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Example quiz questions for Unit 2 of Human Geography: population and migration
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1
Which of the following is a PULL factor for migrants?
Lack of jobs in the sending country
Economic opportunity in the receiving country
Anti-immigrant attitudes in the receiving country
Religious intolerance in the sending country
2
Human civilizations tend to seek out lands for settling which are:
Arid (dry)
Marshy or swampy
Near rivers or water
At high elevations
3
Which of the following is a PUSH factor for migration?
Religious freedom in the receiving country
Economic opportunity in the receiving country
Many available jobs in the sending country
Conflict in the sending country
4
Physiological density is often called "Real Population Density" because:
It measures the strain on the arable land in a country
It measures the level of development in a country
Arithmetic density is often calculated incorrectly
It measures the level of health in a country
5
What is a major criticism of the Mercator projection map?
It puts too much emphasis on African countries
It is useless for navigation
It distorts landmasses, especially at the poles
It does not accurately represent population
6
Most migrants tend to be:
Older, un-married females
Women and children
Single, adult males
Families traveling together
7
A 5th Stage of the Epidemiological Transition might occur because of:
Decreasing connections
Mutation of current diseases/ pathogens
Decreasing poverty
Better and more affordable healthcare
8
Which of the following is a type of thematic map?
Cartogram
Physical
Political
Mercator
9
What can we infer about a country from its Agricultural Density?
The level of development
How crowded the country is
How much strain is being put on the land
The Crude Death Rate
10
The belief that humans can shape their environment, given sufficient resources, is called:
Environmental Possibilism
Environmental Determinism
Environmental Compression
Environmental Density
11
The Demographic Transition Model has how many stages?
Two: Past and Present
Three: Past, Present, and Future
Four: With a Possible Fifth
Five: With a Possible Sixth
12
Which of the following cities is located at 55.7° N. Latitude, 37.6° E. Longitude?
Capetown, South Africa
New York, USA
Sydney, Australia
Moscow, Russia
13
A political map primarily shows:
Countries, states, cities, etc.
Geographic features
Political parties
Population
14
Which of the following describes the situation of Notre Dame Academy?
It is located at 4635 River Green Parkway
It is located in Duluth, GA
It is located next to the New Life Academy
It is located on nearly 26 acres of land
15
Which of the following countries is likely experiencing the most significant population growth?
United States
Nigeria
Japan
Mexico
16
Competitors of the iPhone adopting some of the iPhones most popular features is an example of:
Contagious diffusion
Piracy
Stimulus diffusion
Relocation diffusion
17
Which of the following is true of this population pyramid?
The death rate in the country is very low
The country is growing very slowly
The country is very highly developed
The country is growing very quickly
18
The decreasing time people and ideas take to spread around the planet is a result of:
Distance Decay
Environmental Possibilism
The Gravity Model
Time-Space Compression
19
A choropleth map uses ____ to display information
Symbols of different sizes
Dots
Colors and shading
Distorted shapes/countries
20
Which of the following statistics are most likely to describe a highly developed country?
3.0 farmers/mile2 of arable land, 3.5 Total Fertility Rate
250 people/mile2 of arable land, 2.1 Total Fertility Rate
2.0 farmers/mile2 of arable land, 1.9 Total Fertility Rate
400 people/mile2, 5.0 Total Fertility Rate
21
Site describes:
The physical character of a place
The relative location of a place
22
The Natural Increase Rate is positive when:
More males are born than females
More females are born than males
Deathrate exceeds birthrate
Birthrate exceeds deathrate
23
"Tornado Alley" is an example of a(n) _____ region.
Formal
Functional
Nodal
Vernacular
24
Thomas Malthus believed:
Population would eventually outstrip food production
The planet will always provide adequate resources
Food production will always (barley) keep up with population
The future is impossible to accurately predict
25
What was the purpose of the "Landscape of X" assignment?
Show the human impact of geography on the land
Amuse Dr. Walter
Punish the students
Look at a bunch of pretty pictures
26
How do we calculate arithmetic density?
Population divided by total land area
Population divided by agricultural workers
Population divided by arable (farm) land
Agricultural workers divided by arable (farm) land
27
Per the gravity model, which city is likely to exert the most influence on Duluth, GA?
Nashville
Macon
Seattle
Atlanta
28
A viral video is an example of:
A Malthusian Trap
The Gravity Model
Contagious Diffusion
Distance Decay
29
The most common use for an isoline map is:
To show population
To show temperatures
To show density
To show ocean trade routes
30
"Doubling time" measures:
The number of deaths minus the number of births, annually
The average number of children a woman has in her lifetime
How many years until a country's population doubles
The time it takes to move from Stage 1 to Stage 2 in the DTM
31
Which of the following cities was most likely founded by the French?
Baton Rouge, LA
Los Angeles, CA
New York, NY
Athens, GA
32
An example of relocation diffusion is:
A corporate memo being sent from headquarters to local shops
A viral video on YouTube spreading from Brazil
Smart phone companies all beginning to use touch screens
Immigrants bringing their language to their new country
33
The ecumene refers to:
Highland Regions
Desert Regions
The uninhabited portions of the Earth
The permanently settled portions of the Earth
34
This map is an example of a:
Cartogram
Graduated Symbol Map
Physical Map
Choropleth Map
35
John Snow's map used geography to track an outbreak of which disease?
Cholera
Typhoid
Tuberculosis
Polio
36
How do we calculate Crude Birthrate?
Average number of children a woman will have in her life
Divide 70 by the Natural Increase Rate
Total Annual Births
Total Annual Births per 1000 of population
37
A graduated symbol map:
Uses the frequency of dots to show information
Uses different sized symbols to show infomration
Uses color and shading to show information
Distorts map shape and size to show information
38
To study a feature or trait at multiple levels demonstrates the concept of _________
Movement
Scale
Density
Concentration
39
A physical map primarily shows:
Countries, States, Cities, etc.
Geographic features
Temperatures
Population
40
Which of these countries does NOT have significantly more elderly females than males?
Italy (3)
United States (2)
Impossible to tell
Kenya (1)
41
Which of the following is NOT one of the pillars of sustainability?
Health
Environment
Economy
Society
42
Parallels are another name for lines of _______; Meridians are another name for lines of ______
Latitude; Longitude
Longitude; Latitude
Longitude; Longitude
Latitude; Latitude
43
Which of the following will be LOWER in less developed countries compared to more developed?
Total Fertility Rate
Immigration Rates
Emigration Rates
Infant Mortality Rates
44
Which of the following does NOT describe a potential 5th stage of the DTM?
High death rates
Stable or declining population
Very low birth rates
Low, but slightly increasing, death rates
45
The most common motivation for migration is:
Political reasons
Economic opportunity
Climate
Religious freedom
46
Agricultural density is measured by:
Farmers / Farmland
Farmers / Total land
Population / Total land
Population / Farmland
47
Which of the following is NOT an example of distance decay?
Traffic increasing the closer you get to the downtown area
Rent for apartments decreasing in the suburbs vs downtown
Losing cell phone signal the further away you are
Small cities that are far apart and interact often
48
Situation describes:
The relative location of a place
The physical character of a place
49
Population "graying" refers to:
Increasing birthrates and lower life expectancy
Decreasing birthrates and higher life expectancy
Decreasing birth rates and decreasing life expectancy
Increasing birthrates and higher life expectancy
50
Over the last century, average family size in the U.S. (and other developed countries) has:
Stayed the same
Shrunk
Grown
Been impossible to estimate
