Population and Migration

How many people does the largest symbol represent?

1,000,000,000

Which country has the second largest source of refugees?

Afghanistan

Where do the majority of Syria's internally displaced people relocate?

Along the border of Turkey

In 2014, where were most of Italy's asylum seekers from? (Select all that apply.)

Bangladesh Afghanistan West Africa Pakistan

How does the population density today compare to the locations of the early river valley civilizations?

High population today in the areas of the early river valley civilizations.

What is the relationship between infant mortality and total fertility?

Higher infant mortality rates correspond to high total fertility rates.

How does physical geography affect population density? (Select all that apply.)

Higher population density along the coast and rivers.

What geographic features do you observe near the Nile civilization? (Select all that apply.)

Hills and water to the east. Vast desert surrounding it.

What challenges do societies with high or low NIRs face? (Select all that apply.)

Housing Health care Schooling Employment

Which five states show young populations? (Select all that apply.)

Idaho Utah Texas California Alaska

What challenges does the Mediterranean migration route pose to the European Union and the international community?

Immigration control Housing Safety

What does this pyramid shape imply about the size of the reproductive class of the population?

It is just about to take off and grow quickly.

What is it about Italy's site and situation that makes it one of the main entry points via water? (Select all that apply.)

It is located near southern Europe. The islands in the Mediterranean. It's location across from Africa.

Which country owns the islands?

Italy

What factors account for the countries with low population densities? (Select all that apply.)

Large land areas Extreme climates Mountainous regions Being landlocked

How do low-growth-rate population graphs compare?

Low-growth-rate countries are straight.

Which two places have the highest densities?

Macao Monaco

Which state has the highest median age?

Maine

How are the median (average) household income and cities related?

Median household incomes tend to the higher adjacent to urban areas.

How long would it take to double Nigeria's population?

Roughly 18 years

What is the product of a country's growth rate and doubling time?

Roughly 75

How do pyramid shapes relate to slow-but-steady-growth countries?

Slow-growth countries are more straight towers.

What pattern do you observe?

Smaller areas show more spatial variation.

What factors account for the countries with high population densities? (Select all that apply.)

Smaller land area Islands Low-lands Favorable climates Access to water

Which regions experience the highest net migration? (Select all that apply.)

South America Europe North America

Immigration means ________.

migration into a country.

Counter-urbanization is ________.

migration to rural areas and small towns

Physiological density is the number of ________.

people per area suitable for agriculture.

The most common measure of density, the number of people per area of land, is known as ________ density.

population

Arranging a country's population along a bar graph representing ages and genders creates a population ________.

pyramid

What traits could be used to differentiate people from different continents? (Select all that apply.)

skin color facial bone structure color and texture height

What was the general geographic location of those civilizations?

15-45 degrees North

How long is the island north to south?

2 miles

How far is the mainland of Italy from North Africa?

250-300 miles

How long is the island east to west?

6 miles

How far is Europe from Africa?

80-90 miles

How far is Lampedusa from Tunisia?

80-90 miles

What did each early civilization have in common? (Select all that apply.)

A major river or river system Flat land

Which country has the lowest NIR in 2016?

Bulgaria

Which two countries have the highest populations? (Select all that apply.)

China India

How have total fertility rates changed over time?

Fertility rates have decreased

At this scale, which bordering state shows the sharpest contrast?

Colorado

What aspects of the population pyramid hints at why the overall population is changing as the graph suggest?

Diminishing number of young adults

How do pyramid shapes relate to diminishing-growth countries?

Diminishing-growth countries have top-heavy, V-shaped pyramids.

In which regions are populations decreasing? (Select all that apply.)

Eastern Europe Western Europe Japan

What pull factors are causing this in-migration (immigration) of people? (Select all that apply.)

Economic stability Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) Social stability Jobs

Where is Type A blood likely to be found? (Select all that apply.)

Europe Canada Australia

Which regions had the most asylum seekers in 2014? (Select all that apply.)

Europe North America

How do fast-growth country pyramids compare?

Fast-growth countries are quite wide at the base.

Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition is characterized by a high ________ rate.

Natural increase

Which country has the highest NIR in 2016?

Niger

Are all residents in Florida elderly?

No

Which part of the United States is the most densely populated? Zoom into the most densely populated area.

Northeast

What blood type is most prevalent?

O blood type

What is the relationship between life expectancy and the Natural Increase Rate?

People in countries with higher life expectancies are having fewer children.

Refugees migrate primarily because of which type of push factor?

Political

What challenges does the Mediterranean migration route pose to Lampedusa? (Select all that apply.)

Population density Housing Food Immigration control

How did the pattern change?

States in blue show higher median ages.

Which region has the highest NIR?

Sub-Sahara Africa

Which regions had the lowest net migration? (Select all that apply.)

Subsaharan Africa Middle East (also called Southwest Asia) Southeast Asia

What geographic features do you observe with the remaining three civilizations? (Select all that apply.)

Surrounded by vast deserts. Surrounded by vast mountains.

The majority of the world's refugees in 2014 were coming from ________.

Syria

Which country has more internally displaced people than any other country?

Syria

What are some steps that government or non-government agencies can take to slow population growth? (Select all that apply.)

Tax incentives Education Birth restrictions

How does the Schengen Treaty make the European Union a favorable destination for would-be migrants?

The treaty removes borders, therefore allowing the ease of movement from one country into another

What is typical of the shape of the population graph in high-growth-rate countries?

They curve upwards

The average number of births women bear in their lifetimes is ________.

Total fertility rate

Immigration of retirees could could account for the many elderly citizens in Florida?

True

Over the past 200 years, global migrations are increasing the variety of features seen in local populations, but is also blurring regional patterns in traits.

True

Some patterns observed are that the highest fertility rates are in Africa and the lowest fertility rates are in Eastern and Southern Europe.

True

There are more internally displaced people than refugees around the world.

True

What is surprising about Idaho is that at the state level, it is has a low median age. But at the county level, it has a higher median age areas.

True

When you zoom in, smaller areas appear such as counties, census tracks, etc.

True

What patterns occur in blood types? (Select all that apply.)

Type B is concentrated in Asia. Type A is concentrated in Europe. Type O is concentrated in the Americas.

What push factors are causing the outflow of people? (Select all that apply.)

Unemployment War Famine Overpopulation

Which other three countries have populations over 200 million? (Select all that apply.)

United States Indonesia Brazil

Why did the river valley civilizations develop where they did and persist over time? (Select all that apply.)

Vast deserts and tall mountains formed geographic boundaries. Access to fresh water for drinking and growing food.

What could be some possible effects of seasonal flooding on these river valley civilizations? (Select all that apply.)

Water for irrigation Floods deposited rich soil

Would this give evidence to which blood type was the founder and others the mutations?

Yes

Could any of these areas be explained by recent historical migrations of A blood types moving in? Explain.

Yes, Northern Canada could have been influenced by nomadic populations that settled near Scandinavia. Australia and the Eastern US could have ties to immigrants from Europe.

What age patterns do you observe?

Young people are concentrated in the city center.

One important feature of the world's population with the most significant future implications is that _________.

the most rapid growth is occurring in the less developed countries.

Geographers define overpopulation as ________.

too many people compared to environmental capacity.