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Sophie Groover 11 questions Updated 14 Dec 2022

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  1. 1Based on the data shown, which of the following describes the most likely population context for the countries listed?Image for question 1
    1. AHigh youth dependency ratio and a lack of economic resources to provide for large families
    2. BRapid population growth in cities as people migrate from rural to urban areas for industrial jobs
    3. CShortage of arable land on which to raise crops and other food products to support the population
    4. DD
      Unstable food supply due to a rapidly growing population
    5. EStage five of the demographic transition model due to very low birth rates
  2. 2Even though total fertility rates have been declining in some less-developed countries, the total population has continued to grow. This is primarily because a high percentage of the population is
    1. Afemale
    2. Bmale
    3. Cover the age of 15
    4. Dunder the age of 15
    5. Ereceiving adequate medical care
  3. 3Which of the following country demographics would be used to explain the need for the pronatalist policies shown?
    1. AA country with a birth rate of 43 , a death rate of 12 , and a rate of natural increase of 3.1 , passes a law that requires paid maternity leave.
    2. BA country with a birth rate of 11 , a death rate of 13 , and a rate of natural increase of −0.2 , legislates tax credits for working parents
    3. CC
      A country with a birth rate of 16 , a death rate of 4 , and a rate of natural increase of 1.2 , establishes long maternity leave periods from work
    4. DA country with a birth rate of 12 , a death rate of 10 , and a rate of natural increase of 0.2 , requires full-day kindergarten.
    5. EA country with a birth rate of 20 , a death rate of 10 , and a rate of natural increase of 1.0 , provides state-subsidized day care centers.
  4. 4In the early part of the Industrial Revolution in Europe, Thomas Malthus developed a theory that population increases exponentially, while food production can increase only arithmetically. Which of the following statements best explains how the Industrial Revolution reduced the threats forecast by Malthus?
    1. AThe resulting rural-to-urban migration for jobs in factories led to a decline in birth rates and lowered population growth rates below what Malthus predicted.
    2. BIndustrialization led to the manufacture of weaponry used in warfare, resulting in higher mortality during the conflicts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries that dramatically reduced populations.
    3. CThe migration of people from rural areas to factory cities allowed farmers to expand their farm size and increase food production above Malthus’ predictions.
    4. DIndustrialization enabled and promoted European imperialism, and Europeans migrated to overseas colonies, reducing the European population.
    5. EMechanization expanded to agriculture, increasing the need for agricultural labor to run the equipment, leading rural families to have more children and increasing population growth.
  5. 5In 1798 Thomas Malthus argued that populations grew exponentially while food supplies grew arithmetically. Consequently, Malthus argued that food shortages would develop until famine and other checks slowed population growth. What statement correctly explains why Malthus’ prediction did not come true in 1800s Europe?
    1. AUrbanization resulted in smaller household sizes, and the mechanization of agriculture increased food production.
    2. BImmigration to Europe and the abolition of slavery resulted in a more productive agricultural labor force.
    3. CRising education levels among women and increased numbers of single-person households reduced fertility and the demand for food.
    4. DAntinatalist population policies placed limits on the number of children per family and reduced the demand for food.
    5. EGlobal trade in manufactured food products increased the food supply and offset the demand for food.
  6. 6The nineteenth-century emigration of a large number of Swedes from a particular region of Sweden to Isanti County, Minnesota, as a result of communications from friends and relatives who preceded them there is an example of
    1. Abrain drain
    2. Bchain migration
    3. Cnet migration
    4. Dinternal migration
    5. Ecounterurbanization
  7. 7In 2018, a large number of migrants from Afghanistan and Iraq applied for asylum in the European Union. Which of the following is a pull factor that explains this migration?
    1. AA high rate of natural increase in the Middle East, leading to overpopulation
    2. BArmed conflict, driving many people from their home regions in the Middle East
    3. CDrought and food shortages in the Middle East, leading many people to search for food security
    4. DImmigration reforms and fenced borders around Europe, controlling the flow of migrant workers
    5. EEconomic growth and employment opportunities in Europe, attracting immigrant workers
  8. 8A student who lives in Minneapolis chooses to spend her spring break in Florida rather than in Jamaica because Florida is closer and the plane fare is cheaper. This type of decision-making best illustrates the concept of
    1. Ahuman capital
    2. Btime space compression
    3. Cintervening opportunities
    4. Dthe rank size rule
    5. Ecentral place theory
  9. 9The early United States population was predominantly Protestant. In the nineteenth century, urban populations became increasingly Roman Catholic, especially in the cities of the Northeastern United States. This shift in the pattern of religion was caused by
    1. Ainternal rural-to-urban migration from farming areas of the eastern United States
    2. Btransnational migration from Ireland, southern Germany, and Italy
    3. Ctransnational migration from Latin America and the Caribbean
    4. Dreligious conversion of urban residents
    5. Eout-migration of Protestants to rural farming areas of the Midwestern United States
  10. 10Which term best describes the majority of voluntary migrants from South Asia to the Persian Gulf countries of Bahrain, Qatar, and Kuwait during the 1990s and 2000s?
    1. Aguest workers
    2. Brefugees
    3. Crural-to-urban migrants
    4. Dinternally displaces persons
    5. Easylum seekers

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AP Geography Quiz on Geo exam, created by Sophie Groover on 14/12/2022.
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