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Unit 2: Population and Migration
Unit 2: Population and Migration
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International migration is defined by
Movement from one nation to another
Movement from one region to another within a country
Moving from the North to the South in the US
Movement from an urban area to rural area
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A major push factor for immigrants entering Europe from the Middle East is
Political
Environmental
Cultural
Economic
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Rapid population growth is associated with which stage of the Demographic Transition Model
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2
3
1
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This population pyramid could be an example of what country?
Nigeria
France
China
Argentina
5
Treatment of cardiovascular diseases and cancer is an at what stage of the DTM
2
1
3
4
6
Immigrants entering the US generally come here for
Economic Reasons
Political Reasons
Cultural Reasons
Environmental Reasons
7
Japan will be facing what problems in the future according to this population pyramid?
No females
Lack of a workforce
Polution
Lack of food
8
Which of the following countries has zero population growth?
Nigeria
Russia
India
The United States
9
Largest number of guest workers are going to?
China
North America
Middle East
Western Europe
10
According to Ernst Ravenstein which statement is true?
Cities with large pops have more in common than smaller pops
People are more likely to move to a big city
People are more likely to migrate to cities with smaller pop
People are more likelyto move to areas closer in distance.
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Modern people are clustered around
Rural areas
Mountains
Urban areas
Rivers
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An example of intraregional migration would be
Moving from Richmond to Chesterfield
Moving from Richmond to Portland, Oregon
Moving from Mexico City to Arizona
Moving from Sudan to a refugee camp in Ethiopia
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Cyclic migration is defined by
Short, Temporary Movement
Traveling on a Bicycle
Long, Permanent Movement
Forced Movement
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Nomadic people are defined by
Widespread movement of people across a wide distance
Annual movement with animals to feed them
Large cyclical movement of nomads in the desert
Forced movement of people due to animal herds
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Which is the best measure of how a country can take care of itself?
Agricultural Density
Arithmetic Density
Physiological Density
Population Total
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What is the study ofpopulation?
Geography
Demography
Statistical Analysis
Cartography
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Early people were clustered around
Mountains
Rivers
Desert Edges
Caves
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What event kicked off the initial transition of countries to stage 2 on the DTM
The Medical Revolution
the Green Revolution
The first agricultural Revolution
the Industrial Revolution
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Malthus was concerned about what?
Terrorism
Economic depressions
Resource Shortages
Food shortages
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Neo-Malthusians differ from Malthus's original theory because
they believe cultural conflict will destroy the world
human will run out of natural resources quicker than food
Global warming will destroy the world
they believe humans have enough food
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What is doubling time?
The time it takes todecrease your growth rate by half
Time it takes forthe pop to reach the replacement rate of 2
The time it takes todouble the current population total
The time it takes todouble your food supply
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To be considered a refugee, which an not be a push factor
Political
Cultural
Environmental
Economic
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What event started the transition to stage 2 for poorer countries in the 20th century?
the First Agricultural Revolution
The Medical Revolution
The Industrial Revolution
World War II
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Most MDCs are in this stage of the Demographic Transition Model now.
1
3
2
4
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Transhumance is defined by
Widespread movement of people across a wide distance
Annual movement with animals to feed them
Forced movement of people due to animal herds
Large cyclical movement of nomads in the desert
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Many western nations, including the US, use these to keep the number of immigrants down
Quotas
Walls
Cultural Racism
Difficult immigration processes