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Unit 2 Population & Migration APHG
Unit 2 Population & Migration APHG
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1
In Europe the marked decline of the birth rate was the result of
rapid emigration.
the effects of Industrialization, urbanization, and general modernization
World Wars I and II.
stabilization of food supplies.
2
A physical feature, such as a body of water, which hinders migration is an example of
an intervening obstacle.
an environmental push factor.
a political pull factor.
an environmental incentive
3
Large-scale migration occurred in Southeast Asia after 1975 primarily because of
communist victory.
failure of the monsoon rains.
separation of religious groups.
shifts in global industrial development.
4
The total number of live births per year per 1,000 people in a society is the
life expectancy rate.
natural increase rate
crude birth rate.
projected birth rate.
5
Which of the following regions produced the largest migration stream into Germany in the period 1999–2005
China
Latin America
North Africa
United States
6
Which of the following is the strongest push factor for international migration?
Low Living Standards
Family Disagreements
Political Instability
Severe Weather
7
The shape of a country's population pyramid is determined primarily by its
demographic ratio.
crude birth rate.
dependency rate.
crude death rate.
8
Refugees
migrate primarily because of which type of push factor?
Environmental
Circulation
Cultural
Economic
9
According to the U.S. Committee for Refugees, the two largest groups of international refugees are
Vietnamese and Indonesian.
Ethiopian and Somolian.
Palestinian and Afghan.
Mexican and Colombian
10
More developed countries moved from Stage 1 to Stage 2 of the demographic transition 200 years ago in part because of
decreasing crude birth rates.
invention of new technology.
people moving to cities.
the agricultural revolution.
11
The annual global population growth rate increased approximately ten thousand years ago because of the
agricultural revolution.
medical revolution.
demographic transition.
increase in the crude birth rate.
12
The number of people a region can reasonably support, given its landscape, resources, and trading ability, is known as
Infrastructure
Overpopulation
Carrying Capacity
Age-Sex Pyramid
13
If the physiological density is much larger than the arithmetic density, then a country has
a large number of farmers.
inefficient farmers.
a small percentage of land suitable for agriculture.
too many people for the available resources.
14
The percentage of people who are too young or too old to work in a society is the
life expectancy.
dependency rate.
demographic ratio.
population pyramid.
15
The largest interregional migration in the United States of African-Americans has been
from north to south.
from west to east.
from east to west.
from south to north.
16
Geographers define overpopulation as
too many people in the world.
too many people compared to resources
all of these
too many people in a region
17
The world's fourth largest concentration of people is located in
East Asia
North America
Europe
South Asia
18
Why does the rate of natural increase (RNI) not accurately demonstrate population change for subglobal regions?
HIV/AIDS has dramatically altered RNI data
Mortality is increasing because of decreased fertility rates in MDC's
RNI data are not specific enough to focus on fertile women
RNI data do not include immigration and emigration.
19
Today, world population doubling time is
staying the same
decreasing rapidly
increasing rapidly
decreasing slowly
20
The population pyramid of Naples, Florida, is "upside down," because the city has a large percentage of
immigrants.
infants.
elderly people.
young people.
21
Which factor was identified at the 2004 United Nations population conference as key to controlling population growth?
Health Care
The Status of Women
Political Ideology
Farming Methods
22
The Brazilian government encouraged interregional migration by
making Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo more attractive.
dictating optimal locations for factories.
industrial development on the Atlantic coast.
moving the capital to Brasilia.
23
Suburbanization of more developed countries is due to
desire to change lifestyle.
regional development.
expanding urban territory.
global investment.
24
The annual natural increase rate is currently approximately
120 million.
12 percent.
1.2 percent
12 billion.
25
Guest workers in Europe and the Middle East are
southern Europeans.
illegal immigrants.
low-status foreigners.
technical specialists invited as consultants.
26
Which country is in the region with the highest concentration of people?
Nigeria
United States
Brazil
South Korea
27
By 2050, which country is projected to have the highest population in the world
India
United States
Russia
China
28
The largest numbers of recent immigrants to the United States are
illegal immigrants.
guest workers.
relatives of U.S. residents
political refugees.
29
Which of the following is the least significant factor affecting population growth rates?
Doubling Times
Crude Death Rate
Sex Ratio
Crude Birth Rate
30
In India the greatest concentration of population is found on the
west coast
plain of the Ganges River
central Deccan Plateau
on the outskirts of the Thar Desert
31
Which country has been the largest source of immigrants from Asia to the United States over the last two decades?
Philippines
India
Vietnam
Japan
32
Most migrants to the United States during the peak of the1840s and 1850s came from which part of Europe?
South and East
South and west
North and West
central
33
Several million Irish migrated in the 1840s primarily because
they were attracted to the United States.
disastrous economic conditions pushed them out of the country
poor environmental conditions induced them to migrate
the English forced them to become refugees.
34
Relatively few people live at high elevations, but there are significant exceptions, especially in
North America
Asia
Europe
Latin America
35
The average number of births women bear in their lifetimes is
total fertility rate.
crude death rate
crude birth rate.
natural increase rate.
36
Population pyramids are used to show
disease rates.
the average income of a country’s population
the age of a country’s population.
37
Which of the following was a new trend in western countries in the 1990s?
Urban to suburban migration
Counterurbanization
Rural to urban migration
Urbanto urban migration
38
In the United States, which is likely to cause virtually all population growth in the next couple of decades?
natural increase rate
urban expansions
net in-migration
crude birth rate
39
Country X has a crude birth rate of 40 & a crude death rate of 15. In what stage of the demographic transition is this
Stage 3
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 4
40
Life expectancy is lowest in
North America.
Southeast Asia.
East Asia
Africa.
41
Which is a current intraregional migration trend in the United States?
urban to suburban
metropolitan to nonmetropolitan
rural to urban
net emigration from the northeast
42
The medical revolution has been characterized by
invention of new medicines.
development of new inventions.
increase in the crude birth rate.
diffusion of medical practices.
43
The greatest number of illegal immigrants in the United States come from
China
Canada
Mexico
England
44
Most people live in cities in which of these regions?
Sub-Saharan Africa
Europe
East Asia
South Asia
45
The most lethal global epidemic disease in recent years has been
Tuberculosis
Malaria
AIDS
Covid
46
The lowest crude birth rates are found in countries in which stage of the demographic transition?
Stage 1
Stage 4
Stage 2
Stage 3
47
Millions of Europeans were forced to emigrate from their farms because of
expanding crop varieties.
a decline in food supplies
forced consolidation of farms
poor economic prospects in the rapidly growing cities
48
In 2007, which of the following countries had the greatest number of internal refugees?
Poland
Brazil
Iraq
United States
49
Which of the following countries most likely has the highest agricultural density?
Brazil
Egypt
England
Germany
50
The number of people per unit of arable land is the
Agricultural Density
Land-Use Density
Physiological Density
Arithmetic Density
51
According to Malthus, a growing population will eventually
Be decimated by infectious diseases
Outgrow its food supply
Go to war with neighboring countries
Reach an infinite size
52
Approximately 81 percent of the earth’s population lives in poorer, less-‐developed countries in which three regions?
Latin America, Africa, and Asia
North American, Asia, South America
Africa, Australia and Asia
North America, Europe, Africa
53
Which of the following events would be considered a migration pull factor?
Flooding of a river
Failed Harvest
Civil War
Opening of a new factory
54
The principal reason for declining natural increase rates in less developed countries today is
balanced natural increase rates.
declining crude birth rates.
increasing crude death rates.
increasing crude birth rates.
55
Population growth rates are lowest in _________ of the demographic transition
Stage 2
Stage 4
Stage 3
Stage 1
56
Brain drain is
the large-scale emigration of talented people.
the process by which people are given reference for migration
a net decline in literacy.
people forced to migrate for political reasons.
57
A possible stage five epidemiological transition is the stage of
delayed degenerative diseases.
degenerative and human created diseases.
pestilence and famine.
reemergence of infectious and parasitic diseases.
58
Cuban emigrants to the United States
Typically supported Fidel Castro
Are usually turned back at sea
Usually try to return to Cuba
Are considered political refugees
59
Given a choice, people are most likely to live in a place that is
Hot
Warm
Dry
Cold
60
Infant mortality rates are highest in
South America
Central America
Africa
East Asia
61
Of the following countries, the highest natural increase rate is found in
Norway.
China.
Denmark.
Uganda.
62
The most likely destination of international migrants is
Africa
Europe
North America
South America
63
In which of the following countries is life expectancy projected to drop the most due to pandemic disease
Russia
Mongolia
Luxembourg
Namibia
64
The largest source of international migrants is
Europe
Asia
Africa
South America
65
Migration to the United States increased from Europe after 1800 in part because of
higher natural increase rates.
deteriorating public health, medicine, and food supply.
rapid increase in the crude death rate.
plague and famine.
66
Many of the refugees from Vietnam became known as the
Hindus.
segregationists.
communists.
boat people.
67
In which stage of the demographic transition model does the medical revolution take place?
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 2
Stage 1
68
Which of the following is most clearly a pronatalist policy
A law similar to China's one-child policy
Forced sterilization programs
Awarding tax breaks to families with three or more children
Giving families cash rewards for NOT having more than 3 children
69
The highest natural increase rates are found in countries in which stage of the demographic transition?
Stage 5
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
70
In which decade was immigration into the United States the lowest?
1930's
1980's
1900's
1880's
71
Migration to the United States declined during the 1920s primarily because of
declining demand for industrial workers.
forced migration after World War I.
imposition of quota laws
economic depression in the United States.
72
The most important pull factor for migrants to North America is
Environmental
Forced
Political
Economic
73
In which stage of demographic transition are birth rates stable and death rates declining?
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 1
74
In contrast to the experience of more developed countries, less developed countries entered Stage 2 of the DMT
creation of higher levels of wealth
diffusion of medical technology from othercountries
banking innovations.
profound changes in their economic and social systems.
75
Which of the following trends matches the urban migration pattern of the 1880s noted by Ernst Ravenstein
Most migrants are young children following their young parents
Migrants who move long distances tend to move to large cities
Rural dwellers tend to be less migratory than urban dwellers
Majority of migrants move long distances
76
Rapidly declining crude death rates are found in which stage of the demographic transition?
Stage 1
Stage 5
Stage 2
Stage 3
77
Many of the first Europeans in Australia migrated to serve jail sentences which is the combo of which push/pull factors
environmental push, cultural pull
economic push, cultural pull
economic push, environmental pull
cultural push, economic pull
78
A crude birth rate of approximately 10 per 1,000 is typical of a country in which stage of the demographic transition?
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 4
Stage 3
79
Dependency ratios are highest in
Africa
East Asia
North America
South AMerica
80
Moving from San Francisco to Iowa would be considered
Forced Migration
International Migration
Interregional Migration
Intraregional Migration
81
2/3 of the world's population is clustered in four regions. Which of the following is not one of these four regio
Europe
Sub-Saharan Africa
East Asia
South Asia
82
Of the following countries, the lowest crude birth rate is found in
Uganda
Colombia
Denmark
China
83
The ability to move from one location to another is
Variable Migration
Net Migration
Migration
Mobility
84
Pollero
or
coyote
is a term for
a U.S. Border Patrol agent.
second generation Vietnamese immigrants.
an illegal immigrant from Mexico.
someone who helps illegal Mexicans immigrate
85
The annual global population growth rate increased approximately two hundred years ago because of the
Industrial Revolution.
demographic transition.
agricultural revolution
increase in the crude birth rate.