Aphg Unit 2 Test

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1. Which of the following is most clearly a pronatalist policy?

-Awarding tax breaks to families with three or more children

-Giving families cash rewards for not having more than three children

-Forced sterilization programs

-A law similar to China’s one child policy.

-Hospitals offering parenting classes to new parents

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Awarding tax breaks to families with three or more children.

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2. Which of the following countries most likely has the highest agricultural density?
-Germany
-United States
-Brazil
-England
-Egypt

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Brazil

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3. The number of people a region can reasonably support, given its landscape, resources, and trading ability, is known as
-Infrastructure
-Overpopulation
-Physiological Density
-Carrying Capacity
-Age-Sex Pyramid

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carrying capacity

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Country X’s demographic transition is depicted in the following table:
4. Based on this information, which stage of the DTM best fits Country X in 1990?
Stage 1,2,3,4, or 5?

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stage 3

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5. Karl Marx would have most likely agreed with which of the following statements?
-Overpopulation results from exponential population growth and arithmetic growth of food supply
-The unequal distribution of resources creates surplus population
-Overpopulation is a direct result of not having enough subsistence farmers in the economy.
-Surplus population is impossible.
-Death rates must exceed birth rates

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6. By 2050, which country is projected to have the highest population in the world?

China

Japan

Russia

India

USA

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India

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7. Margaret embarked on her move to California. En route to San Diego from her home in Louisville, Kentucky, she stopped in Santa Fe, New Mexico. While in Santa Fe, she fell in love with the city and decided to stay there. In Margaret’s migration, Santa Fe represents a(n)
-Intervening Opportunity
-Intervening Obstacle
-Remittance
-Push Factor
-Pandemic

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intervening opportunity

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8. Which country is in the region with the highest concentration of people?
-Brazil
-Nigeria
-United States
-Czech Republic
-South Korea

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nigeria

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9. Which of the following trends matches the urban migration pattern of the 1880s noted by Ernst Ravenstein?
-The majority of migrants move long distances
-Most migrants are young children following their parents
-Countercurrents of migration tend to be larger than their original streams
-Migrants who move long distances tend to move to large cities
-Rural dwellers tend to be less migratory than urban dwellers

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Migrants who move long distances tend to move to large cities

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10. Which of the following is NOT a variable in the subglobal population counting equation?
-Number of births during the interval of measurement
-Number of deaths during the interval of measurement
-Number of people moving into the region during the interval of measurement
-Number of people moving out of the region during the interval of measurement
-Number of children predicted to be born to a woman

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Number of children predicted to be born to a woman

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11. In which stage of the demographic transition model does the medical revolution take place?
-Stage 1
-Stage 2
-Stage 3
-Stage 4
-Stage 5

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stage 2

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12. Approximately 81% of the earth’s population lives in poorer, less-developed countries in which three regions?

-Africa, Australia, Asia

-Latin America, Africa, Asia

-North America, Asia, South America

-Europe, Africa, Pacific Rim

-North America, Europe, Africa

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Latin America, Africa, Asia

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13. Which of the following areas is considered part of the ecumene?
A. Polar Ice Caps
B. Himalayan mountain zone above 20,000 feet.
C. Mid-latitude deserts of Africa
D. the banks along the Nile River
E. Frozen tundra areas of Siberia

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the banks along the nile river

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14. Population Pyramids are used to show
-The age of a country’s population
-The sex ratio of a country’s population
-The average income of a country’s population
-Disease rates
-Both A and B

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both a and b

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15. The shape of a country's population pyramid is determined primarily by its
-crude death rate
-dependency rate
-crude birth rate
-sex ratio.
-Infant Mortality Rate.

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16. Life expectancy is lowest in

A. North America

B. Oceania

C. Western Europe.

D. Asia

E. Africa

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Africa

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17. India and the United Kingdom have approximately the same arithmetic density. From this we can conclude that the two countries have the same
A. number of people per area of land.
B. pressure placed by people on the land to produce food.
C. number of farmers per area of land
D. level of output per farmer.
E. all of the above

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A. number of people per area of land.

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18. The lowest crude birth rates are found in countries in which stage of the demographic transition?
A. Stage 1
B. Stage 2
C. Stage 3
D. Stage 4
E. Stage 5

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stage 1

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19. Thomas Malthus concluded that
A. population growth was outpacing available resources in every country.
B. the world's rate of population increase was higher than the development of food supplies.
C. moral restraint was producing lower crude birth rates.
D. population increased arithmetically while food production increased geometrically.
E. overpopulation of the planet would not be a problem for future generations.

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A

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20. The highest natural increase rates are found in countries in which stage of the demographic transition?
A. Stage 1
B. Stage 2
C. Stage 3
D. Stage 4
E. Stage 5

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stage 2

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21. Reasons why women in the United States are having fewer children than 50 years ago include all of the following except

-Women are getting married later in life
-Women are becoming more educated
-Women are more likely to enter the work force.
-Women have poorer diets
-Women are more likely to use contraceptives

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Women have poorer diets

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22. Most people live in cities in which of these regions?
A. Western Europe
B. East Asia
C. Southeast Asia
D. Latin America
E. South Asia

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western europe

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23. The nineteenth century emigration of Scotch-Irish families to Chicago, as a result of communications from friends and relatives who preceded them, is an example of
A. internal migration
B. chain migration
C. net migration
D. counterurbanization
E. reluctant migration

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b

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24. All of the following are examples of the spatial analysis tradition of geography EXCEPT the
A. number of space shuttles constructed
B. volume of telephone calls between Corey Union and Old Main
C. trans-Atlantic slave trade
D. distance associated with shopping trips to area malls
E. volume of air traffic between London and Hong Kong.

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A. number of space shuttles constructed

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25. Which population pyramid shows a population that is slowly growing?
A. Pyramid “A”.
B. Pyramid “B”.
C. Pyramid “C”.
D. Pyramid “D”.
E. Pyramid “E”.

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pyramid b

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26. Which population pyramid shows a population whose total numbers is declining?
A. Pyramid “A”.
B. Pyramid “B”.
C. Pyramid “C”.
D. Pyramid “D”.
E. Pyramid “E”.

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pyramid c

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27. Which population pyramid best reflects the population structure of Germany?
A. Pyramid “A”.
B. Pyramid “B”.
C. Pyramid “C”.
D. Pyramid “D”.
E. Pyramid “E”.

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pyramid c

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28. The bulge on the left side of Population Pyramid “D” is most likely caused by
A. an abnormally high out-migration of females.
B. an influx of illegal aliens.
C. a migrant guest-worker program.
D. a cultural preference for male children.
E. war or famine

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A. an abnormally high out-migration of females.

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29. Which pyramid indicates the population with the highest dependency ratio?
A. Pyramid A
B. Pyramid B
C. Pyramid C
D. Pyramid D
E. Pyramid E

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pyramid a

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Each dot represents 1000 people.
Each square is 10km x 10km.

30. Which area has the greatest arithmetic density?
A. Area “A”.
B. Area “B”.
C. Area “C”.
D. Area “D”.
E. Area “E”.

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area e

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31. Which area’s population pattern is the most clustered?
A. Area “A”.
B. Area “B”.
C. Area “C”.
D. Area “D”.
E. Area “E”.

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area a

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32. Which area’s population is distributed in a linear pattern?
A. Area “A”.
B. Area “B”.
C. Area “C”.
D. Area “D”.
E. Area “E”.

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area c

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33. This is the measurement that shows the average number of people in an area’s population who are not economically productive, who must be supported by the area’s economically productive population.
A. Employment Ratio.
B. Dependency Ratio.
C. Industrial Production Ratio.
D. Productive Class Ratio.
E. Jobless Ratio.

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Dependency Ratio

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34. Historically, the world’s population grew
A. very steadily from 1000 CE until the present.

B. slowly until about 1800 CE, before growing quickly between 1800 CE and the present.
C. quickly until about 1800 CE, before slowing down between 1800 CE and the present.
D. slowly until about 1000 CE, before growing quickly between 1000 CE and the present.
E. quickly until about 1000 CE, before declining between 1800 CE and the present.

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B. slowly until about 1800 CE, before growing quickly between 1800 CE and the present.

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35. A country’s Total Fertility Rate is
A. the average number of children a woman can expect to give birth to during her lifetime.
B. the number of children who are born and survive past their first birthday.
C. the average number of children who are born and survive for a week.
D. the total number of children born per 1,000 population.
E. a theoretical maximum number of children a woman can bear.

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A. the average number of children a woman can expect to give birth to during her lifetime.

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36. In order to replace its population only, a country needs a total fertility rate of
A. 1.2.
B. 2.1.
C. 3.0.
D. 3.5.
E. 4.1.

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2.1

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37. Which of the following is an example of counter-urbanization?
A. Rural to urban migration.
B. Urban to rural migration.
C. Suburban to urban migration.
D. Urban to suburban migration.
E. Rural to suburban migration.

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b. urban to rural migration

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38. All of the following are examples of a “Brain Drain” except

A. migration of Russian scientists after the fall of the Soviet Union.

B. migration of German aerospace experts following World War II.

C. migration of Cuban doctors after the rise of Fidel Castro.

D. migration of Mexican farmers to the United States.

E. graduate students from Least Developed Countries (LDCs) who choose to stay in the U.S. after graduation.

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migration of Mexican farmers to the United States

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39. Which statement regarding interregional migration in the United States is most accurate?
A. People are migrating from the East Coast and West Coast to the Southeast and the West.
B. People are migrating from the West and Midwest to the East Coast and the South.
C. People are migrating from the East and South to the West and the Midwest.
D. People are migrating from the Northeast and the Midwest to the West and the South.
E. People are migrating from the Midwest and West to the East Coast and the South.

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i dunno

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40. Globally, the three largest population concentrations are located in
a Southeast Asia, West Africa, and East Asia
b East Asia, West Africa, and Europe
c East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Europe
d Europe, South Asia, and East Asia
e Europe, North America, and East Asia

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d. europe, south asia, east asia

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41.The difference between a migrant and a refugee is
A. migrants seek to move permanently; refugees usually seek to return to their home.
B. migrants move to improve their lives; refugees move as a result of catastrophic events in their homeland.
C. migrants carefully plan their move; refugees have to move on a moment’s notice.
D. migrants are usually young and single; refugees are people of all ages.
E. all of the above.

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E. all of the above.

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42. An example of forced migration is/was
A. deportation of illegal immigrants out of a country.
B. removal of Native Americans to reservations.
C. relocation of Japanese-Americans to internment camps during World War II.
D. moving Jews to concentration camps in Nazi Germany.
E. all of the above.

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E. all of the above.

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43. According to Wilbur Zelinsky’s theory of Migration Transition,
A. a person living in a country that is in stage 1 of the Demographic Transition Model (DTM) is very unlikely to migrate internationally.
B. a person living in a country that is in stage 2 of the Demographic Transition Model (DTM) is most likely to migrate internationally.
C. a person living in a country that is in stage 3 or 4 of the Demographic Transition Model (DTM) is likely to migrate internally.
D. all of the above.
E. A and B only.

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D. all of the above.

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44. Under what circumstances could high birth rates pose a challenge for a country?
-If a country’s economy grows at a slower rate than the CBR.
-If a country is unable to provide adequate health care for its citizens.
-If a country’s natural resources are depleted in an unsustainable manner.
-If a country’s population structure resembles a pyramid.
-All of the above.

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all of the above.

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5. Which of the following statements about the Demographic Transition Model is TRUE?
A. Line A represents Total Population, Line B represents Birth Rate, Line C represents Death Rate.
B. Line A represents Total Population, Line B represents Death Rate, Line C represents Birth Rate.
C. Line A represents Death Rate, Line B represents Birth Rate, Line C represents Total Population.
D. Line A represents Birth Rate, Line B represents Total Population, Line C represents Death Rate.
E. Line A represents Birth Rate, Line B represents Death Rate, Line C represents Total Population.

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b. Line A represents Total Population, Line B represents Death Rate, Line C represents Birth Rate.

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46. Into which stage of the demographic transition model would Australia and Canada fit?
A. Stage 1.
B. Stage 2.
C. Stage 3.
D. Stage 4.
E. Stage 5.

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d. stage 4

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47. Which of the following is most likely to be used by a marketing firm seeking to map patterns of lifestyle characteristics in the United States?
A. States
B. Zip Codes
C. Nonmetropolitan Areas
D. Congressional Districts
E. Counties

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i dunno

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48. Which of the following map scales would be most useful for studying the details of geographic features in the landscape of a farming community?
A. 1:3,000,000
B. 1:1,000,000
C. 1:750,000
D. 1:125,000
E. 1:10,000

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E. 1:10,000

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49. According to environmental determinism,
A. the physical environment does not determine social development.
B. the physical environment forces certain social development.
C. the physical environment sets limits on human actions.
D. people can adjust can choose a course of action from many alternatives offered by the physical environment

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B. the physical environment forces certain social development.

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50. The effect of Internet connectivity on global communication and business is that it
A. increases the absolute distance between places
B. decreases the absolute distance between places
C. increase the friction of distance between places
D. decreases the relative distance between places
E. decreases the Euclidean distance between places

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D. decreases the relative distance between places