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1India and the United Kingdom have approximately the same arithmetic density although their landscapes and sizes are quite different. From this we can conclude that the two countries have roughly the same
- Anumber of people per area of arable land.
- Bnumber of people per area of land.
- Cpressure placed by people on the land to produce food.
- Dlevel of output per farmer.
- Enumber of farmers per area of land.
2If the physiological density in a given country is very high and its arithmetic density is very low, then a country has
- Aa small percentage of land suitable for agriculture, even if there seems to be plenty of space available to live in.
- Binefficient farmers or farmers that are out of work.
- Ctoo few farmers for the large area of land suitable for agriculture
- Dtoo many people for the available resources, particularly in regards to agricultural land.
- Ea large number of farmers, although the number of farmers is not as great as the number of people living in the cities.
3A country that has undergone a full demographic transition has
- Aa higher birth rate and a lower death rate.
- Ba lower birth rate and a higher death rate.
- Ca lower birth rate, a lower death rate, and it has undergone significant economic growth.
- Da higher birth rate and a lower death rate, and it is about to undergo industrialization.
4Which stage of the demographic transition has a population explosion.
- Astage 1
- Bstage 2
- Cstage 3
- Dstage 4
5For most of humanity's history, the population of the world was in stage 2 of the demographic transition.
- ATrue
- BFalse
6The physiological densities of both Bangladesh and the Netherlands are high, but the Dutch have a much lower agricultural density than the Bangladeshi. Geographers conclude that
- Aboth the Dutch and Bangladeshi put heavy pressure on the land to produce food
- Bthe Dutch agricultural system utilizes fewer farmers than does the Bangladeshi system
- Cboth are correct
- Dboth are wrong
7The Netherlands has a much higher physiological density than does India but a much lower agricultural density. This difference demonstrates that, compared to India, the Dutch have extremely limited arable land to meet the needs of their population.
- ATrue
- BFalse
8Malthus theory - food supply increases arithmetically and population increases geometrically.
Today: 1 person, 1 unit of food
25 years from now: 2 persons, 2 units of food
50 years from now:- A3 persons, 3 units of food
- B4 persons, 3 units of food
- C3 persons, 4 units of food
- D4 persons, 4 units of food
9European countries started to enter stage 2 of the demographic transition after 1750 as a result of the ___________, which began in England in the late 18th century.
- AAgricultural Revolution
- BIndustrial Revolution
- CMedical Revolution
- Dall are correct
10The doubling time of a population can be estimated by taking the number 70 and dividing it by the annual percentage growth rate.
If a country has a 3.5% annual growth rate, its doubling time is _____ years.- A200
- B20
- C2000
- Dnone of the above
11The two most populous countries in the world are
- AIndia and Bangladesh.
- BChina and India.
- CIndonesia and China.
- DRussia and the United States.
- Ethe United States and China.
12Physiological density is the number of
- Afarmers per area of farmland.
- Bacres of farmland per the total area of a country.
- Cpeople per area of flat land.
- Dpeople in a country relative to the total area of cropland.
13The lowest crude birth rates are found in countries in which stage of the demographic transition?
- Astage 1
- Bstage 2
- Cstage 3
- Dstage 4
14Africa, Asia, and Latin America entered stage 2 of the demographic transition as a result of
- Athe scientific revolution.
- Bthe agricultural revolution.
- Cthe industrial revolution.
- Dthe computer revolution.
- Ethe medical revolution.
15The percentage by which a population grows in years is called the
- Acrude birth rate
- Bnatural increase rate
- Ctotal fertility rate
- Ddoubling time.
- Elife expectancy
16Stages 1 and 4 of the Demographic Transition are similar in that
- Aboth have low dependency ratios.
- Bboth have low death rates.
- Cboth have high dependency ratios.
- Dboth have low growth rates.
- Eboth have low life expectancies.
17Africa is the world's region with the highest annual population growth
- ATrue
- BFalse
18___________________ density is the ratio of the number of farmers to the amount of arable land.
- Aarithmetic
- Bagricultural
- Cphysiologic
- Denvironmental
19The lowest CBR
- Alatin america
- Basia
- Ceurope
- Dsub sahara africa
20The doubling time of a population can be estimated by taking the number 50 and dividing it by the annual percentage growth rate.
- ATrue
- BFalse
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