APHG Unit 2 Test

by the early 21st century, crude birth rates were highest in...?

Asia, Latin America, and Africa

East Asian population cluster- 3 extensions?

Basins, lowlands, and China rivers

Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding population policies in India?

Despite policy coordination problems, India's birth rate has dropped by more than half in the last 35 years

In the 1970's, the government of India used this method to reduce the population growth rates in certain areas of the country...?

Forces sterilization of males

which of the following is least likely to have a high population density?

Interior areas of Australia

_____ have annual natural rates of population increase above 3.0%?

Mali and Uganda

Major focuses of the North American population cluster?

Megalopolis region

which of the following was predicted my Thomas Malthus in the late 18th century?

Population growth in the future would be checked by famine, disease, and wars

The two physical geographic barriers create the boundaries of the South Asia population cluster are...?

The Himalaya Mountains to the north and the mountains west of the Indus River Valley in Pakistan

Which country has the largest consumption in the world?

The U.S.

which of the following is an accurate statement about the population of China?

The western part of the country is sparsely populated

The Chinese government's population policies since 1979 have resulted in...?

an overall reduction in the country's population

The "mortality revolution" occurred in Europe during the mid-19th century when...?

death rates dropped significantly

in recent years, death rates in developing countries have...?

decreased significantly

which of the following best describes the phenomenon of demographic momentum?

despite a falling fertility rate, the population of a country with a large percentage of young people continues to grow

population density is most often represented by...?

dot maps

Tho country represented by this population pyramid above is most likely characterized by...?

high death rates for women in childbirth

the pressure that people place on the land to produce enough food is measured by..?

phisiological population density

Countries with aging population attempt to stimulate economic growth to lessen the effect of rising medical and retirement costs by...?

promoting immigration

according to the demographic transition theory, at which stages in a country's development is population most likely to increase?

stages 2 and 3

The European population axis is directly related to...?

the orientation of Europe's coal fields

which of the following would the author of the statement above most likely support?

women should be able to control their own fertility