Module 2.1: Population (ch. 2) 1. Using the population pyramid below, identify which stage of growth the country is in?

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1. Using the population pyramid below, identify which stage of growth the country is in? a. Low Growth b. High Growth c. Moderate Growth d. Stationary Growth 2.

1 1. Using the population pyramid below, identify which stage of growth the country is in? a. Low Growth b. High Growth c. Moderate Growth d. Stationary Growth 2. What type of population density is measured when the number of people is compared to the per square miles or per square kilometers of an area? a. Arithmetic b. Arable c. Physiologic d. Temperamental e. Hypothetical 3. Paulo left Brazil, moved to the USA, legally entering the country. Which of the statements below best describes his situation? a. Paulo was a refugee who found asylum in Brazil. b. Paulo immigrated from Brazil and emigrated to the USA. c. Paulo emigrated from Brazil and immigrated to the USA. d. Paulo became a permanent resident of Brazil through distribution. e. Paulo was a Brazilian refugee who emigrated to the USA. 4. What was the name of the British Economist who published An Essay on the Principles of Population which stated the world s population would increase faster than the world s food supply? a. Thomas Malthus b. Adam Smith c. Jan de Witt d. John Maynard Keynes e. William Beningfield

2 Deaths Per 1000 Module 2.1: Population (ch. 2) 5. Using the chart below, which of the following statements is not correct about the chart? 7 Country Comparison Country A Country B Country C 1 0 Infant Mortality Rate Total Fertility Rate a. Country B and Country C are most likely industrial nations. b. Country A is most likely an agriculture country. c. Country B is likely not as advanced as Country C. d. Country C is most likely more advanced when compared to Country A. e. Country A is most likely not as advanced as Country B. 6. Advanced countries would be more likely to see which type of malady? a. Pandemics b. Tuberculosis c. Chronic Diseases d. Malnutrition e. Famine 7. What is it called when a government gathers information on their population? a. Poll b. Census c. Arithmetic Density Configuration d. Population Distribution e. Doubling Time

3 8. Using the map below, determine what biome is determined by the xxxxxxx mark. a. Forest b. Desert c. Tundra d. Grasslands 9. At what approximate longitude will you find the highest mountain peak of Morocco? a. 6 degrees W b. 10 degrees W c. 28 degrees N d. 32 degrees N e. 28 degrees S

c. Bush supporters lived in counties with smaller populations. d. Kerry supporters lived in counties with smaller populations. e.

4 10. The map below represents the presidential election, based on political parties that voted for either George W. Bush or John Kerry. Bush won the Florida election, but only by a slim margin. What would explain the slim margin of victory? a. Kerry supporters were from wealthier counties. b. Bush supporters were predominantly urban dwellers. c. Bush supporters lived in counties with smaller populations. d. Kerry supporters lived in counties with smaller populations. e. People did not vote along party lines, which explains the Bush victory. 11. Using the map below, which area has the densest population? a. North America b. Oceania c. Sub-Saharan Africa d. South Asia e. East Asia

5 12. Compute the total dependency ratio for the following information: Population Ages 0-14 = 20 Population Ages = 60 Population Ages 65 and over = 10 a. 13% b. 29% c. 50% d. 74% e. 90% 13. What biome would most likely be found where the star is? a. Desert b. Forest c. Tundra d. Wetlands e. Grasslands 14. Use the following factors to determine which statement about a hypothetical country (Rackleyland) is true: a low infant mortality rate (IMR), a low child mortality rate (CMR), and a high life expectancy. a. Rackleyland is a very poor country. b. Rackleyland places a great deal of concern on medical research. c. Rackleyland places more emphasis on weaponry than other areas of research. d. Rackleyland has limited resources. e. Rackleyland has more women than they do men.

15. The picture below is a satellite image of the USA s eastern seaboard. What would the area be called that the urban arrow is pointing to? a. Farmland b. Savannah c. Polis d. Urban Center e.

6 15. The picture below is a satellite image of the USA s eastern seaboard. What would the area be called that the urban arrow is pointing to? a. Farmland b. Savannah c. Polis d. Urban Center e. Megalopolis 16. In Rwanda, the Tutsi and Hutu tribes murdered one another. This was promoted by the government and constitutes as what type of population policy? a. Restrictive Policy b. Eugenic Policy c. Expansive Policy d. Redundant Policy e. Cataclysmic Policy 17. What is best defined as the average number of children a woman will have in her lifetime? a. Crude Birth Rate (CBR) b. Crude Death Rate (CDR) c. Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) d. Fertility Rate e. Population Density

curately supports the map? a. Ancient societies developed far away from each other to prevent cultural diffusion. b.

7 18. What is represented in the map below? a. Population Distribution b. Population Density c. Population Restrictions d. Doubling Time e. Natural Increase 19. Which of the following statements below most accurately supports the map? a. Ancient societies developed far away from each other to prevent cultural diffusion. b. Ancient societies developed in these areas because of stable food sources. c. Ancient societies developed in these regions because of mineral resources. d. Ancient societies never developed in the Americas. e. Antarctica and Australia were never settled by ancient people.

c. Egypt s population congregates around the Nile because it s a water source. d.

8 20. Using the population pyramid below, identify which stage of growth the country is in? a. Low Growth b. High Growth c. Moderate Growth d. Stationary Growth 21. What can be determined by this map of Egypt? a. Egyptian society makes extensive use of the surrounding desert. b. Egypt is incapable of withstanding an attack from an outside force. c. Egypt s population congregates around the Nile because it s a water source. d. Coastal population is always numerically superior when compared to the interior population. e. Egypt has little medical technology available to it.

9 22. Using the map below, determine what biome is determined by the xxxxxxx mark. a. Forest b. Desert c. Tundra d. Grasslands 23. Which of the following statements would most likely be true about a government wanting to create an expansive population policy? a. The target country would most likely be trying to increase their labor supply. b. The target country would most likely be trying to decrease their labor supply. c. The target country would be trying to eliminate the cost generated by an expansive policy. d. The target country would most likely be focusing on increasing the medical research. e. The target country would only support policies that supported communistic governments. 24. What morphology would best describe Florida? a. Elongated b. Prorupt c. Perforated d. Fragmented e. Compact

c. Because the vast forests of the eastern region have pushed the inhabitants to living in the south. d. Because the southern region has a larger concentration of rivers when compared to the north. e. Because Chad is below the equator, the southern region is actually the cooler place to live.

10 25. Compare the population map of Chad to the topographical map of Chad. Why is the country s population concentrated in the southern region? a. Because the high altitude of the mountains allows the people to escape the heat of the desert. b. Because the people are desert dwellers, the prefer living in the dry expanses of the southern desert. c. Because the vast forests of the eastern region have pushed the inhabitants to living in the south. d. Because the southern region has a larger concentration of rivers when compared to the north. e. Because Chad is below the equator, the southern region is actually the cooler place to live. 26. What type of country is indentified by the following information: a high standard of living, industry, and technological advances? a. Catholic b. Compact c. Elongated d. Less Developed Country (LDC) e. Newly Industrialized Country (NIC) 27. Who proposed the Demographic Transition Model, concluding that societies will pass through four stages of development? a. Thomas Malthus b. Adam Smith c. Warren Thompson d. John Keynes e. William Beningfield

28. Which sentence below most accurately reflects the meaning behind the political cartoon, The Chinese Question Again? a. Because of overcrowding, China wanted to increase the number of emigrants from their country.

11 28. Which sentence below most accurately reflects the meaning behind the political cartoon, The Chinese Question Again? a. Because of overcrowding, China wanted to increase the number of emigrants from their country. b. The US government created policies to prevent the Chinese from entering the USA. c. The US government wanted more Chinese laborers because they worked for low wages. d. China refused to acknowledge the labor shortage faced by the USA. e. England s policy of non-importation caused an influx of Chinese immigrants to the USA. 29. Some proponents of the Demographic Transition Model have proposed there should be a fifth stage, Subreplacement Fertility Stage. Which statement best exemplifies this stage? a. Undeveloped countries can experience negative growth rates. b. Industrial countries can experience negative growth rates. c. Less developed countries can achieve stabilization if their government embraces restrictive policies. d. Industrial countries can never achieve stabilization because of government interference. e. A utopian society is achieved in which less developed countries and industrialized countries no longer exist.

12 30. Using the chart below, which of the following countries has the correct natural increase according to the information provided? Crude Birth Rate Crude Death Rate Natural Increase Country A Country B Country C Country D a. Country A b. Country B c. Country C d. Country D 31. According to most government agencies, what should happen to the world population in the future? a. The population will stabilize, achieving a stationary population level (SPL). b. Famine will devastate the population caused by the deforestation process known as the agrarian erosion factor (AEF). c. Society will continue to grow achieving a tripling point. d. The overabundance of people will lead to a modification of gender distribution, creating a 2 to 1 ratio of males versus females. e. The world s population will decrease as the result of industrial societies having fewer children. 32. What type of country is identified by the following information: a low standard of living, an undeveloped industrial base, and a low human development index (HDI)? a. Catholic b. Compact c. Elongated d. Less Developed Country (LDC) e. Newly Industrialized Country (NIC)

33. In looking at both graphs below, what conclusion can be drawn from both diagrams? a. European nations have continued population expansionist policy. b. European nations had stable growth rate in the 1950s, but it is predicted to taper off in the year 2050.

13 33. In looking at both graphs below, what conclusion can be drawn from both diagrams? a. European nations have continued population expansionist policy. b. European nations had stable growth rate in the 1950s, but it is predicted to taper off in the year c. Because Europe is predominantly an industrialized area, their predicted population growth has been discouraged by the media. d. Europe s growth rate in the 1950s was slow, this process has created a decrease in the number of children people are having and an increase in the elderly. e. The 2050 prediction is likely flawed because of the advances in medical research, which would create a lower infant and child mortality rate. 34. When examining dependence ratios, what group is commonly defined as containing those people between the ages of 0-14 and those 65 and over? a. Republicans b. Democrats c. Dependents d. Reservists e. Productives

35. What can be concluded from the following graph about Country A, if Country B is a typical agrarian country? 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 Technology Industry Crude Birth Rate 2 1 0 Country A Country B a.

14 35. What can be concluded from the following graph about Country A, if Country B is a typical agrarian country? Technology Industry Crude Birth Rate Country A Country B a. Country A is experiencing a return to a more agrarian society. b. Country A s government is most likely supporting the increase in labor supply. c. Country A s government is pursuing a reduction in educational facilities. d. Country A s population increase is likely the result of an increase in medical advances. e. Country A is an agrarian nation experiencing a shift toward industrialization. 36. Using the population pyramid below, identify which stage of growth the country is in? a. Low Growth b. High Growth c. Moderate Growth d. Stationary Growth

15 37. What population theory stress environmental degradation as opposed to overpopulation, stressing that overpopulation can be controlled through birth control? a. Malthusian Theory b. Keynesian Theory c. Neo-Malthusian Theory d. Cornucopian Theory e. Neo-Cornucopian Theory 38. When examining dependence ratios, what group is commonly defined as containing those people between the ages of 15-64? a. Republicans b. Democrats c. Dependents d. Reservists e. Productives 39. Compute the total dependency ratio for the following information: Population Ages 0-14 = 35 Population Ages = 40 Population Ages 65 and over = 25 a. 63% b. 67% c. 88% d. 125% e. 150% 40. If an advanced person was in a tundra biome, and possibilism would determine his type of transportation, what would it most likely be? a. Snowmobile b. Sled c. Snowshoes d. A kayak made from seal skins. e. Motorcycle

Module 3.2: Movement (ch. 3) 2. Which of the following items would have a low transferability rate? a. Lead b. Sand c. Computers d. Cars e.

Module 3.2: Movement (ch. 3) 2. Which of the following items would have a low transferability rate? a. Lead b. Sand c. Computers d. Cars e. 1. What factor today has helped to curtail distance decay? a. Time b. Space c. Mass d. Environmental Determinism e. Possibilism 2. Which of the following items would have a low transferability rate? a.