Ap Hug Test 2 population and migration

According to the epidemiological transition model, the United States is currently in which of the following epidemiological stages.

Age of degenerative and man-made diseases

Which of the following would be helpful to a geographer trying to determine the number of farmers in an area?

Agricultural Density

Agricultural Density differs from crude population density in that

Agricultural density measures the amount of farmers per unit of arable area, crude population density measures the number of people per unit of area

Above are two population pyramids for brazil. The top one is from 1970, the bottom one is from 2017. Which of the following statements explain a decrease in ages 0-5 in 2017 population pyramid

An improvement in child and infant mortality rates.

Malthusian Theory is used to

Analyze population changes over time and space, Analyze the consequences of population change

Forced sterilization, infanticide, state-sponsored contraceptives, and tax incentives for small families are all examples of...

Anti-natlism

Which conclusion BEST illustrates the impact of both human and physical factors on population distributions

As humans produce more CO2, climates change, ice-caps melt, ocean temperatures increase, and sea levels rise. Knowing this, the government of Bangladesh encourages citizens to migrate northward.

Which of the following statements accurately describes how various factors affect population density

Population density is dependent on the development of transportation systems.

Which of the following historical migrations has had the most significant influence on spatial distribution of Native Americans in Oklahoma as depicted above?

The Trail of Tears

(Social Security: Worker to beneficiary ratio) 1960: 5.1 to 1 2009: 3 to 1 2030: 2.2 to 1 What is true of this country today?

The country is aging

According to the One Child Policy in China, if a family has more than one child them

The family is required to pay a fine to the government.

Which of the following historical migration is NOT an example of a forced migration

The immigration of millions of Germans and English to the United States from 1820 to 1860

Which of the following has the highest population density?

The periphery zone of squatter settlements in Latin American cities.

Doubling time is...

The time it takes for a population to double if the present growth rate remains constant

According to the population pyramid above, which one of the following statements is not correct (The picture shows that there are a lot of people that are age 0-4 and tha amount of people in the different age groups gets lower and lower.)

There are an even number of dependents and economically productive citizens

Why would a government make policies to restrict immigration

They perceive immigrants as a threat to their culture, They don't want immigrants to take already limited job opportunities, Their country has inadequate infrastructure to support new immigrants, They fear immigrants, with different standards of health back home will bring new diseases.

The graph above represents which geographer's theory (human population is growing geometrically while food production is growing arithmetically.)

Thomas Malthus

Which of the following describes a cause of the Atlantic Slave Trade

Tobacco and cotton created a demand for a large workforce

Which of the following is not an intervening obstacle of migration

Transhumance

A Brazilian who legally migrated to the United States but still sends remittances home to family in Brazil exemplifies which type of voluntary migration.

Transnational

One way geographers measure the economic impact of aging is the

old-age dependency ratio

1. Religious persecution 2. Better quality of life 3. Poor economic conditions 4. Economic Opportunities 5. Gender equality 6. Natural disasters From the list above which are PUSH factors

1,3, and 6

Country A has a birth rate of 10 per 1,000 and a death rate of 8 per 1,000. What is the doubling time for Country A?

35 years

Which of the following is an accurate example of a refugee

A Syrian teenager who fled from Damascus to Turkey amidst their civil war, and has received asylum from the Turkish governemnt

It is generally agreed that the current trend in voluntary migration from less developed countries to more developed countries is caused by...

A desire for better economic oppurtunities

Which of the following best describes a country in Stage 1 of the Demographic Transition Model?

A rate of natural increase that is either at or slightly above 0.

What is the main difference between a refugee and an internally displaced person (IDP)

A refugee has been forced to migrate to another country to avoid certain disasters, while an IDP has been forced to migrate to another part of the same country.

Which of the following best describes step migration?

A student moves to a college town the summer after graduation high school

At one time, the Aral Sea was the 4th largest sea in the world. Starting in the 1930s an irrigation project was built to divert water form two main rivers that flowed into the sea the Amu Darya and the Syr Daraya. With less water flowing into the Aral Sea, it began to shrink. Fishing villages that were once on the shores of the Aral Sea ended up being miles from the sea. Which best describes the reason that desertification presents an environmental problem around the Aral Sea

As the Aral Sea shrinks, there are clouds of chemicals and sand that blow from the exposed sea bed.

Increases and decreases in immigration to the United States reflect the changing state of affairs on a global scale. How did changes in the economic structure of the United States in the early 20th century change its immigration patterns.

As the United States moved away from the primary sector to the secondary sector there was a great need for workers, and immigrants were pulled by the economic opportunity present in the United States.

1. Religious persecution 2. Better quality of life 3. Poor economic conditions 4. Economic Opportunities 5. Gender Equality 6. Natural disasters From the list above, which are PULL factors

Better quality of life, Economic Opportunities, Gender Equality

Above are population pyramids for Angola and Zambia. The pyramids of both countries have a similar structure. What is the main cause that results in the shape of these pyramids? (The countries have a high population of 0-4-year-olds with a very low elderly population)

Both countries have similar birth and death rates

Which of the following represents the maximum number of people an area can support with its environmental and natural resources

Carrying Capacity

A small group of people decides to immigrate to the United States from a small town in Mexico in search of better economic opportunities. After settling in the US they communicate with their relatives in Mexico and they soon follow. Which of the following forms of migration is this an example of

Chain Migration

Since 1965, the US has practiced an immigration policy of family reunification, where family members of US citizens have higher priority in the naturalization process than immigrants without US citizen family members. This policy promotes which of the following types of immigration

Chain Migration

Which of the following countries was criticized for its controversial population policies in the late 20th century

China, India, France, Israel

Which of the following is NOT a likely government response to an aging population

Decreasing taxes on the workforce

Which population pyramid depicts a country in Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition model A:High birth rates low population the older it gets B: Diamond SHaped C:Half Circle D.Half circle with more Births E:Pyramid

E

According to the Epidemiological Transititon model, in stage 2, death rates drop as families gain access to clean water, sanitation utilities, and medicines like penicillin, which decrease death by preventable diseases such as syphilis. Which of the following are MOST instrumental in getting a country to Stage 2 in the Epidemiological Transition Model.

Economic Growth

Which country has very high physiological density and more moderate or low arithmetic density? Total land area: Agricultural Land Area %: total population in millions Ethiopia 1,000,000:36:109,225 Egypt 995,450:3:98,423 Brazil 8,358,140:34:209,469 Bangladesh 130,170:71:287 Australia 7,692,020:48:24,992

Egypt

Which government resource is most likely needed as countries enter stage 3 of the Demographic Transition Model

Employment

The area that is now considered the US has experienced different immigration patterns throughout its history. The roman numerals represent the country of orgin for immigrant groups. Which answer choice correctly orders the roman numerals in the order in which groups they came to this area I. Italy, Russia, Austria-Hungary II. Western Europe III. England and Africa IV. Ireland and Germany V. Sweden and Norway

England and Africa, Ireland and Germany, Western Europe, Sweden and Norway, Italy Russia , Austria-Hungary

The greatest number of immigrants to the US in the early twentieth century came from

Europe

The graph above shows three different lines representing growth over time. As you will see, the green line rises much more rapidly than the others by the end, and is representative of how the population of the world has grown over the last 1000 years. The type of growth is...

Exponential

Which of the following explains the changes in the birth rate in stages 4 and 5 of the Demographic Transition Model

Family planning, Good health, The improving status of women, Later marriages

Based on what you know about demographics and the stages of the demographic transition model, which country most likely hosts an aging population?

France

Which of the following groupings contains countries where the majority of the population lives in urban areas

France, Argentina, New Zealand

Which of the following is an example of pro-natalist policy?

Government incentives such as a tax break for child care

Which of the following is an example of a forced migration

Government officials issuing mandatory evacuations due to threat of natural disaster.

CBR:CDR Algeria 25:6 Guinea 38:12 Costa Rica 11:7 Qatar 11:1 India 22:7 Based on the chart, which country experienced the highest NIR in 2014

Guinea

To go through an epidemiological transition, a country would most likely experience changes in its...

Health Care

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the migration pattern of a country in stage 4 of demographic transition.

High international immigration and intraregional migration from large city areas to suburbs.

It is generally agreed that the current trend of people migrating from one urban area to another urban area is caused by

Increased economic opportunities in tertiary industries

It is generally agreed that the current trend in voluntary migration is caused by

Increasing economic opportunities in urban areas.

The recent spread of Xenophobia in European countries is due primary to which factor.

Influx of refugees from Africa and the Middle East

According to the Demographic Transition Model, which country would be considered to be experiencing stage 5

Italy

Governments around the world can have a significant influence upon population growth by either encouraging or discouraging citizens to have children. Which of the following countries influences population growth through pro-natalist policies.

Japan

Which of these countries has a population pyramid with a bulge at the top

Japan

What was the most commonly cited reason for Chinese and other Asian migrants to move to the United States during the Third Wave of Immigration

Job Opportunities

If a population is aging, it is experiencing...

Low crude birth rates, and longer life expectancies

According to the International Organization for Migration, migrant women and men worldwide send the same amount of money in remittances;however,women send a larger proportion of their income. This provides evidence for each of the following statements except

Men feel very little obligation to send money back to their families.

Which of the following is a political push factor?

Militant group invading populated city in northern Iraq

The first wave of immigration to the US was mostly immigrants from_____

North and West Europe

In the early 1900s, many African-Americans migrated to northern cities, such as Detroit and Chicago. What was the primary reason for this migration

Northern cities had economic opportunities open for African Americans and Immigrants

According to stage 2 of the Epidemiological Transition Model, death rates are likely to be caused by...

Pandemics

Which of the following gives the best description of a voluntary migration?

People move to new locations due to economic opportunities

The indigenous Kuna population live on the Caribbean beaches of Panama. According to the US National Library of Medicine, since 1970 "The Kuna gradually enlarged their island landmass to adjust for their growing population by building coral walls out into the water and then filling in the enclosed areas with corals, sea-grass, and sand.. live coral cover declined by 79% and at the same time, the Kuna population increased by 62%... in addition to direct loss of coral reef, consequences include coastal erosion and a local increase in sea level. The Kuna people demonstrate how______impact(s)_______, and vice versa

Population growth;the environment

According to the World Bank, Italy's CBR is 9 per 1,000 and its CDR is 10 per 1,000. The NIR is -1%. Yet its annual population is 1.2% What accounts for the difference between the two figures?

Positive Net Migration

Which statement is most likely made by a neo-malthusian

Programs to prevent an increase in the death rate by giving food to the poor will be ineffective if not accompanied by efforts to control birth rates.

Which of the following would not be associated with an antinationalist population policy

Reducing the distribution and availability of contraceptives

Which of the following physical features pose the greatest challenge for migrants from sub-saharan africa to the european continent.

Sahara Desert

According to Ravenstein's Laws of Migration, families are less likely to make international moves than young adults. This principle suggests that______factors influence migration flows.

Social

Which of the following gives the BEST description of an intervening-obstacle for migrants.

Something that stands in the way either physically or politically that prevents someone from migrating

Below is a profile of a sample country The NIR=0.2 Women have equal economic opportunities as men, Couples decide to get married later in life and have fewer Children. The dependency ratio for citizens above 65 years old is high and increasing. The country is in which stage of the Demographic Transition Model

Stage 4

Which of the following regions has the most migration due to economic pull factors

The Northeast

Which of the following regions is home to the smallest percentage of Native Americans per total population by county?

The Northeast

The United States Government has restricted migration with the goal of ensuring that the majority of migrants come from one particular region. Which of the following is the BEST example of this

The Quota Laws of the 1920s

The arrow pointing to the dangerous installation of electric wires in the photograph shows how population distribution affects the need for. (you don't need the photo for this one)

Urban services

Which of the following examples best matches Ravenstein's laws of migration

When famine hit Scandinavia, many teenage and young adult men migrated to Chicago and New York to find work

It is generally agreed that the gender imbalance between men and women in China has been caused by...

decades of antinatalist policy to limit population levels