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distinctive causes of death in each stage of the demographic transition
Demographic Transition Model
Dependcy Ratio
Gravity Model
Epidemiological Transition Model
2
The diminishing in the likeliness of a migrant to immigrate to an area based on how far away it is
Chain Migration
refugee
Distance Decay
Time space compression
3
Which of the following countries would have the highest physiological density?
Egypt
Norway
Peru
Nigeria
4
Which country is most likely to institute anti-natalist population policies?
Bangladesh
Niger
Mexico
Australia
5
Which might explain the asymmetrical aspect of the population pyramid?
A high death rate among men ages 25-50
A large guest-worker population
A major war fought in the years 2006 to 2010
An overcounting of children during the census
6
Which best describes the development and economy of a country that is in Stage 5?
Service- and information-based
Post-industrial
Agriculture-based
Industrial
7
Which of the following is a pull factor affecting migration to some of the more developed countries?
Loss of factory jobs
The rise of an authoritarian regime
Severe famine
Universal health care
8
The number of years needed to double a population, assuming a constant rate of natural increase
Life Expectancy
Natural Increase Rate
Overpopulation
Doubling time
9
Which factor is most responsible for the increase in Japan’s dependency ratio?
An increase in the death rate
A decrease in the doubling time
An increase in life expectancy
An increase in the rate of natural
10
Which of the following statements is true based on the information provided in the map and chart?
Canada has the largest amount of land that is not farmable
Countries in the southern hemisphere have higher physiological densities
Norway, Peru, and Canada are the most likely to experience famines
Nigeria’s p-density will only be about two times larger than Egypt
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A counter hypothesis to Malthusianism developed by Ester Boserup is
contraceptives would limit population growth
food production grows geometrically, whilepopulation grow arithmetically.
pop increase, pressure existing systems leads to new tech, expands carrycap
technological advancements will make resourcesmore abundant, not scarcer.
12
Explain one negative impact of Country B’s population structure on its economic development.
Greater need to fund elder social safety net (e.g., Social Security)
Low Total Fertility Rate
Possible future labor shortage
Higher elder dependency ratio
13
Which of the following is NOT a reasonable explanation for why there are not as many people in the less populated areas?
Too dry
Too hot
Too high in altitude
Too temperate
14
Which of the following variables will likely NOT cause a decrease in the fertility rates in stage 3 of the model?
Shorter life expectancy
Increasing birth rate
Declining death rate
High level of female education
15
Transnational migrants often send money back to their home countries to support family members. What term is described
Foreign direct investment
Remittances
Foreign aid
Quotas
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Which of the following variables will likely NOT cause a decrease in the fertility rates in stage 3 of the model?
Distance from the ocean limiting international trade.
An increase in the cost of living and raising children in urban settings
Increase in the role and status of women in the workplace
Increase in female literacy rates
17
total number of annual deaths among infants under one year old for every 1,000 live births in a society
CRUDE BIRTH RATE
INFANT MORTALITY RATE
CRUDE DEATH RATE
TOTAL FERTILITY RATE
18
Migration E is known to be...
Trail of Tears & Forced Migration
Silk road & Voluntary Migration
Central American Migration & Distance Decay
Industrial Revolution & Step Migration
19
Explain one positive impact of Country A’s population structure on its economic development.
Youthful population, which can spark creativity, receptivity to change, etc
Expanding or large workforce
Less need for immigrant labor
Less need for elder social safety net (e.g., Social Security)
20
Which statement about immigration to the United States is true?
Immigration to the US always speeds up during times of economic stagnation
Immigration is correlated to economic growth in the United States.
The % of the population who is foreign born was lowerWorld Wars than after.
The # of people who were foreign born has been lowest in the last 3 decades
21
The movement of people out of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina demonstrates the concept of
random distribution
time-space compression
distance decay
outsourcing
22
Thomas Malthus believed ......
contraceptives would limit population growth
pop would exceed the agricultural carrying capacity leading to catastrophe
technological advancements will make resourcesmore abundant, not scarcer.
food production grows geometrically, whilepopulation grow arithmetically.
23
P-density is viewed as a superior measure of population density than A-density for which of the following?
Measures the average by dividing total land area by total number of people
It is more reflective of the world’s largest population concentrations.
It yields the average population density.
It is more reflective of population pressure on arable land.
24
Describe the demographic characteristics of Country A with respect to the demographic transition model.
low birth rate, high death rate, young population, LDC
high birth rate, low death rate, young population, MDC
low birth rate, low death rate, young population, MDC
high birth rate, falling death rate, young population, LDC
25
The term that describes the concept that population will continue to grow even after fertility rates decline is known as
demographic momentum
demographic transition
rate of natural increase
the population pyramid
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The general premise of the demographic transition theory is that as a country becomes industrialized
the birth rate and death rate decline together.
the death rate declines, but not the birth rate.
the death rate declines and then the birth rate declines.
neither birth nor death rates decline.
27
Applying the distance decay model to Hurricane Katrina, where were those impacted most likely to relocate?
A rural area in a distant state.
A neighboring state
A distant state.
Another country.
28
The dependency ratio is most useful for indicating the
relationship between the total fertility rate and the infant mortality rate
relationship between the labor force and remainder of country’s population
reliance of a country on imported fossil fuels
degree of gender equality within a country
29
The most accurate term to describe the people who were forced to move away from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina
forced migrants
refugees
internally displaced persons
asylum seekers
30
Which of the following conditions is most strongly associated with decreasing total fertility rates on a national scale?
Increased education for females
Slow pace of social change
Low old-age dependency ratios
High infant mortality rates
31
Which of the following is the BEST description of global migration patterns today?
People are moving from the Southern Hemisphereto the Northern Hemisphere.
moving from areas with colder climates to areas with warmer climates
People are moving from less developed countriesto more developed countries.
People are moving from more developedcountries to less developed countries.
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The crude birth rate is based on the number of live births in a given year
for every 1000 women of childbearing age
plus the migration rate
minus the number of deaths
for every 1000 people in the population
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average number of years an individual can be expected to live, given current social, economic, and medical conditions
INFANT MORTALITY RATE
LIFE EXPECTANCY
CRUDE DEATH RATE
RATE OF NATURAL INCREASE
34
China population=over billion, Monaco population-37,000. Why does Monaco have a higher arithmetic pop density
Monaco is a more developed country
Monaco has more farmers per unit of arable land than China.
Monaco has less land area than China.
Monaco is more urbanized than China.
35
Which statement best describes population growth patterns in the world today?
In the world as whole, fertility rates have fallen in the last 25 years.
Fertility rates in most high-income countries risen in the last 25 years
fertility rates have doubled in the last 25 years
women have an average of five or more children
36
Which of the following relationships is supported by the map?
The highest density of humans is along the equator
southern hemisphere supports a higher density of people than the northern
higher concentration of people who live in the northern hemisphere
Population density is directly related to distance from the equator
37
Chain migration is most directly encouraged by
awareness space
kinship and friendship ties
dislocation
step migration
38
A country in the first stage of demographic transition demonstrates which of the following?
HIgh birth rates, high death rates, and stable rates of population growth.
Low birth rates, low death rates, and stable rates of population growth.
An old population age structure
High birth rates, but low death rates.
39
Identify the likely stage of the demographic transition model for Country B
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 4
Stage 3
40
Which country’s population has the highest rate of natural increase?
Australia
Mexico
Niger
Bangladesh
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Migration B is known to be...
Silk road & Voluntary Migration
Trail of Tears & Forced Migration
Central American Migration & Distance Decay
Industrial Revolution & Step Migration
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The # of people under the age of 15 and over the age of 64, compared to the number of people active in the labor force
Demographic Transition Model
Carrying Capacity
Population Pyramid
Dependency Ratio
43
pop. patterns vary according to different levels of tech/economic development,but all countries go through same stages
Population Pyramid
Gravity Model
Demographic Transition Model
Distance Decay
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The process of change in a society's population based on the conditions of population characteristics
Overpopulation
Demography
Demographic Transition Model
Epidemiological Transition Model
45
The total number of deaths in a year for every 1,000 people alive in the society
Crude Death Rate
Infant Mortality Rate
Crude Birth Rate
Total Fertility Rate
46
Explain one positive impact of Country B’s population structure on its economic development.
Low youth dependency ratio
Tendency to spend discretionary income on needs other than education
More women in the compensated workforce
Educated (skilled, experienced, etc.) workforce
47
Identify the likely stage of the demographic transition model for Country A
stage 3
stage 4
stage 2
stage 1
48
Which of the following migrations described below would be the MOST likely to occur?
a Chinese family of three moving from Shanghaito Beijing
married man and women with three small children moving from the US to China
young single man moving from rural NY to New York City
a young single woman moving from Lima, Peru,to a rural Peruvian village
49
Explain one negative impact of Country A’s population structure on its economic development.
Fewer women in the compensated workforce
Strain on resources, the environment or society owing to rapid pop growth
Low literacy rate for women
High youth dependency ratio
50
Migration A is known to be...
Industrial Revolution & Step Migration
Gold Rush & Chain Migration
Silk road & Voluntary Migration
Trail of Tears & Forced Migration
51
Which continent as a whole has the highest percent of land that is arable?
Australia
South America
Africa
Europe
52
Which of the following is an example of an antinatalist government policy?
Offering free daycare to reduce the cost of having children
Giving tax breaks to couples who have children
Providing financial incentives to couples who limit family size.
Prohibiting the sale of contraceptives
53
The gravity model describes an inverse relationship between the
step migration and intervening opportunities
volume of migration and the distance between source and destination
flows and counterflows of migration
Intervening obstacles and intervening opportunities
54
France’s crude death rate is higher than Bangladesh’s because
France has a higher percentage of elderly people
Bangladesh has a higher life expectancy
France is involved in more wars
France has more natural disasters
55
Most population pyramids for west European countries, such as Germany above, reflect an age structure that is
evenly balanced, with almost as many people 55and older as 15 or younger
very young, with most citizens at young ages, and very few at middle/old
very old, with most citizens falling in age groupsabove 60
primarily middle aged with an increasingly largenumber of older people
56
Which of the following trends is NOT a possible explanation for the trends reflected in the graph?
decrease in the # of immigrants coming to the United States after Civil War
influx of migrants from Eastern Europe during the fall of the Soviet Union
A decrease in immigration to the United States during the Great Depression
increase in immigration from Latin Am and Asia in the late 20th Cent
57
Which of the following is a pull factor affecting migration to some of the more developed countries?
Universal health care
Loss of factory jobs
Religious persecution
Sever famine
58
The majority of Earth’s population is clustered in 4 regions. Which of the following regions is NOT a part of this group
Southeast Asia
North America
East Asia
Europe
59
which of the following will pose the greatest demographic challenge to China beginning in 2029?
Providing for the needs of its aging population
Finding enough teachers to educate the young
Controlling population growth
Providing prenatal medical care
60
spatial interaction is related to the size of the populations and inversely related to the distance between
the gravity model
zero population growth
migration selectivity
the space-time prism
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total number of live births in a year for every 1,000 people alive in the society
CRUDE DEATH RATE
CRUDE BIRTH RATE
INFANT MORTALITY RATE
TOTAL FERTILITY RATE
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Describe the demographic characteristics of Country B with respect to the demographic transition model.
high birth rate, high death rate, aging population, less developed country.
high birth rate, low death rate, aging population, developed country.
low birth rate, high death rate, aging population, less developed country.
low birth rate, low death rate, aging population,developed country.
