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1
Land suited for agriculture is called
Arable Land
Agricultural Density
Arid Land
Arithmetic Density
2
A country with a large amount of arable land and a small number of farmers will have a
low physiological density.
high physiological density.
high agricultural density.
low agricultural density.
3
The U.S. center of population has moved steadily to the
North
West
East
South
4
The ____that reached Europe from Central Asia in the 1300s was spread by fleas infecting rats.
Black Plague, or bubonic plague,
Black Blight, or bubonic flu,
Bubonic Flea Plague
Flea Plague, or bubonic pestilence,
5
The ability to move from one location to another, either temporarily or permanently, is
voluntary migration.
mobility
net migration.
migration
6
Among the following world regions, the least densely populated is
East Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Europe
South Asia
7
A principal pull factor in California in the 1840s was
Fruit Farming
Gold Rush
The Dust Bowl
War with Mexico
8
The two most populous countries in the world are
India and Brazil
China and India
India and the United States
Russia and China
9
Migrants to the United States on the late nineteenth century came from which parts of Europe?
east and west
central
north and west
south and east
10
Counterurbanization is
the decline of the inner-city infrastructure.
moving from an urban core to suburban areas.
due to expanding suburbs.
migration to small towns from central cities or suburbs.
11
Dr. John Snow found that cholera cases in London were
spatially associated with certain public wells.
being transmitted almost exclusively by Irish immigrants.
being punished for their sins.
transmitted through the air in contagious diffusion.
12
The highest natural increase rates are found in which stage of the demographic transition?
Stage 4
Stage 2
Stage 1
Stage 3
13
Wilbur Zelinsky's model of migration predicted
women are more likely to migrate than men.
long migration distances are more likely than short.
characteristics vary with the demographic transition
migrants move most frequently for economic reasons.
14
We can calculate that a country would raise, or increase, its physiological density by
increasing the areas of its urban centers.
increasing the amount of agricultural land.
increasing the size of its population.
limiting the number of farmers.
15
A country has net in-migration if immigration ________ emigration.
is less than
exceeds
is closer to net migration than
equals
16
The largest number of legal, documented immigrants to the United States come from what country?
Cuba
Mexico
South Korea
Phillipines
17
Physiological density is the number of
farmers per area of farmland.
acres of farmland per the total area of a country.
farm animals per area suitable for agriculture.
people per area suitable for agriculture.
18
Relatively few people live at ________, but there are exceptions, especially in Latin America.
High Elevations
Sea Level
Low Elevations
Near the Coast
19
Life expectancy is lowest on average in
Southeast Asia.
Africa.
East Asia.
Europe
20
A permanent move to a new location is
net out-migration.
migration.
mobility.
net in-migration.
21
More of the "why" questions of demographics can be addressed with data focusing on
health.
topography.
air quality.
inventions.
22
We can calculate that a country would lower its arithmetic density by
limiting the number of farmers.
increasing the areas of its urban centers.
limiting the size of its population.
increasing the amount of agricultural land.
23
Which is a current intraregional migration trend in the United States?
urban to suburban
suburban to rural
net emigration from the northeast
rural to urban
24
International migration reaches a peak at _____of the demographic transition.
Stage 4
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 1
25
The most important pull factor for migrants to North America today is
Cultural
Geomagnetic
Economic
Political
26
The world's annual ________ is currently approximately 1.2 percent,
natural increase rate (NIR)
crude birth rate (CBR)
crude birth rate (CBR)
life increase rate (LIR)
27
The term ________ refers to the control of diseases.
transition
medicology
epidemiology
pandemiology
28
The fertility rate based on the number of live births per 1,000 residents is the
crude birth rate.
infant birth rate.
natural increase rate.
crude fertility rate.
29
The population pyramid of a city in southern Florida, Arizona, or northern Japan may appear
to be an "age-sex ratio"
to have perfectly vertical sides
"upside down"
to have a wide base
30
Country X has a crude birth rate of 40 and crude death rate of 15; what stage is this country?
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 4
Stage 3
31
A European country's population pyramid would drastically change shape if it began to resemble
the population pyramid of Nigeria.
the age-sex diagram of Australia.
the age-sex diagram of the United States.
the population pyramid of Japan.
32
Brain drain is
people forced to migrate for political reasons.
a net decline in literacy.
the large-scale emigration of talented people.
a cultural feature that hinders migration.
33
Several million Irish migrated in the 1840s primarily because
disastrous economic conditions pushed them out of Ireland
Spanish invasions threatened their homes.
volcanic eruptions and tsunamis
the British military forced them to become refugees.
34
The most lethal epidemic in recent years has been
malaria
avian flu
HIV/AIDS
cholera
35
The principal reason for declining natural increase rates in less developed countries today is
declining crude death rates.
declining crude birth rates.
increasing crude birth rates.
increasing crude death rates.
36
The most prominent type of intraregional migration in the world is
rural to urban
north to south.
urban to rural
region to region.
37
Which of the following events would be considered a migration pull factor?
Civil War
Opening of a new factory
Flooding
Failed Harvest
38
The most populous country in the Southeast Asia region is
India
Indonesia
Thailand
Vietnam
39
In the United States, which is likely to cause most population growth in the next few decades?
High Birth Rates
Urbanisation
Low Death Rates
Net-in Migration
40
The shape of a country's population pyramid
has no correlation to its crude death rate.
cannot be used to estimate the country's sex ratio.
cannot be used to estimate the country's dependency rate.
is determined primarily by its crude birth rate.
41
The total number of live births per year per 1,000 people in a society is the
new birth rate.
natural increase rate.
crude birth rate.
total fertility rate.
42
There more countries with high birth rates and high rates of infant mortality in
South Asia, excluding Bangladesh.
Africa south of the Sahara.
East Asia, excluding Japan.
Southeast Asia.
43
The stages of the epidemiologic transition are based on
the means through which disease is transmitted spatially.
pandemics like the bubonic plague, influenza, or AIDS.
non-contagious diseases such as heart disease or diabetes.
causes of death at varying stages of demographic transition.
44
A possible stage five epidemiological transition is the stage of
reemergence of infectious and parasitic diseases.
pestilence and famine.
degenerative and human-created diseases.
receding pandemics, including possible zombie pandemics.
45
Refugees migrate primarily because of which type of push factor?
political/ cultural
economic
environmental
circulation
46
The low rate of contraceptive use in Africa reflects the region's
rapid diffusion of contraceptives.
improving education of women.
low status of men.
low status of women.
47
The average number of births women bear in their lifetimes is
total fertility rate.
total increase rate.
total birth rate.
crude birth rate.
48
The Earth area of permanent human settlement is called the
ecumene.
hot zone
civilized world.
geophenom.
49
A physical feature such as a mountain, that hinders migration it is an example of
a forced migration.
a cultural pull factor.
an intervening obstacle.
an environmental push factor.
50
The greatest total number of foreign-born residents can be found in
The United States
Germany
China
Austrailia
