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Population/Migration (AP Human Geo Review)
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This is a review quiz for the population and migration unit of the AP Human Geography course.
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1
What is the definition of population density?
Total number of people living in a country
Number of families that live in an area
How people are distributed over an area
Number of people per unit of land area
2
The current population of the world is about...?
7 billion
8.5 million
6 billion
7 million
3
Which is NOT a problem caused by an aging population?
Shortage of teachers
Need special housing, medical care and transport facilities
More government spending on pensions and social security
Less income because of taxes
4
Which type of migration is more common within LDCs?
Suburban to Rural
Urban to Suburban
Urban to Rural
Rural to Urban
5
Thomas Malthus was credited with creating...?
The demographic transition model
Population pyramids
Maps of migration trends
The theory of overpopulation
6
What is Brain Drain?
A decline in literacy rates
People migrating for political reasons
A large scale-emigration of talented people
An environmental push factor
7
The U.S. center of population has moved steadily to the...?
East
West
South
North
8
True or False: There is a demographic transition stage where the NIR can decrease.
False
True
9
_________ occurs when there are too many people living in one area and not enough resources.
Demographic transition
Overpopulation
Urbanization
Natural increase
10
What was a principal pull factor in California during the 1840s?
Gold Rush
Great Plains settlement
Mexican-American War
Dust Bowl
11
Which is NOT a cause of high death rates?
Poor nutrition
Lack of medical care
Poor sanitation
Lack of contraceptives
12
Which country is closer to Stage 2 according to their population pyramid?
Iran
Mexico
United Kingdom
Mali
13
According to the demographic transition model, what happens to birth and death rates over time?
They both increase
BR increases and DR decreases
BR decreases and DR increases
DR decreases then BR decreases
14
Which is not a problem caused by overpopulation?
Shortage of food
Increased tourism
Traffic congestion
Shortage of housing
15
True or False: LDCs tend to experience low population growth.
True
False
16
What are pull factors?
Positive things that attract you to a location
Things that force you to leave a location
Positive things about your location that make you stay
Negative things that make you want to leave a location
17
What is the current intraregional migration trend in the USA?
Midwest to East Coast
Urban to Suburban
Rural to Urban
Urban to Rural
18
A country with a large amount of arable land and a small number of farmers will have a...?
Low arithmetic density
Low agricultural density
Low physiological density
High agricultural density
19
Most people migrate because of _________ reasons.
political
environmental
cutural
economic
20
Countries today are no longer in which stage of demographic transition?
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 4
Stage 3
