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APHG AP Human Geography Unit 2 Population
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1
Which is an anti-natalist policy (law)?
tax breaks for families with more children
fining people who have more than one child
law requiring paid maternity/paternity time off from work
providing infant & maternal health care through tax dollars
2
It is generally more challenging to dispose of human waste & garbage in:
sparsely populated areas
densely populated areas
3
If you own a construction company, you may find more work in a(n):
rural area
urban area
4
How long a person lives to be on average in a society:
standard of living
doubling time
life expectancy
carrying capacity
5
The vertical axis of a population pyramid shows:
sex
age
6
Stage 1 of the Demographic Transition is characterised by
None of these
high fertility rates and low mortality rates
high migration rates and high birth rates
high death rates and high fertility rates
7
An aging or a graying population means:
life expectancy is stable; migration is increasing
life expectancy is increasing; more elderly to support
life expectancy is rapidly fluctuating & hard to predict
life expectancy is decreasing; fewer elderly to support
8
If there are many subsistence farmers in a country, it's likely a(n):
More Developed Country
Less Developed Country
9
How closely or far apart people or other things are spread out across the surface of the earth:
physiological density
agricultural density
distribution
ecumene
10
True or False: Globally, fertility rates have been declining in recent decades.
true
false
11
The number of people the physical Earth can support is known as:
carrying capacity
rate of natural increase
agricultural density
ecumene
12
______ areas tend to experience more issues related to pollution.
rural
urban
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What is the ecumene?
The area of Earth's surface with temporary human settlement
The harsh, physical environments of Earth's surface
The area of Earth's surface with permanent human settlement
The study of the ecosystem
14
Which is an example of a human factor?
the tundra
a mountain range
a desert
the state of a local economy
15
If a country's maternal mortality rate is relatively high, it likely means:
it is a less wealthy country with less access to health care
it is a country in the core
it is in Stage 4 of the DTM
it is a very wealthy country with high quality health care
16
Agricultural density is...
geometric pattern human activity creates in the landscape
number of people who rely on fertile land for food source
number of farmers compared to available fertile land
number of people who live in a square unit of area
17
Difference between CBR & CDR in a year, times 1000:
doubling time
natural increase rate/rate of natural increase
maternal mortality rate
rank-size rule
18
Number of people too old or too young to work; must be supported by middle aged workers:
child dependency ratio
graying population
dependency ratio
elderly dependency ratio
19
True or False: It may be more difficult for dispersed populations to obtain timely medical care
True
False
20
Laws that encourage citizens to have more children:
pro-natalist policies
anti-natalist policies
21
The number of people or objects in a standardized unit of space/area (e.x. square mile):
physiological density
arithmetic density
concentration
agricultural density
22
Which axis on a population pyramid shows sex?
vertical
horizontal
23
Select all factors that play a role in the decline in birth rates:
increased female labor force participation
census
increased access to birth control & health care
increased levels of education
24
The ability to produce offspring is called:
literacy
family planning
fertility
mortality
25
Large class sizes in schools may be a bigger issue in...
densely populated areas
sparsely populated areas
26
All of the following are physical factors that can impact distribution EXCEPT:
roads & bridges
land forms (e.g. mountains)
water bodies
climate
27
Amount of time required for a population to grow to at least twice its current size:
demographic momentum
doubling time
demographic transition
carrying capacity
28
True or False: It has only been in recent centuries that human population growth has been high.
true
false
29
Agricultural density can help us make inferences about...
a country's religious values
female labor force participation rates
relative level of wealth & economic development
how quickly a country's population is changing
30
A stage 5 pyramid has ...
A narrow apex and wide base
A wide top and narrow base
A wide top and wide base
A narrowing apex and wide base
31
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
32
A more sparse & dispersed population may experience challenges providing...
female labor force participation
gerrymandering services
gender equality
ambulance & emergency services
33
This model seeks to explain human populations over time:
Neo-Malthusian Theory
Malthusian Theory
Demographic Transition Model
Epidemiological Transition Model
34
A stage 4 pyramid has ...
A high youthful population and low life expectancy
An ageing population and high youthful population
A high youthful population
An ageing population and decreasing youthful population
35
A country with a relatively low agricultural density is likely an:
Less Developed Country
More Developed Country
36
Tool used to project population growth/decline & predict markets for goods/services:
remote sensing
population pyramid
GPS
metes & bounds
37
Physiological density is...
number of farmers compared to arable land
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
38
Throughout most of human history, human populations have grown...
very slowly
inconsistently
not at all
explosively
39
Average number of children born to women in their childbearing years:
infant mortality rate (IMR)
crude birth rate (CBR)
rate of natural increase (NIR)
total fertility rate (TFR)
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As life expectancy increases, one challenge might be:
lower population densities
increasing retirement age if CBR is too low
increase in dictatorships
declining literacy rates
