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Chapter 2: Population and Health Review
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Geography/History of the World chapter 2 test review.
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1
_ is a disease caused by an airborne illness that damages the lungs and spread through coughing
AIDS
Ebola
Tuberculosis
Malaria
2
Which of the following is
not
true regarding Thomas Malthus' theory on population growth?
If nothing changes, nature will take over and limit growth.
Food production increases arithmetically every generation.
Population grows exponentially every generation.
Poverty and hunger are caused by slow population growth.
3
Which country has the highest population today?
India
United States
China
Russia
4
Life expectancy is ______ in
poorer
countries compared to wealthier countries.
Higher
Lower
Similar
5
True or False: the United States is an example of
rapid
population growth.
False
True
6
Two-thirds of the world population lives in which of the following regions?
East Asia, Europe, Southeast Asia, South Asia
West Africa, Europe, South Asia, East Asia
Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, East Asia
North America, Latin America, East Asia, Europe
7
____ density is the number of people per area of land suitable for agriculture.
Physiological
Arithmetic
Population
Agricultural
8
Arable land is ___________.
Unhabitable
Suitable for farming
Cold and wet
Dry and hot
9
Population will most likely grow if _________.
its birth rate is greater than its death rate.
its death rate is greater than its birth rate.
its birth rate is lower than its death rate.
its infant mortality rate is greater than its death rate.
10
Which of the following is an argument against the Malthus theory?
Global warming has resulted from over-farming land for food.
Production of wheat and rice has slowed in India since 2000.
He forgot to consider the use of technology to produce food.
Food shortages are still a problem today in many countries.
11
Which of the following explains why families in developing countries have more children?
Low child survival rates
Increased demand for jobs
Low population totals
High life expectancy
12
Population growth in Africa represents a ___ growth model and is _____.
slow/a major change in standard of living.
negative/ growing at the slowest point in history.
rapid/occurring slower than anywhere else in the world.
rapid/occurring faster than anywhere else in the world.
13
What rate is higher on average in
developed
countries than in less developed countries?
birth
natural increase
death
infant mortality
14
A map that depicts the size of countries according to their population is called ______.
Projection
Cluster
Cartogram
Topographic
15
Consuming unsanitary food or water can cause _____.
Degenerative disease
Cholera
Tuberculosis
Ebola
16
The most common measure of density, the number of people per area of land, is known as ____.
Exponential Density
Arithmetic Density
Agricultural Density
Physiological Density
17
The main reasoning for a potential Stage 5 of the Demographic Transition is _______.
Growing average family sizes
Increasing number of elderly populations
Low birth and death rates
High birth and death rates
18
Which of the following describes India's birth control method?
family planning and education/ sterilization for women
one child policy
choice between children or work
19
Which is
not
a reason for a possible Stage 5 of the Epidemiological Transition?
increased global connections through travel
evolution of infectious diseases
poverty
improved medicine
20
Increasing the education of ___ is one approach to decreasing birth rates.
elderly
women
the sick
men
21
Which of the following models represents changes in a country's population?
Demographic Transition Model
Dependency Ratio Model
Malthus Model
Epidemiological Transition Model
22
Which term describes the maximum number of people that can be sustained on an area of land?
Carrying Capacity
Economic Geography
Cultural Diffusion
Natural Increase Rate
23
Which of the following is
not
an area that humans avoid living in?
cold lands
dry lands
wet lands
warm lands
24
Which of the following would
not
receive public medical assistance in a developed country?
Married couple
Elderly individual
Military veteran
Disabled individual
25
The average number of children a woman will have throughout her childbearing years is the ____.
infant mortality rate
life expectancy
mortality rate
fertility rate
26
According to the Epidemiological Transition, which was the most violent Stage 1 epidemic?
Cholera
Black Death
AIDS
Ebola
27
About 55% of people in the world currently carrying HIV live in _____.
East Africa
South Africa
North Africa
West Africa
28
Two of the most important indicators of health in a country are:
Infant mortality rate and life expectancy
life expectancy and natural increase rate
risk of maternal death and literacy rate
fertility rate and family size
29
Which of the following countries does
not
cover the majority of health care costs for citizens?
England
United States
Canada
China
