APHG Rubenstein Ch. 2: Population & Health

Which country has the lowest population density?

Stage 3 of the DTM is characterized by:

The fact that most Egyptians live along the Nile River is an example of:

Stage 2 of the ETM is characterized by:

Land suited for agricultural use:

The world's largest country in terms of land area is:

Which stage of the Demographic Transition Model (DTM) is controversial/questionable?

In which country is the sex ratio about equal?

Stage 1 of the epidemiological transition model:

Which region of the world has the largest proportion of its population under age 15?

Current projections predict India will overtake China in terms of population by:

Computed by subtracting CDR from CBR:

Throughout most of human history, the rate of natural increase (NIR) was typically:

Medical tech invented in Europe & N. America, diffused to poorer countries & lessened disease:

A country's unique population structure (age/gender) displayed on a bar graph:

Which region of the world has the highest life expectancy?

Which is associated with Stage 3 of the Epidemiological Transition Model?

All of the following are ideas about why former Soviet countries have negative NIR's except:

Which stage of the DTM is characterized by rapidly declining CDRs & high CBR (very high NIR)?

Developed theory of overpopulation of humans:

High agricultural density is typically associated with:

Nearly _________ of Earth's people live in East Asia.

All of the following are indicators of health except:

One major criticism of the Demographic Transition Model is that:

Comparing arithmetic to physiological density helps geographers determine:

Which is a part of the ecumene?

Argued that the world's rate of population increase was outstripping available food supply.

In which region of the world are there currently more men than women?

Which stage of the DTM is characterized by high CBR, high CDR, and low NIR?

Infant mortality rate refers to:

Stage 2 of the DTM is characterized by:

Birth rates tend to decrease if:

Life expectancy means:

Which country has the highest population density?

Which stage of the DTM is characterized by very high NIR due to improvements in human health?

The ratio of the number of farmers working the arable land in a country/area:

# of males per 100 females in the population of a country:

Most of the population of Southeast Asia (e.g. Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia) lives/works:

All of the following are examples of government population control measures in India except:

# of people too old or too young to work; must be supported by working age population:

A complete enumeration of a population:

Which country has the highest population density?

The world's most populous country today is:

Total number of objects in an area:

AIDS arrived to the United States primarily via:

Stage of DTM characterized by population decline:

Which of the following has not been an antinatal strategy employed by the Chinese government?

Which of the regions listed is most sparsely populated?

Stage 4 of the ETM is characterized by:

The only stage of the DTM associated with a negative NIR:

Very low birth & death rates produce virtually no long-term natural increase in population.

The scientific study of population characteristics.

True or False: Globalization has increased the diffusion of global pandemics.

China's population is clustered along/near:

Most people in South Asia (e.g. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka):

Birth rates rapidly decline, death rates continue to decline, NIR moderates.

Malthus's critics argue that:

A country in stage five of the demographic transition model would likely need to:

If a country's population pyramid has a thick base and skinny top, what can you infer?

Stage 4 of the DTM is associated with:

China's One Child Policy is an example of:

The DTM does not include:

China adopted its One Child Policy in:

More than 75% of Japanese and Korean citizens live in:

In which part of the world is use of family planning highest?

The largest population cluster in the Western Hemisphere is located:

Why do all but about 5% of Egyptians live in the Nile River valley?

Too many people for the available resources:

Which of the following countries is most densely populated?

Which country has the highest population per square kilometer of arable land (physiological)?

The portion of the Earth's surface occupied by permanent human settled is called the:

Which of the following is not a major population cluster in the world today?

Branch of medical science concerned with diseases in human populations:

The population of South Asia is clustered primarily along:

If a country has a thick middle on its population pyramid, what is the best inference?

Less than ________ % of Europe's population are farmers.

Crude birth rate (CBR) is the:

The % a population grows in one year's time is known as:

Rate of Natural Increase (NIR) does not include:

Natural increase rate approaches zero is known as:

The population of these 2 countries adds up to more than 1/3 of the world's total population:

One population problem created by China's One Child Policy has been:

Which region has the lowest agricultural density?

The ratio of the number of farmers to the amount of arable land.

Generally speaking, human populations tend to locate near:

Number of working-age people divided by number of persons aged 65 and older:

Some people who disagree with Malthus argue that:

In the DTM, what causes the sudden drop in death rate in Stage 2?

Which country has the highest physiological density?

In which country are there currently more women than men?

Which country is arguably in or approaching Stage 5 of the DTM?

Generally, if a country has a lower agricultural density, the country is probably:

Stage 1 of the DTM is characterized by:

Focuses on distinctive health threats in each stage of the DTM:

Which country has the highest population density?

The population of an area is affected by:

"Too wet, too dry, too low, too high."  This helps us remember:

A series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing

In a region, the number of people supported by a unit area of arable land:

About what percentage of Europeans live in cities?

Which two regions of the world have the highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS?

Which region has the highest agricultural density?

Disease that occurs over a wide geographic area & affects high proportion of the population:

True or False:There is a statistical correlation between government spending on health & health

Which of the following countries is most densely populated (4th largest pop. in world)?

More than 50% of Chinese people live in:

True or False: Canada's life expectancy is higher than that of the US.

Treatable diseases are more prevalent:

A process of change in a society's population from high CBR & CDR to low CBR & CDR:

Due to lack of proper documentation and/or fear,homeless people,ethnic minorities&non-citizens: