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Unit 2- Population
Thomas Malthus predicted that...
The Sun Belt includes...
Unit 2- Population
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1
The Sun Belt includes...
Texas & New Mexico
Alabama & Louisiana
Southern Nevada, southern California, & South Florida
Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina
2
Thomas Malthus predicted that...
the distribution of resources would be a continuing problem
the environment would allow less food to be grown
technology will offset population growth
population would outpace food production
3
Millions of these people came to the U.S. during the early years of the 20th century.
emigrants
immigrants
refugees
suburbanites
4
What occurs when a population is adding a fixed % of people to a growing population each year?
Doubling
Demographic accounting
Arithmetic growth
Exponential growth
5
Which of the following countries would you expect to have the densest population?
China
Belgium
Peru
Mexico
6
Which of the following countries is most likely to be showing the lowest natural increase rate?
Liechtenstein
United States
Afghanistan
Japan
7
Throughout human history, world population has...
grown at a steady rate.
grown most rapidly over the last 200 years.
grown most rapidly in the developed world.
experienced numerous periods of dramatic decline.
8
When baby-boomers have reached retirement age, how will the population pyramid for the US look?
Pear-shaped, wide at bottom, narrow at top
Relatively rectangular, with slight bulge near top
An hourglass, wide at both top and bottom but narrow middle
None of these
9
The U.S. baby boom...
was a result of free love during the late 1960s
occurred in the years following World War I
was limited to California and the West
was fostered by economic prosperity and relative peace
10
According to demographic transition theory, at which stages in development is population most likely to increase?
Stages 3 & 4
Stages 1 & 2
Stages 2 and 4
Stages 2 & 3
11
The number of live births per thousand people per year is called the...
crude birth rate
infant growth rate
natural increase rate
total fertility rate (TFR)
12
Total fertility rate is NOT closely correlated with which of the following:
Education
Industrial output
Economic development
Literacy
13
Recent college grads move to large cities w/ nightlife, amenities, and job opportunities. Ex.?
economic factors
pull factors
push factors
mobility opportunities
14
Population policy usually involves limitations on
fertility levels
education levels
both A and B
immigration levels
15
When calculating population, the demographic accounting equation does not take into account...
immigration
emigration
natural increase over time
death rates
16
Life expectancy has increased...
due to increased food production.
worldwide.
only in the most-developed countries.
only in the least-developed countries.
17
Population density is most often represented by
dot maps
circle graphs
population pyramids
contour maps
18
Which of the following countries is at stage 2 of the demographic transition model?
Nigeria
Russia
San Marino
Denmark
19
Which of the following regions is currently experiencing the fastest population growth?
Tropical Africa
Northern Asia
Eastern Europe
Sun Belt
20
One would expect to find a population with a relatively older age structure in
more developed countries
less developed countries
countries with high fertility rates
countries with high death rates
21
Which of the following is the result of chain migration?
The African slave trade
San Francisco's Chinatown
Colonization of the American frontier
French colonial rule
22
Most of the world's people live in...
the developed world
the world's poorest countries
China
the southern hemisphere
23
Ancient river valleys, such as the Nile, had comparatively high population densities because of
tropical climates
natural barriers from attacks by nomads
proximity to water
arid climates
24
Which of the following is least likely to have a high population density?
coastal areas of South America
interior areas of Australia
sea level altitudes in North America
river valleys in Africa
25
A rectangle-shaped population pyramid indicates a country that is
growing slowly or not at all
experiencing high immigration rates
composed mainly of the older age classes
growing rapidly
26
Refugees are produced through...
cultural migration.
internal migration
forced migration
chain migration
