Unit 2 World Geo Test

What type of region is shown?

happens when the death rate & birth rate are equal (DR = BR)

What is the term for a group of people who share common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or place of origin?

Historically, cities usually developed near

 Which of the following best describes the population trends shown by these pyramids?   

Humans are most likely to heavily populate a ________ area.

Which of these factors most influence the climate of Death Valley?

 happens when the death rate is higher than the birth rate (DR > BR)

early centers of civilizations where cultures began and spread outwards

The Trail of Tears is an example of forced

What type of region is shown?

The United States is an example of a(n)

How did the development of an interstate highway change the urban landscape in the United States?

During the Industrial Revolution, people were motivated to move to urban areas primarily by

the number of births per 1,000 people in a population

How does the demographic transition model explain change over time in the population of a country or region?

Which newspaper headline would be most associated with this event?

What type of region is shown?

What of the following terms refers to early centers of civilization whose ideas and practices spread to surrounding ar

the number of deaths per 1,000 people in a population

Which country above will most likely have a difficult time paying for their elderly population’s health care

What is a metropolitan area?

Which of the following is NOT considered a “need” for human settlement?

Why is urban sprawl considered to be a problem? 

Due to inhospitable (unlivable) land, the world’s population is unevenly distributed

Which country most likely lacks advanced medical care?

________ refers to the movement of people from rural areas to cities.

The population density and distribution of Texas can best be described as:

Which of the following desrbies a refugee

A country in which most people work in service or information industries and enjoy a high standard of living is a(n)

What type of growth does this population pyramid show?

Which factor attracted many Europeans to New York City in the mid-nineteenth century?

What are the two most densely populated continents today?

What type of growth does this Population pyramid show?

When geographers identify a perceptual region, they define it based on 

Agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) reflect a movement towards

Which age group in Sweden has the largest number of females?