APHG Unit 2 exam questions
reasons the government would create pro-natalist population policies include ________
(ALL OF THE ABOVE) -preserving their country's culture -lowering the dependency ratio of the country -ensuring that the country has an adequate workforce
By examining the above figure, POPULATION INCREASED RAPIDLY beginning in the ______________
19th century
the difference between a migrant and a refugee is ___________________
ALL OF THE ABOVE (involving the fact that some of them are young, they're moving, sometimes it's permenant)
which of the following outcomes is likely to occur in country a?
Pressures on pension and social security programs are at critical levels as the number of elderly increases.
For every 1000 babies born in burundi in 2008, an estimated 120 of them will have died before reaching their 1st bday. THE RATE of 120 DEATHS PER 1000 BABIES is known as the ________
infant mortality rate
which of the following is least likely to have a high population density?
interior areas of australia
which country's government is most likely to promote a PRO-NATALIST population policy
italy
Which of the following best identifies the data for western China, shown on the map?
low arithmetic density
Using the FIGURE above, it's correct to say that________
most migration flows originate or end in Asia
SHADED area on the DTM represents ________
natural increase
what event would be considered a MIGRATION PULL FACTOR?
opening a new factory
WHich best describes the trend in asylum seekers from African countries to Europe in 2010?
political instability and conflict along with high fertility levels over the long term has led to an increase in asylum seekers
which population pyramid shows a population that is slowly growing?
pyramid b
which population pyramid shows a population whose total numbers are declining?
pyramid c
in DEVELOPED countries, GUEST WORKER PROGRAMS __________________
recruit workers from less developed countries to fill a need for unskilled labor
a possible STAGE 5 EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRANSITION is the stage of
reemergence of infectious and parasitic diseases
line c
represents birth rate
line b
represents death rate
line a
represents total population
the most PROMINENT type of INTRAREGIONAL MIGRATION in the world is _________________
rural to urban
Which of the following best describes a country with a RATE OF NATURAL INCREASE of 0.4 ?
slow population growth
according to demographic transition theory at which stages in a country's development is the population most likely to increase
stage 2 + 3
into which stage would australia + japan fit?
stage 5
2/3 of the world's population is clustered in 4 regions. Which of the following is NOT one of these 4 regions?
sub-saharan africa
which of the following patterns is indicated by the population pyramid shown?
the population has a high total fertility rate
overpopulation
too many people compared to resources
which of the following best describes turkish migration to germany?
voluntary guest workers
According to Ravenstein's Laws of Migration, which group is most likely to MOVE?
young adults
NEO-MALTHUSIAN theory believes that ________
in addition to outstripping food supply, world population growth is also overtaxing other resources like fuel + energy
according to Ravenstein's laws of migration, LONG DISTANCE MIGRANTS tend to settle_____________________
in large cities
the most populous country South of the Philippines
Indonesia
The annual global pop. rate increased 200 yrs ago because of the _________
Industrial Revolution
one important feature of the world's population with the most significant future implications is that _____________
The most rapid growth is occurring in less developed countries
many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have total fertility rates that exceed 5.0. Which of the following population characteristics is associated with this phenomenon?
high youth dependency ratio
If rural to urban migration continues in China, which of the following outcomes is most likely?
housing shortages in urban areas will be COMMON
which of the following SCENARIOS explains a DEMOGRAPHIC PUSH FACTOR for LESS DEVELOPED countries?
a large youth population, lacking education opportunities, seek schooling in more developed countries
in comparing malthus's theory to actual world, food production + population growth during the past half-century, the principal difference is that ________
actual food production has been much higher than malthus predicted
LIFE EXPECTANCY is LOWEST on average in _______
africa
how can a country or region slow down its birth rates?
all of the above
a PHYSICAL FEATURE, such as a body of water, which hinders migration is an example of _________
an intervening obstacle
which of the following explains why countries X and 2 would implement ANTI-NATALIST POLICIES?
antinatalist policies promote family planning and education of women to reduce fertility rates
the stages of the epidemiological transition model are based on ________
causes of death at varying stages of the demographic transition
According to Ravenstein's laws of migration, every migration flow generates a ___________________
counter migration (stream)
which of the following POPULATION PATTERNS is common in more developed countries?
declining levels of fertility + mortality, leading to older age structures
the number of people who are TOO YOUNG OR TOO OLD to work in society compared to the NUMBER OF WORKING AGE PEOPLE is the ________
dependency ratio
POPULATION DENSITY is most often represented by ________
dot maps
which factor most often causes a VOLUNTARY MIGRATION?
economic
the banks along the Nile River is an example of an __________
ecumene
many ARGENTINIANS who FLED the country in the 1970s, when the country was ruled by a military regime, returned to the country after democratic elections were held in 1983. This is an example of _________
forced migration changing to voluntary migration
The data in the table can be used to describe a high level of female empowerment for which of the following countries?
france
