attend boot camp
24
As life expectancy increases, one challenge might be:
lower population densities
declining literacy rates
increasing retirement age if CBR is too low
increase in dictatorships
25
Which is an example of a political pull factor?
good job opportunities
religious persecution
lower taxes
a drought
26
The ability to produce offspring is called:
family planning
fertility
mortality
literacy
27
A country with a relatively low agricultural density is likely an:
LDC
MDC
28
______ areas tend to experience more issues related to pollution.
rural
urban
29
All of the following play a major role in the decline in birth rates except:
increased access to birth control & health care
increased levels of education
increased female labor force participation
religion
30
Which could be an example of a social push factor?
a strong economy
overpopulation
a hurricane
religious freedom
31
Difference between CBR & CDR in a year, times 1000:
doubling time
rank-size rule
maternal mortality rate
natural increase rate/rate of natural increase
32
True or False: It may be more difficult for dispersed populations to obtain timely medical care
True
False
33
True or False: Densely populated areas sometimes struggle with urban services such as plowing.
True
False
34
The Great Migration in the US was an example of:
transnational/international migration
immigration
internal/domestic migration
emigration
35
True or False: Religious values are the top factor in peoples' decisions about family size
true
false
36
The vertical axis of a population pyramid shows:
age
sex
37
An aging or a graying population means:
life expectancy is rapidly fluctuating & hard to predict
life expectancy is increasing; more elderly to support
life expectancy is decreasing; fewer elderly to support
life expectancy is stable; migration is increasing
38
A more sparse & dispersed population may experience challenges providing...
gerrymandering services
female labor force participation
gender equality
ambulance & emergency services
39
The number of people or objects in a standardized unit of space/area (e.x. square mile):
agricultural density
concentration
physiological density
arithmetic density
40
This model seeks to explain human populations over time:
Malthusian Theory
Neo-Malthusian Theory
Demographic Transition Model
Epidemiological Transition Model
41
Which is an anti-natalist policy (law)?
tax breaks for families with more children
law requiring paid maternity/paternity time off from work
providing infant & maternal health care through tax dollars
fining people who have more than one child
42
The number of people the physical Earth can support is known as:
ecumene
agricultural density
carrying capacity
rate of natural increase
43
Agricultural density is...
number of farmers compared to available fertile land
number of people who rely on fertile land for food source
number of people who live in a square unit of area
geometric pattern human activity creates in the landscape
44
How long a person lives to be on average in a society:
life expectancy
carrying capacity
standard of living
doubling time
45
Large class sizes in schools may be a bigger issue in...
densely populated areas
sparsely populated areas
46
Moving gradually in stages, ending up further and further away from where you started:
chain migration
transhumance
periodic migration
step migration
47
Which of the following is an example of an environmental pull factor?
a flood
a famine caused by a drought
retiring to Arizona
a hurricane
48
Remittances and the diffusion of language, religion, ideas, and diseases all result from:
carrying capacity
population pyramids
migration
friction of distance
49
Which axis on a population pyramid shows sex?
horizontal
vertical
50
True or False: Globally, fertility rates have been declining in recent decades.
true
false
51
Tool used to project population growth/decline & predict markets for goods/services:
metes & bounds
population pyramid
GPS
remote sensing
52
Greater religious freedom in a new destination is an example of a(n):
cultural pull factor
economic pull factor
environmental push factor
political push factor
53
Amount of time required for a population to grow to at least twice its current size:
demographic transition
demographic momentum
carrying capacity
doubling time
54
Which is an example of a human factor?
the tundra
a mountain range
the state of a local economy
a desert
55
As ________ rates have dropped, so too have total fertility rates.
child mortality
female labor force participation
literacy
56
It may be a longer drive to the polls in a _____ area, but there may be a shorter line to vote.
rural
urban
57
Something that attracts a person to a place:
pull factor
push factor
58
When the US government issues student visas & work visas to non-American applicants:
these policies encourage immigration
these policies result in brain drain in the US
these are pro-natalist policies
these policies discourage immigration
59
Which is an example of an anti-immigrant policy?
The Indian Removal Act
The Bracero Program
The Chinese Exclusion Act
The Affordable Care Act
60
Refugees, internally displaced persons, and asylum seekers are all examples of:
forced migrants
voluntary migrants
61
Agricultural density can help us make inferences about...
female labor force participation rates
how quickly a country's population is changing
a country's religious values
relative level of wealth & economic development
62
Throughout most of human history, human populations have grown...
inconsistently
not at all
explosively
very slowly
63
Throughout the US, there are more _______ concentrated in urban areas.
Republicans
Democrats
64
This model describes major causes of death related to changes in economic activity & population
Migration Transition
Epidemiological Transition Model
Demographic Transition
Rimland Theory
65
Average number of children born to women in their childbearing years:
infant mortality rate (IMR)
total fertility rate (TFR)
rate of natural increase (NIR)
crude birth rate (CBR)
66
The Nazi persecution of Jews, the Roma, the disabled, and LGBTQ people was an example of:
political & religious push factors
social & environmental pull factors
environmental & economic pull factors
cultural & economic push factors
67
If you own a construction company, you may find more work in a(n):
rural area
urban area
68
Elderly voters tend to vote more ______ than do younger voters.
conservatively
progressively/liberally
69
A factor that prompts someone to leave a place:
push factor
pull factor
70
Infant mortality rate means:
# of people who die in a population in a year, times 1000
# of babies born alive who do not survive to one year of age
# of women who die during or as a result of childbirth
# of children who die before reaching the age of five
