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Chapter 3 exam
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1The largest problem to overcome in slowing world population growth is
- Areducing the infant mortality rate
- Breducing the crude death rate
- Creducing the total fertility rate
- Dall of the above
2Malthusian theorists and current attempts at slowing world population growth are
- Asimilar in trying to change the behavior of world's people
- Bsimilar encouraging increasing food production
- Csimilar in passing laws to restrict births
- Dall of the above
3Less Developed Countries populations struggle mostly with
- Astable birth rates
- Bincreasing life expectancies
- Cdecreasing fertility rates
- Dmaintaining sustainable development
4Leaving the country of your birth attracted by economic opportunities elsewhere is
- Apush factor
- Bpull factor
- Ceconomic factor
- Ddemographic indicator
5Involuntary migration usually involves hostility form
- Agovernment
- Bmajority population
- Ceconomic hardship
- Dethnic group
6Which region of the world has the lowest population growth rates?
- AEurope
- BAfrica
- CAsia
- DNorth America
7The point at which a population endangers the environment is formally known as the
- Atransition model
- Bdemographic model
- Ccarrying capacity
- Ddensity rate
8The process with which all nations are said to experience declining birth and death rates
- Ademographic model
- Bdemographic transition
- Cdemographic pyramids
9The value of constructing population pyramids of a countries gender/ age categories is
- Apredicting future problems
- Bpreparing for future problems
- Cavoiding future problems
- Deliminating the future period
10The infant mortality rate usually tells a great deal about a countries'
- Ahealth care system
- Beconomic system
- Cpolitical system
- Dsocial system
11Which of the following statistics is not part of the Human Poverty Index?
- Ailliteracy
- Bunemployment
- CTotal fertility rate
- Dlife expectancy
12A counties crude death rate and crude birth rates is the best indicator of its
- Aindustrial development
- Bagricultural development
- Ceconomic development
- Dsustainable development
13The biggest flaw in Malthusian theory was an inability to predict the rise of
- Aincreasing discoveries
- Bincreasing technology
- Cincreasing creativity
- Dall of these
14At present, what seems to be the ideal rate of growth to sustain a country?
- A1.1%
- B1.5%
- C2.0%
- D2.1%
- E2.5%
15The original wave of migration in the United States was the move from
- Aurban to rural
- Burban to suburb
- Crural to suburb
- Drural to urban
16The greatest impact of globalization on population in the recent past is
- Athe spread of technology
- Bthe spread of diseases
- Cthe spread of western diseases
- Dthe spread of democracy
17What is the greatest resistance to population control programs today?
- Asocietal attitudes
- Beconomic incentives
- Cpunitive measures
- Dnone of these
18The rule of 72 is a method used to predict the ____________ of a country.
- Alife expectancy
- BTotal fertility rate
- Cinfant mortality rate
- Ddoubling time
- Ecrude birth rate
19What is the expected population of the world to be in the year 2050?
- A6 billion
- B7 billion
- C8 billion
- D9 billion
- E10 billion
20Which continent has seen the greatest amount of voluntary migration?
- AAfrica
- BAisa
- CEurope
- DSouth America
- ENorth America
21Thomas Malthus stated the which three occurrences would put a check on population?
- Apoverty, sickness and disasters
- Bfamine, war and disease
- Cfamine, war, poverty
- Dnatural disasters, war and sickness
22Rapid world population growth among humans began around
- A1620
- B1720
- C1820
- D1900
- E1920
23The largest population migration (50 million people left Europe) in which century?
- A20th
- B19th
- C18th
- D17th
- E16th
24The number of people per unit of arable land is known as _______________ density.
- Aarithmetic
- Bphysiological
- Cagricultural
- Dpopulation
- Eland use
25Which of the following would be one way demographics is expressed in the landscape?
- Asettlement patterns
- Btype of government
- Ccorps produced
- Dnone of these
26Which of the following is the least significant factor effecting population growth rates?
- Adoubling time
- Btotal fertility
- Ccrude birth rate
- Dsex ratio
- Ecrude death rate
27In which stage of the Demographic Transition are birth rates stable and death rates declining?
- Astage 1
- Bstage 2
- Cstage 3
- Dstage 4
- Edoes not occur in any stage
28Infant Mortality rates are highest in
- AEast Asia
- BMiddle East
- CCentral America
- DAfrica
- ESouth Asia
29Population growth rates are lowest in _________________ stage of the Demographic transition
- Astage 1
- Bstage 2
- Cstage 3
- Dstage 4
- Estage 5
30The dependency ratio is highest in
- AAfrica
- BSouth Asia
- CEast Asia
- DCaribbean
- ENorth America
31Population rates of growth increased 10,000 years ago because of the
- Aagricultural revolution
- BIndustrial revolution
- CDemographic transistion
- DMedical Revolution
- Ecrude birth rate
32The percentage of people either too young or too old to work in society is the
- Agender ratio
- Bdependency ration
- Cdemographic transistion
- Dpopulation pyramid
33For every 1,000 babies born in Mozambique this year, nearly 150 of them will die before they reach their first birthday. The rate of 150 deaths per 1,000 babies born, is known as
- Atotal fertility rate
- Bcrude death rate
- Ccrude birth rate
- Dinfant mortality rate
- Elife expectancy rate
34Life expectancy is the lowest in
- AAfrica
- BEast Asia
- CSouth Asia
- DCentral America
- EMiddle East
35Life expectancy is the lowest in
- AAfrica
- BEast Asia
- CSouth Asia
- DCentral America
- EMiddle East
36An increase in the level of women completing higher education and working full time has had which two effects?
- Aincreased infant mortality and life expectancy
- Bdecreased birth rates and death rates
- Cincreased total fertility and decreased infant mortality rates
- Ddecreased total fertility and birth rates
- Emovement from stage 4 to stage 5 in the demographic transition
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