Rubenstein Ch. 2 Population - Human Geography - Genaro

Question 1

The population pyramid of a city with a military base may have disproportionately more

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males than females

Question 2

Of 500 births, 35 die before the age of 1. This would represent a country's...

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infant mortality rate

Question 3

Historical stages of diseases and pandemics are represented in which model?

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Epidemiological Transition

Question 4

The most populous country in the Southeast Asia region is...

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Indonesia

Question 5

The most rapid population growth is occurring where?

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Less Developed Countries

Question 6

In reality, what was higher than Malthus actually predicted?

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food production

Question 7

Among the following world regions, which is the LEAST densely populated?

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Sub-Saharan Africa

Question 8

Ironically the _______ is usually lower for less developed countries due to their age structure

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crude death rate

Question 9

The lowest crude birth rates are found in which stage?

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4

Question 10

In order to replace its population only, a country needs a total fertility rate of:

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2.1

Question 11

The number of live births per 1000 residents is the...

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crude birth rate

Question 12

A decline in a country's crude birth rate would result in an increase in a country's...

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doubling time

Question 13

Countries move into this stage of the DTM due to social changes

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3

Question 14

The disease that reached Europe via fleas infecting rats coming from Asia was...

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the black plague

Question 15

The shape of a population pyramid is primarily influenced by its...

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crude birth rate

Question 16

Rapidly declining crude death rates are found in which stage?

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2

Question 17

the number of people below age 14, and over age 65 are considered

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dependents

Question 18

The overuse and depletion of natural resources was identified as a key part of which theory?

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Neo-Malthusians

Question 19

__________ is dealing with their aging population by encouraging older people to work

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Japan

Question 20

as GDP per capita increases, the natural increase rate typically...

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decreases

Question 21

Which stage of the epidemiologic transition would a reemergence of parasitic diseases be found?

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5

Question 22

Dr. John Snow found that cases of this outbreak were spacially associated with wells in London

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cholera

Question 23

Most presently, today's LDCs moved from stage 1 to stage 2 due to the...

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medical revolution

Question 24

A country could increase its physiological density by increasing its...

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population

Question 25

The Earth area of permanent human settlement is called...

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the ecumene

Question 26

A country with a very low percentage of farmers is most likely a....

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more developed country

Question 27

A country with one million people, but who only has resources for less than half would be...

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overpopulated

Question 28

The number of people per land area suitable for agriculture

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physiological density

Question 29

If a country's total fertility rate is 1.2, what will happen to its population?

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it will decrease

Question 30

A country with a CBR of 50 and a CDR of 20 would be in which stage?

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2

Question 31

A map that shows the size of a country distorted based its population and land size is called a

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cartogram

Question 32

The 4th most populous region in the world is..

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Europe

Question 33

average number of births a woman bears in her lifetime

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total fertility rate

Question 34

Theoretically, if a country's CBR permanently dips below the CDR, they would be in stage...

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5

Question 35

A crude birth rate of 10 per 1,000 would be most typically in which stage?

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4

Question 36

The most lethal epidemic in recent years has been...

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AIDS

Question 37

The highest NIRs are found in which stage of the demographic transition?

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2

Question 38

As the gross domestic product per capita increases, birth rates typically...

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decrease

Question 39

In what region would you expect to find a lower percentage of farmers?

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Canada

Question 40

The world's average annual NIR is presently what percentage?

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1.2

Question 41

A country with a CBR of 60 and a CDR of 15 has a NIR of what?

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4.5

Question 42

The Epidemiological Transition is based on causes of death at different stages of the...

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Demographic Transition

Question 43

land suited for agriculture is called

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arable land

Question 44

The highest crude death rates are found in which stage?

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1

Question 45

What region of North America is most densely populated?

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Northeast

Question 46

At a steady NIR, the world population will go from 6 to 12 billion in 45 years. This is called

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doubling time

Question 47

The 2nd most populous region in the world is...

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South Asia

Question 48

A population pyramid may appear __________ if it has a dominantly large elderly population.

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upside-down

Question 49

Encouraging the education and economic advancement of women would likely result in a decreased

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CBR

Question 50

Which country would have the highest physiological density?

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Egypt

Question 51

the term ____________ refers to the control of diseases

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epidemiology

Question 52

The 2 most populous countries in the world are...

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India and China

Question 53

A country with a large amount of arable land and a low number of farmers will have a...

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low agricultural density

Question 54

The region with the highest birth rates and highest infant mortality rates is...

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Sub-Saharan Africa

Question 55

On a world population map, what would be the most populous country south of the Phillipines?

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Indonesia

Question 56

Relatively few people live at high evevations, but there are significant exceptions in..

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Latin America

Question 57

Which stages of the DTM both have low Natural Increase Rates?

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1&4

Question 58

The low rate of contraceptive use in _______ reflects their low status of women.

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Africa

Question 59

A country would lower its arithmetic density by decreasing its...

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population

Question 60

Life expectancy is lowest on average in which region?

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Sub-Saharan Africa

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