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1 POPULATION GEOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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1.1 POPULATION GEOGRAPHY
1. The distribution of 6.2 bilion people is ex- D. Factors that result in zero population
tremely equal. growth

4. The belief in many gods is

A. False
A. Animistic
B. True
B. Polytheistic
2. a diagram that shows the distribution of a
C. Monotheistic
population by age and gender
D. none of above
A. population pyramid
B. population distribution 5. When a country provides generous mater-
C. population density nity leave policy, this can be considered an
example of
D. population doubling
A. Anti-natalist policy
3. What are push factors of migration?
B. Anti-immigration policy
A. Factors that attract people to a place
C. Pronatalist policy
B. Factors that push people out of their
D. Pro-immigration policy
home countries
C. Factors that result in negative popula- 6. The average number of people living in a
tion growth square kilometer is called

1. B 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. C
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D. island

11. All of the following are characteristics of

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a developed country EXCEPT
A. a large rural population

A. urbanization. B. access to education

B. internal migration. C. a large urban population
C. population density. D. advanced technology
D. pull factors. 12. What is Diffusion?
7. What is the way of life for a group of peo-
ple who share similar ways of thinking, be-
lieving, and living called?
A. migration
B. Culture

8. All of the following are reasons why peo- A. the control over ideas, inventions, pat-
ple migrate to megacities on the coast, EX- terns of behavior. Television and the In-
CEPT ternet are major diffusers.
A. because, like other cities, coastal B. the limitations of ideas, inventions,
cities have jobs and other opportunities patterns of behavior. Television and the
that many rural areas do NOT have Internet are major diffusers.
B. coastal cities have many jobs in C. the removal of ideas, inventions, pat-
tourism, because people like to visit the terns of behavior. Television and the In-
ocean ternet are major diffusers.
C. coastal cities are the best places to D. the spread of ideas, inventions, pat-
escape natural disasters, especially hur- terns of behavior. Television and the In-
ricanes ternet are major diffusers.
D. there are fishing jobs in coastal cities
13. Communication, disease, and culture are
9. The movement of people from place to examples of:
place
A. physical factor of population density
A. Migration
B. human factor of population density
B. Immigration
C. Emigration 14. Given a scenario where a country imple-
ments policies to promote family planning
D. Hybernation and control population growth, synthesize
10. A site where two or more rivers join is the potential effects on demographic tran-
called a site. sition, labor force, and social welfare pro-
grams.
A. confluence
A. Influence on demographic transition;
B. meeting place impact on labor force; changes in social
C. harbor welfare programs

6. C 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. A 11. A 12. D 13. B 14. A

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B. No effect on demographic transition;
potential labor force improvements; no
change in social welfare programs
C. Decreased labor force participation;
potential demographic shift; no impact on
social welfare programs
D. Enhanced demographic transition; re-
duced labor force participation; increased
government support for social welfare
15. Distribution of population refers to
A. the total number of people divided by
total land area.
B. the size of population.
C. the arrangement of locations on the
earth’s surface where people live.
D. an area that can support on a sus-
tained basis
16. The enslavement of Africans who were
then shipped to the Americas is an ex-
ample of cultural change being caused by
forced
A. assimilation
B. migration
C. labor
D. diffusion
17. The legal process for obtaining citizenship
A. Citizenship
B. Naturalization
C. Testing
D. Pay-to-Play
18. Which of the following is NOT an impact
migration has had on regions?
A. Climate
B. Tradtions
C. Language
D. Cultural landscape
15. C 16. C 17. B 18. A
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19. Number of births per year for every 1,
000 people
A. birth rate
B. death rate
C. natural increase
D. migration
20. One reason the world is growing so
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quickly is because
A. The world has infinite resources for ev-
eryone
B. Birth rate is higher than death rate
C. There are more and more places for
people to live
D. Death rate is higher than birth rate
21. Considering a country with a high pop-
ulation density in urban areas, what in-
frastructure challenge might policymakers
need to address?
A. Insufficient housing availability
B. Decreased demand for transportation
C. Low demand for public services
D. Abundant green spaces
22. Which of the following is NOT a stage of
demographic transition theory?
A. Pre-industrial stage
B. Transitional stage
C. Post-industrial stage
D. Agricultural stage
23. In which situation is a country most likely
to adopt a “pronatalist” policy?
A. A country with many children under ten
and few elderly people over 50.
B. A country with many elderly people
over 50 and few children under ten.
C. A country with a similar number of peo-
ple in all age groups.
D. A country with low death rates and
high birth rates.
19. A 20. B 21. A 22. D 23. B
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24. Which state has the greatest population B. Life Expectancy

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D. Education

29. Choose all examples that are PUSH factors

for human migration.
A. conflict
B. religious persecution
C. freedom of religion
D. overpopulation
E. job opportunities
A. New Jersey
30. Afro-Asiatic, Dravidian, and Indo-
B. Rhode Island European are examples of
C. Connecticut A. geographic associations
D. Vermont B. language families

25. If a country experiences a sustained pe- C. ethnic groups

riod of negative population growth, what D. climate regions
might be a potential consequence for the
economy? 31. The demographic transition model was
first used to show how falling birth rates
A. Increased demand for goods and ser-
death rates relate to the industrialization
vices
of Europe.
B. Labor shortages
A. true
C. Inflation
B. false
D. Higher productivity levels
32. Families in Asia, Africa, and Latin America
26. Most of the world’s population lives in traditionally large because of cultural be-
A. North America liefs about marriage and family.
B. Europe A. true
C. Africa B. false
D. Asia 33. What is population growth?
27. Trade, migration, and war are all factors A. Decrease in the number of individuals
that encourage cultural change. in a population over time.
A. true B. The average number of individuals in a
population.
B. false
C. Increase in the number of individuals
28. Which of the following is NOT a character- in a population over time.
istic of human population? D. The movement of individuals from one
A. Male/Female Distribution population to another.

24. A 25. B 26. D 27. A 28. C 29. A 29. B 29. D 30. B 31. A 32. A 33. C 34. A
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34. What are the factors that have led to pop- A. Urb
ulation growth in the last 200 years? B. Air travel
A. Food production, discoveries in medi- C. Monuments
cal science, and improvements in sanita-
tion D. Roads
B. Decrease in birth rate, increase in 39. What is population density?
death rate, and decrease in migration
A. The number of people in a location di-

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C. Decrease in food production, decrease vided by the amount of space available
in medical advancements, and increase in
B. The number of births per 1, 000 per
pollution
year
D. Increase in birth rate, decrease in
C. The number of deaths per 1, 000 per
death rate, and increase in migration
year
35. What is population? D. The number of people who have moved
A. The total number of people who live in into an area
a specified area
40. The BEST definition of Ecumene is:
B. The number of births per 1, 000 per
A. the exact location of something, shown
year
through an address or map coordinates
C. The number of deaths per 1, 000 per
B. land that is high, such as hills, moun-
year
tains, and plateaus
D. The number of people who have moved
C. amount of earth’s surface (land) that
into an area
is filled with permanent human settlement
36. The period in the 1700s and 1800s during (towns and cities)
which many countries experienced rapid D. none of above
cultural change as they developed power-
driven machines and fcatories to mass- 41. The number of people on the planet contin-
produced goods is known as the ues increasing.
A. Communist Revolution
B. Information Revolution
C. Industrial Revolution
D. Agricultural Revolution

37. number of deaths per year for every 1,

000 people
A. birth rate
B. death rate
C. natural increase A. True

D. migration B. False

38. Which example can promote feelings of na- 42. New York City is an important site.
tional pride? A. harbor

35. A 36. C 37. B 38. C 39. A 40. C 41. A 42. A 43. A

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D. river narrow B. community

43. 40% of the world’s population live C. sparing

A. within 100km of the coast D. movement

B. live in Asia 49. Which European mountain chain lies south

C. live in the Americas of the Alps and run along the Italian Penin-
sula?
D. in the northern hemisphere
A. Carpathian
44. All five of the early culture hearths, or cen- B. Apennines
ters where cultures developed and from
which ideas and traditions spread out- C. Balkan
ward, were located near a major river or D. Ural
source of water.
A. true 50. Most of the world’s industrialized and
technologically developed countries today
B. false have reached , in which the birth rates
and death rates are equal.
45. The difference between an area’s birthrate
and its death rate A. natural increases
A. culture B. doubling time
B. population density C. zero population growth
C. natural increase D. negative population growth
D. population pyramid
51. Habitable Lands
46. In population distribution, what is the op-
posite of sparse?
A. Thick
B. Dense
C. uneven
D. even A. Three-fourths or 3/4th of the world’s
population live in the Northern hemi-
47. The United States, the US Census Bureau sphere
A. keeps elaborate population statistics B. Two-thirds or 2/3rd of the world’s pop-
based on race and ethnicity. ulation live in the Northern hemisphere
B. registers responses from citizens ev- C. Two-thirds or 2/3rd of the world’s pop-
ery ten years. ulation live in the Southern hemisphere
C. identifies people and categorize them.
D. One-half or 1/2 of the world’s popula-
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52. Which is [likely to be] more densely popu-
lated?
A. desert
B. coast
53. In a densely populated urban area, what
is a likely consequence for the population
distribution within that region?
A. Dispersed settlement patterns
B. High population density
C. Low birth rates
D. Rural migration
54. In a region experiencing a demographic
shift towards an older population, what
impact might this have on healthcare and
social services?
A. Decreased demand for healthcare ser-
vices
B. Increased demand for healthcare and
social services
C. No impact on healthcare services
D. Decreased need for social services
55. People who have been forced to leave the
country they were living in to escape war,
persecution, or natural disaster.
A. Migrant
B. Immigrant
C. Guest Worker
D. Refugee
56. “Push factors”-such as religious persecu-
tion or a lack of economic opportunity-are
reasons people might decide to from
native country.
A. emmigrate
B. doubling time
C. zero population growth
D. negative population growth
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57. What is the primary focus of population
distribution studies in geography?
A. Tracking population migration patterns
B. Analyzing age and gender distribution
C. Examining population growth rates
D. Mapping the spatial arrangement of
people
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58. What is it called when people permanently
move from one place to another?
A. Population Density
B. Migration
59. What if the following terms refers to early
centers of civilization whose ideas and
practices spread to surrounding areas?
A. language family
B. ethnic enclave
C. urban core
D. culture hearth
60. Land suited for agriculture is called
A. population density.
B. agricultural density
C. physiological land.
D. arable land.
61. When examining a region with a high pop-
ulation growth rate, analyze the potential
challenges it may face in terms of sustain-
ability and resource management.
A. Potential resource depletion; strain on
infrastructure
B. Decreased demand for resources; effi-
cient resource allocation
C. No impact on resource management;
abundance of resources
D. Increased demand for resources; sus-
tainable resource utilization
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62. In the context of population geography, A. emigration, decreased birth rate, nat-
what does the term “population growth” ural disasters
refer to?

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A. An increase in population density in ru- healthcare
ral areas
67. The model that uses birth rates and death
B. A rise in the average age of a popula- rates to show how a population changes
tion over time
C. An overall increase in the number of A. Demographic Transition Model
people in a region
B. Bell Curve
D. A decline in birth rates
C. Birth Rate
63. What age groups does the bottom of a pop- D. Death Rate
ulation pyramid represent?
68. What is urban population?
A. Number of people living in rural areas.
B. Number of people living in suburban ar-
eas.
C. Number of people living in remote ar-
eas.
D. Number of people living in urban ar-
eas.
A. The elderly
69. Europe is an example of a , a body of
B. The working adults land surrounded by on three sides.
C. The children A. isthmus
D. Males B. continent
64. Which of the following is NOT a character- C. peninsula
istic of human population? D. gulf
A. Occupation
70. What is the rate of natural increase?
B. Ethnicity A. The number of births per 1, 000 per
C. GDP year
D. Language B. The number of deaths per 1, 000 per
year
65. The crude birth rate is the number of live
C. The difference between birth rate and
births for every 10, 000 people alive in a
death rate
place in a given year.
D. The difference between death rate and
A. TRUE
birth rate
B. FALSE
71. Which country famously enacted a “One
66. What factors contribute to population Child Policy” in an effort to control its pop-
growth? ulation growth?

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A. United States
B. Denmark
C. China
D. Japan
72. A country with slow or negative growth is
usually
A. developed
B. developing
73. What term refers to the spatial arrange-
ment of people across a particular area?
A. Population Distribution
B. Population Dynamics
C. Demographic Transition
D. None of the above
74. Humans are most likely to heavily popu-
late a area.
A. mountaintop
B. desert
C. river delta
D. tundra
75. Given a scenario where a country’s pop-
ulation is rapidly urbanizing, synthesize
the potential implications for both popu-
lation distribution and demographic transi-
tion within that nation.
A. Affect on population distribution; de-
mographic transition stage influenced; ur-
banization’s impact on birth and death
rates
B. No impact on population distribution;
urbanization’s influence on demographic
transition; changes in migration patterns
C. Changes in migration patterns; urban-
ization’s influence on population distribu-
tion; demographic transition’s effect on
urbanization
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D. Demographic transition stage un-
changed; urbanization’s influence on pop-
ulation distribution; no impact on birth
and death rates
76. When examining a region with a high per-
centage of youth in the population, ana-
lyze the potential implications for educa-
tion systems and workforce development.
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A. Increased demand for education; po-
tential challenges in workforce integra-
tion
B. Decreased demand for education; effi-
cient workforce development
C. No impact on education systems;
seamless workforce integration
D. Decreased demand for workforce de-
velopment; increased focus on education
77. Which factor is NOT typically considered in
the study of population dynamics?
A. Birth rates
B. Death rates
C. Economic factors
D. Migration patterns
78. Which is NOT one of the push factors that
have caused migration?
A. Lack of job opportunities
B. Agricultural decline
C. Arable land
D. Conflict
79. Physiological density is the number of
A. acres of farmland per the total area of
a country.
B. farmers per area of farmland.
C. people per area suitable for agricul-
ture.
D. people per area of flatland.
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80. Which is the positive factor affecting pop- 85. An example of an oasis site would be
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A. A harsh climate
B. Dense vegetation
C. Thin infertile soils
D. A local supply of coal
81. Which land region of Europe feature hills,
mountains, and plateaus that lie at the cen-
ter of the continent? A. Alexandria, Egypt
A. Northern European Plain B. Damascus, Syria
B. Central Uplands C. Baghdad, Iraq
C. Alpine Region
D. New York, New York
D. Western Uplands
82. The displacement of the population from 86. This picture was taken at a Cinco de Mayo
their places of origin to other places for a celebration held in the United States. This
long period of time is is an example of what cultural interaction?
A. the emigration
B. immigration
C. migratory movements
D. none of above
83. On which side are males in a population
pyramid?
A. Left
B. Right
84. In a country experiencing a demographic
shift towards an aging population, ana-
lyze the potential implications for health-
care and pension systems.
A. Increased demand for healthcare and
pension services; potential strain on pub-
lic finances
B. Decreased demand for healthcare and
pension services; reduced government ex- A. Cultural tolerance
penditure
B. Diffusion of Japanese culture to other
C. No impact on healthcare and pension regions
systems; stable economic conditions
C. Popularization of other cultures’ tradi-
D. Decreased need for healthcare and
tions in the United States
pension services; increased savings for
the government D. Religious tolerance

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87. Richmond is an example of what type of

site?

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B. Religious Persecution
A. Harbor Site
C. Political Corruption
B. Hilltop Site
D. Warfare
C. Fall Line
D. Oasis 92. Which of the following is NOT an impact
migration has had on regions?
88. Define population density and distribution. A. cultural landscape
A. The average number of people in a B. traditions
given unit area and how a population is
C. climate
spread over an area.
D. language
B. The number of houses per square kilo-
metre and urbanisation rates. 93. What is the primary concern of population
C. Where people live on the surface of the geographers when studying population dy-
earth. namics?

D. The number of a people in a country A. Tracking population distribution

and where they are situated. B. Analyzing demographic trends
C. Evaluating urbanization rates
89. The branch of geography that studies pop-
ulation is D. Exploring cultural factors
A. demography 94. An oasis is an area in a dry, desert region
B. geopopulation that has

C. anthropology A. snow
B. water
D. none of above
C. conflict
90. Sparsely populated areas such as the coun-
D. monsoons
try side
A. Urban areas 95. The number of deaths compared to the to-
tal number of people in a population
B. Rural areas
A. death rate
C. Suburbs
B. doubling time
D. Urbanization
C. population decline
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96. Geographers divide the world into , B. The number of births per year for ev-
which are areas in which people share simi- ery 1, 000 people
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C. The growth rate of a population
economic systems, and values.
D. The movement of people from place to
A. ethnicity place
B. nationalities
100. What percentage of the Earth is surface
C. culture hearths is made up of land?
D. culture regions A. 75%
B. 65%
97. Evaluate the potential consequences of a
country with a declining population for C. 30%
its pension systems and the overall well- D. 25%
being of the elderly population.
101. The movement of people from rural areas
A. Strain on pension systems; potential
into cities is called
hardships for the elderly; increased gov-
ernment support A. colonization
B. Efficient pension systems; improved B. globalization
well-being for the elderly; reduced gov- C. industrialization
ernment support D. urbanization
C. No impact on pension systems; stable
102. What is NOT a function of a town or city?
well-being for the elderly; no change in
government support
D. Decreased need for pension systems;
potential well-being challenges for the el-
derly; decreased government support

98. This map represents which of the follow-

ing?Hint:Population is shown by country A. Manufacturing
so we are able to understand how many B. Trade
people (per square kilometer) live around C. Service Center
the world.
D. Farming Center
103. Population growth has been increasing
since 1963 year a year.

A. Population Distribution
B. Population Density

99. What is the birthrate?

A. The number of deaths per year for ev- A. True
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104. Evaluate the role of cultural factors in in-
fluencing population dynamics, considering
how cultural norms and practices may im-
pact birth rates, death rates, and migra-
tion patterns.
A. Cultural norms impact birth rates and
death rates; potential effects on migra-
tion patterns; cultural diversity
B. No impact of cultural factors on pop-
ulation dynamics; stable birth and death
rates; uniform migration patterns
C. Cultural practices impact migration
patterns; no effect on birth and death
rates; cultural assimilation
D. Cultural diversity influences migration
patterns; potential effects on birth and
death rates; cultural norms
105. Oil, arable land (land good for farming),
and water are considered:
A. Economic
B. Political resources
C. Physical resources
D. Natural resources
106. Which definition best matches the term
population density?
A. human beings in general
B. number of people in a particular area
C. A measurement of people for a spe-
cific area
D. All the inhabitants of a particular area
107. A population pyramid which has a bee-
hive shape suggests what level of eco-
nomic development?
A. Low
B. Medium
C. High
D. none of above
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108. What are the advantages and disadvan-
tages of living in urban areas?
A. Limited job opportunities, lack of
amenities and services, lack of cultural di-
versity and entertainment options
B. Advantages:better job opportunities,
access to amenities and services, cultural
diversity, and entertainment options. Dis-
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advantages:higher cost of living, pollution,
overcrowding, and increased stress lev-
els.
C. Less access to job opportunities, lim-
ited amenities and services, lack of cul-
tural diversity and entertainment options
D. Lower cost of living, cleaner environ-
ment, less crowded, and lower stress lev-
els
109. How are people spread out on the earth’s
surface?
A. evenly
B. unevenly
110. What would the population pyramid of a
college town look like?
A. A high number of children under ten
B. Fewer males and female in the age
range of 18-25
C. A large number of males and females
in the age range of 18-25
D. Fewer men than women in the age
range of 15-40
111. The number of deaths per year for every
1000 people
A. Birth Rate
B. Death Rate
C. Natural Increase
D. Doubling Time
112. Which of the following is an example of
a PULL factor?
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A. Somalia is continuing to experience A. Cultural diversity

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B. The United States has one of the high- C. Spatial patterns
est average incomes in the world.
D. Political stability
C. Southern Africa has experienced long-
term drought conditions. 117. Choose the correct option
D. Cuba has been ruled by a military dic-
tator since 1959.

113. Why are temperate climates often

densely populated?
A. Temperature never drops below 0◦ C
B. Distinct wet and dry season
C. No extremes of temperature/rainfall A. The pyramid demonstrates a rapidly
D. Consistent rain every month growing population

114. Damascus, Syria developed into a city be- B. The pyramid demonstrates a decreas-
cause of its location ing population
A. in an oasis C. The pyramid demonstrates a slow,
steady population growth
B. on a fall line
D. The pyramid demonstrates no growth
C. on a hill in population size
D. on an island
118. The information revolution has slowed
115. What is Monotheistic? cultural change because people around the
world are exposed to ideas and traditions
from around the world.
A. true
B. false

119. The most populated continent is

A. America
B. Europa
C. Asia
A. belief in one God
D. none of above
B. Belief in many gods
120. These are reasons why people choose to
C. belief in divine forces in nature.
move to a specific place
D. none of above
A. Push Factors
116. When examining a region with a high B. Pull Factors
population density, which factor should be
considered to better understand the distri- C. X Factors
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121. How does a population pyramid help gov-
ernments?
A. They can decide which people are
more important.
B. They can guess how many people
there will be in their country
C. They can monitor everyone in their
126. By when will the population stop grow-
ing?
A. 9 Billion people 2050
B. 7 Billion people 2040
C. 11 Billion people 2065
D. 9 Billion people 2040

country
D. They can make policies which can bet-
ter prepare the country for the way the
country will look in the future.
122. Which of the following is a pull factor?
A. A cold and wet climate
B. Few job opportunities
C. Good lifestyle
D. Poor food
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127. What are the challenges of rapid popula-
tion growth?
A. Increased access to resources
B. Decreased food production
C. Decreased population density
D. Decreased urbanization
128. Population growth and the number of
population on the earth means the same
(both are synonyms)

123. Population density is

A. Total population of a country
B. Number of adults per 1000 people
A. False
C. Number of people who live in cities di- B. True
vided by the number in rural areas
C. Some times
D. Average number of people in an area
D. It depends where
124. The number of years it takes for a pop-
129. Which definition best matches the term
ulation to double in size is called what?
population?
Developed countries take longer. Undevel-
oped countries take much less time. A. A measurement of people for a specific
area
A. Doubling Time
B. All the inhabitants of a particular area
B. 365 years
C. human beings in general
125. Even a country in which the birthrate and D. the increase in the number of people
death rate are equal can experience popu- in a particular area
lation growth if it also has
130. Choose the correct option
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B. emigration
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A. Functions of rural areas
B. Examples of cooperation
C. Influences of urban areas
D. Probems with urban areas
131. In the late twentieth century, some Eu-
ropean countries reached , in which
the annual death rate exceeds the annual
birthrate.
A. natural increases
B. doubling time
C. zero population growth
D. negative population growth
132. Consider a country experiencing rapid
population decline. Analyze the poten-
tial consequences for the labor market and
pension systems.
A. Labor shortages; strain on pension
systems
B. Labor surplus; increased pension ben-
efits
C. No impact on labor market; improved
pension systems
D. Increased demand for labor; reduced
strain on pension systems
133. Which environment is difficult to live in
due to water scarcity?
A. Tropical rainforests
B. Mountain ranges
C. Deserts
D. Permanently frozen ground
134. What shape will a country with a high
birth rate have on their population pyra-
mid?
A. Wide at the bottom
B. Thin at the bottom
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135. What is the natural increase?
A. The number of deaths per year for ev-
ery 1, 000 people
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C. The growth rate of a population
D. The movement of people from place to
place
136. In a country experiencing a declining
population, what demographic trend is
likely occurring, and what potential conse-
quences might it have on the economy?
A. Decreasing birth rates; potential labor
shortages
B. Increasing birth rates; potential infla-
tion
C. Increasing death rates; potential eco-
nomic growth
D. Decreasing death rates; potential un-
employment
137. The average number of people living in a
specific geographic area is called what?
A. Population Density
B. Urban Sprawl
138. Considering a region with a high popula-
tion density and limited natural resources,
synthesize the challenges this poses for
sustainable development, urban planning,
and resource management.
A. Sustainable development challenges;
resource management issues; urban plan-
ning considerations
B. No impact on sustainable develop-
ment; efficient resource management; ur-
ban planning solutions
C. Limited urban planning challenges;
sustainable resource allocation; no need
for sustainable development initiatives
D. Urban planning challenges; decreased
demand for resources; no impact on re-
source management
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139. The count of the number of inhabitants of
a country at a given time is a
A. Municipal Register
B. civil registration
C. general population census
D. none of above
140. Choose the correct option
A. 40
B. 10
C. 50
D. 85+
141. Population pyramids of Afghanistan and
France demonstrates that Afghanistan has
A. has many more young people.
B. is a developed country.
C. a older population.
D. has high levels heart disease and can-
cer.
142. Why are there food shortages in Africa?
A. warfare
B. poor access to rural areas
C. weather and pests
D. all of the above
143. What does sparse distribution mean
A. A large number of people in an area
B. Lots of people in one part, and not
many in another part of an area
C. Few people in an area
D. Empty
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144. Which land region of Europe stretches
from the Scandinavian Peninsula to the
countries of Spain and Portugal & is made
up of hills, plateaus, and mountains?
A. Alpine region
B. Central Uplands
C. Northern European Plain
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D. Western Uplands
145. What is an illustration that depicts the
distribution of a population by age and
gender called?
A. Population Pyramid
B. Cultural Diffusion
146. What are the characteristics of urban pop-
ulation?
A. Higher population density, limited eco-
nomic activities, poor infrastructure, lack
of amenities and services, lower standard
of living
B. Higher population density, diverse eco-
nomic activities, better infrastructure, ac-
cess to amenities and services, higher
standard of living
C. Lower population density, diverse eco-
nomic activities, better infrastructure, ac-
cess to amenities and services, lower
standard of living
D. Lower population density, limited eco-
nomic activities, poor infrastructure, lack
of amenities and services, lower standard
of living
147. developed into a city along the Trans-
Siberian railroad.
A. London
B. New York City
C. Novosibirsk
D. Hong Kong
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148. Hatred of foreigners is known as
A. But phobia
B. xenophobia
C. homophobia
D. none of above
149. What does zero population mean?
A. the birth rates and death rates are
equal
B. the birth rates are higher than death
rates
C. the death rates are higher than birth
rates
D. the birth rates are not equal to death
rates
150. Which of the following is NOT a function
of a town or city?
A. Trade centers
B. Manufacturing centers
C. Service centers
D. Farming centers
151. What is a geographical theory that seeks
to explain the number, size, and location
of human settlements in an urban system?
A. Concentric Zone Theory
B. Central Place Theory
152. A model that shows how the size of a
country changes as the country’s economy
develops
A. Demographic Transition Model
B. Population Density Model
C. Money-population model
D. none of above
153. Migrations occur because of social, politi-
cal, and
A. Emotional factors
B. Environmental factors
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D. Physical factors
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154. The rate of is the growth rate of a
population, or the difference between an
area’s birthrate and its death rate.
A. doubling time
B. zero population growth
C. natural increases
D. negative population growth
155. What is the death rate?
A. The number of births per 1, 000 per
year
B. The number of deaths per 1, 000 per
year
C. The number of people who have moved
into an area
D. The number of people who have moved
away from an area
156. Based on the principles of population ge-
ography, synthesize the potential impacts
of rapid urbanization on a country’s social,
economic, and environmental systems.
A. Increased demand for services, poten-
tial strain on infrastructure, and environ-
mental challenges
B. Decreased demand for services, en-
hanced infrastructure, and improved envi-
ronmental sustainability
C. No significant impact on social, eco-
nomic, and environmental systems
D. Decreased demand for services, po-
tential strain on infrastructure, and in-
creased environmental sustainability
157. What is rural population?
A. Number of people living in rural areas
B. Number of people living in urban areas
C. Number of people living in suburban
areas
D. Number of people living in cities
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158. This population pyramid shows
(HINT:Think about the age of the most peo-
ple in the country and what that tells us
about the birth rate.)
A. rapid population growth
B. slow population growth
C. negative population growth
D. none of above
159. Which of the following is an example of
an anti-immigration policy?
A. Amnesty for illegal immigrants
B. Literacy tests
C. Increased access to governmental ser-
vices
D. Resettlement programs that provide
housing
160. Which is [likely to be] more densely pop-
ulated?
A. temperate climate (where we live)
B. polar climate (Antarctica)
161. What is the doubling time?
A. The number of years it takes for a pop-
ulation to double in size
B. The growth rate of a population
C. The model that uses birthrates and
death rates to show how populations in
countries or regions change over time
D. The average number of people living
on a square mile or square kilometer of
land
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162. A drought begins in India. The drought
causes a famine and people go hungry.
Thousands of people begin to leave the
country to find a better life. In this ex-
ample, drought is a
A. Pull factor
B. Push factor
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C. Proimmigration policy
D. Anti-immigration policy
163. Doubling Time
A. The number of years it takes for a pop-
ulation to double in size
B. The number of years it takes for a pop-
ulation to triple in size
C. The number of years it takes for the
population to decrease by half
D. The number of years it takes for the
population to stay the same
164. Population distribution can be described
according to location and-
A. Economic Status
B. Political Participation
C. Density
D. Occupation
165. Assess the implications of a high popula-
tion growth rate on a nation’s environmen-
tal sustainability and resource manage-
ment, taking into account factors like re-
source depletion and infrastructure strain.
A. Potential resource scarcity; strain on
infrastructure; increased environmental
degradation
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B. Abundant resources; efficient infras-
tructure; improved environmental sus-
tainability
C. No impact on resource management;
sustainable infrastructure; reduced envi-
ronmental impact
D. Reduced resource consumption; po-
tential infrastructure improvements; en-
hanced environmental sustainability
166. What are the two most densely popu-
lated continents today?
A. Asia and South America
B. Europe and North America
C. Asia and Europe
D. Europe and South America
167. Which describes the birth and death rate
of Stage 3 of the DTM?
A. The death rate is decreasing and birth
rate remains high
B. Both the death and birth rate are high
C. The death rate is low but the birth rate
is high
D. Both the birth rate and death rate are
decreasing
168. Which European mountain chain lies east
of the Alps and extend through Poland, Ro-
mania, and Ukraine?
A. Pyrenees
B. Apennines
C. Carpathian
D. Balkan
169. Which environment is difficult to farm
due to the relief?
A. Tropical rainforests
B. Mountain ranges
C. Deserts
D. Permanently frozen ground
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170. Which land region of Europe consists of
several mountain ranges, including the
Alps?
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A. Alpine region
B. Northern European Plain
C. Western Uplands
D. Central Uplands
171. Given a scenario where a country’s pop-
ulation is concentrated in urban areas, an-
alyze the potential effects on transporta-
tion systems and urban planning.
A. Increased demand for public trans-
portation; need for efficient urban plan-
ning
B. Decreased need for transportation; fo-
cus on rural planning
C. No impact on transportation systems;
no need for urban planning
D. Increased demand for private trans-
portation; focus on suburban planning
172. What is a means of tracking population
change over time based on birthrates and
death rates called?
A. Demographic Transition Model
B. Central Place Theory
173. Population density
A. is the average number of animals who
live in a measurable area.
B. is the average number of cities who
live in a measurable area.
C. is the average number of people who
live in a measurable area.
D. is the average number of only women
who live in a measurable area.
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174. Lower birth rate 180. Australia’s population distribution is best

A. More developed described as:
A. Dense and even
B. Less developed
B. Dense and uneven
175. The main causes of migratory movements C. sparse and even
are
D. Sparse and uneven
A. natural, political and social causes
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B. natural, political and economic causes west of the Alps & separate the countries
C. natural, political and personal causes of Spain and France?
D. none of above A. Balkan
B. Caucasus
176. Which of the following statements best
defines population? C. Pyrenees
D. Apennines
A. The total number of people living in an
area 182. Which city is built at a site where rivers
B. Where people are living and how narrow?
spread out or close together they are A. Sacramento
C. The average number of people living in B. Quebec
a certain area C. Athens
D. none of above D. Hong Kong

177. Negative population growth causes a 183. If a person arrives in a country and asks
shortage in for safety, what are they called?
A. workers A. Refugee
B. food B. Asylum seeker
C. Immigrant
C. energy
D. Migrant
D. technology
184. developed into a city because of its
178. What is a separator of countries or states role as a supply station for ships.
defined along physical geographic features
A. Jerusalem
such as mountains and rivers called?
B. Samarkand
A. Natural Boundary
C. Cape Town
B. Demographic Transition Model
D. Varanasi
179. The tool to graphically represent the pop-
185. These are reasons why someone leaves
ulation structure is
a place they were living
A. the bar diagram A. Push Factors
B. the population pyramid B. Pull Factors
C. the population map C. X Factors
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186. Population distribution is described ac-
cording to location and
A. Political Position
B. Density
C. Occupation (job)
D. Placement
187. Which describes the birth and death rate
of Stage 2 of the DTM?
A. The death rate is decreasing and birth
rate remains high
B. Both the death and birth rate are high
C. The death rate is low but the birth rate
is high
D. Both the birth rate and death rate are
decreasing
188. The actual location of a city is called
A. Situation
B. New York
C. Site
D. Pittsburgh
189. What is the ultimate goal of demographic
transition theory with regard to popula-
tion growth?
A. To maintain high birth and death rates
B. To achieve a stable population size
C. To encourage rapid urbanization
D. To promote immigration
190. What does DTM stand for?
A. Demographic Transnational Modelling
B. Demographic Transition Model
C. Decreasing Thermal Medicines
D. Developing Transition Model
191. The city of Istanbul, Turkey acts as a land
bridge for what two continents?
A. Europe and Africa
B. Europe and Asia
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192. Geographers might characterize as over-
populated a country where
A. there are too many people accord-
ing to a standard economic measure of
poverty.
B. the population numbers less than one
million, but there is concern that the coun-
try’s natural resources are adequate for
only half that number.
C. the population numbers more than 100
million and there is concern about the
finite limitation of natural resources, al-
though the resources available in the
country seem adequate to that population.
D. the population numbers more than one
million, and the average distribution of
population to resources.
193. Analyze the role of urbanization in shap-
ing a region’s population distribution, in-
cluding its effects on settlement patterns,
infrastructure development, and resource
allocation.
A. Increased urbanization challenges; po-
tential resource misallocation; strain on
infrastructure
B. Decreased urbanization challenges;
efficient resource allocation; improved in-
frastructure development
C. No impact on urbanization challenges;
sustainable resource allocation; reduced
infrastructure strain
D. Increased dispersion of settlements;
potential resource abundance; efficient in-
frastructure development
194. The Demographic Transition Model
demonstrates
A. Where people live in a country
B. How a population changes as it devel-
ops
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C. How the population is divided into 199. Technology & transportation are consid-
male and female ered what type of resources?
D. What percentage of the population is A. Movement
in each age cohort
B. Industrial
195. Where do the majority of people on Earth C. Capital
live?
D. Cultural
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B. Africa 200. the movement of people from place to
place
C. Europe
A. birth rate
D. North America
B. death rate
196. Which area is most likely to have the
LOWEST population density? C. natural increase

A. A city with many jobs and access to D. migration

trade
201. the number of years it takes for a popu-
B. A small town with access to a railroad lation to double in size
line
A. birth rate time
C. A farming community with many types
of farms B. death rate time

D. A suburb in Canada with access to ma- C. doubling time

jor highways D. double migration
197. The majority of the population are lo- 202. Choose the correct option
cated in:

A. Problems of urban areas

A. North Temperate Zone B. Functions of rural areas
B. South Temperate Zone C. Influences of urban areas
C. East Temperate Zone D. Examples of sites
D. West Temperate Zone
203. The image above show the , or top of
198. Current population of India the Alpine Mountains located in Europe.
A. 139 of which A. mountain peak
B. 119 caroor B. apex
C. 110 caroor C. vertical limit
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204. Demography is: C. Growth (the population will definitely

A. The study of democracy. grow)

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B. The study of human populations. D. Fast Growth (the population will ex-
plode)
C. The study of graphs.
D. The study of ecosystems. 208. A is a 2-D or flat representation of
the Earth.
205. Choose the correct option
A. map
B. globe

209. The image here is an example of a , a

type of tree that does NOT shed its leaves
in the winter.
A. Popularization of other cultures’ tradi- A. pine tree
tions in Japan.
B. evergreen tree
B. Diffusion of American culture to other
regions. C. money tree
C. Transportation D. apple tree
D. Immigration 210. A is a spherical or 3-D representation
of the Earth.
206. Dot maps represent
A. map
A. the arrangement of locations on the
earth’s surface where people live. B. globe
B. the number of people that live in a 211. The world’s population is currently at 6
given area of land. billion and will reach 15 billion by 1950
C. a certain number of people. A. True
D. focuses on the number, composition B. False
and distribution of human beings on
earth’s surfaces. 212. More than half the world’s population is
located in 90% of the Earth’s land mass.
207. Predict the future population growth of
this country. A. True
B. False

213. The following are all physical factors af-

A. Negative Growth (the population will
shrink)
B. Slow/No Growth (the population will
stay about the same)
fecting population density?
A. The local climate and stable governe-
ment
B. The local relief, climate and soils
C. The vegetation, trading links, and lo-
cally available natural resources
D. The accessibility and availability of
markets for trade

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214. Which of the scenarios below might cause C. space travel, crop improvements and
the total population of a country to de- the emergence of the working class
crease? D. none of above
A. Drought leading to a lack of food
218. Analyze the effectiveness of demo-
B. Better nutrition and healthcare graphic transition theory as a framework
C. Pronatal policies for understanding population changes in
D. An increase in immigration to the coun- both developed and developing countries,
considering its applicability and limita-

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tions.
215. Assess the effectiveness of policies A. Effective in developed countries; lim-
aimed at promoting population control and ited applicability in developing countries;
family planning in addressing overpopula- shortcomings in addressing specific de-
tion issues, considering their social, eco- mographics
nomic, and ethical implications.
B. Applicable in both developed and de-
A. Effective in controlling population veloping countries; comprehensive in ad-
growth; potential social and economic dressing demographic shifts
benefits; ethical concerns
C. Limited applicability in developed coun-
B. Ineffective in controlling population tries; effective in addressing specific
growth; potential social and economic demographics; applicable in developing
drawbacks; no ethical concerns countries
C. Limited effectiveness in controlling D. Effective in developed countries; lim-
population growth; potential social bene- ited applicability in developing countries;
fits; no ethical concerns shortcomings in addressing overall popu-
D. Effective in promoting population lation trends
growth; potential social and economic
219. Relatively few people live at , but
benefits; no ethical concerns
there are significant examples of people
216. This is a law that was created in the 70s living near coast and rivers.
to reduce the number of children born in A. high elevations (highlands)
the country It no longer exists.
B. desert
A. China’s One-Child Policy
C. wet
B. India’s One-Child Policy
D. polar regions
C. America’s Have-Fewer-Kids Policy
E. all are correct
D. United Kingdom’s One-Child Policy
220. Predict the future population growth of
217. Three causes of the Industrial Revolution this country.
were
A. technological development, the devel-
opment of means of transportation and
the development of the internet
B. the development of means of trans-
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A. Negative Growth (the population will
shrink)
B. Slow/No Growth (the population will
stay about the same)
C. Growth (the population will definitely
grow)
D. Fast Growth (the population will ex-
plode)
221. What is population density?
A. The number of people living on a
square mile or square kilometer of land
B. The variations in population that occur
across a country, a continent, or the world
C. The growth rate of a population
D. The movement of people from place to
place
222. Which land region of Europe consists of
lowlands that reach across the northern
part of Europe?
A. Western Uplands
B. Central Uplands
C. Northern European Plain
D. Alpine Region
223. This map represents which of the follow-
ing concepts?Hint:Population is shown us-
ing small dots so we are able to under-
stand where people live and how spread
out or close together they are.
A. Population Distribution
B. Population Density
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224. Considering a country with a predom-
inantly young population, what demo-
graphic challenge might this pose for poli-
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A. Labor shortages
B. Aging workforce
C. High dependency ratio
D. Declining birth rates
225. Suppose a country’s population under-
goes rapid urbanization. What effect
might this have on traditional settlement
patterns?
A. Increased dispersion of settlements
B. Concentration of population in urban
areas
C. No impact on settlement patterns
D. Decreased population density
226. Which is an example of an “evacuee”?
A. Someone who moves to a new country
to escape a war.
B. Someone who temporarily leaves their
home because of a natural disaster
C. Someone who permanently moves to
another country for a new job
D. Someone who moves to a new country
to go to school
227. The is the number of years it takes
for a population to double in size.
A. natural increases
B. doubling time
C. zero population growth
D. negative population growth
228. The number of births per year for every
1000 people
A. Birth Rate
B. Death Rate
C. doubling time
D. natural increase
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229. All of the following are facts about where
most humans on earth live, EXCEPT
A. Almost 90% of all people live north of
the equator.
B. Most people live in areas near or on
mountains
C. About two-thirds of world population
lives within 300 miles of the ocean.
D. Most people live in areas close to sea
level.
230. Which phrase best completes the title of
this list?
A. Free trade regions
B. Urban areas
C. Integrated neighborhoods
D. Regional conservation areas
231. When a person moves OUT of a country,
this is considered
A. Emigration
B. Increased birth rate
C. Expanding policy
D. Immigration
232. What is the spreading of urban areas
onto undeveloped land near cities called?
A. Urban Sprawl
B. Culture
233. Which concept in population geography
explains the transition from high birth and
death rates to low birth and death rates
in a society?
A. Population Distribution
B. Population Dynamics
C. Demographic Transition
D. None of the above
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234. Which of the following is NOT a hilltop
site?
A. Athens
B. Jerusalem
C. Rome
D. Paris
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235. Considering the principles of population
dynamics, synthesize the potential conse-
quences of a country with high birth and
death rates compared to a country with
low birth and death rates.
A. High dependency ratio, potential
strain on healthcare, and slower eco-
nomic growth vs. lower dependency ra-
tio, potential aging population, and stable
economic growth
B. Rapid urbanization, increased infras-
tructure development, and potential en-
vironmental challenges vs. slow urban-
ization, decreased infrastructure develop-
ment, and environmental sustainability
C. No significant differences in demo-
graphic trends and their consequences be-
tween the two countries
D. Increased migration patterns, poten-
tial strain on education systems, and
higher cultural diversity vs. decreased mi-
gration patterns, efficient education sys-
tems, and lower cultural diversity
236. In a society where birth rates remain high
and death rates decline, what stage of de-
mographic transition theory is this indica-
tive of?
A. Pre-industrial stage
B. Transitional stage
C. Post-industrial stage
D. Agricultural stage
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237. ? , a group that shares a lan-
guage, customs, and common heritage.
A. Culture
B. Societies
C. Ethnic Group
D. Innovation
238. The most populous country in the South-
east Asia region is
A. Bangladesh
B. China
C. Indonesia
D. Thailand
239. Consider a region with a high rate of in-
ternal migration from rural to urban areas.
Analyze the potential effects on rural com-
munities and urban centers.
A. Decreased population in rural areas;
increased urbanization challenges
B. Increased agricultural productivity; re-
duced demand for urban services
C. No impact on rural communities; im-
proved urban infrastructure
D. Increased population in rural areas;
decreased urbanization challenges
240. Evaluate the potential societal impacts of
a country with a rapidly aging population,
considering factors such as healthcare, la-
bor force, and social services.
A. Increased demand for healthcare; po-
tential labor shortages; strain on social
services
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force; reduced need for social services
D. Decreased demand for healthcare; po-
tential labor surpluses; strain on social
services
241. What are the characteristics of rural pop-
ulation?
A. Lower population density, industrial-
based economy, limited access to ser-
vices and infrastructure, diverse commu-
nities, and traditional lifestyles.
B. Lower population density, agricultural-
based economy, limited access to ser-
vices and infrastructure, close-knit com-
munities, and traditional lifestyles.
C. Higher population density, agricultural-
based economy, abundant access to ser-
vices and infrastructure, diverse commu-
nities, and modern lifestyles.
D. Higher population density, industrial-
based economy, abundant access to ser-
vices and infrastructure, diverse commu-
nities, and modern lifestyles.
242. Demography is the scientific study of
A. landforms
B. population
C. democracy
D. climates
243. What is a system for describing city
growth in terms of distinctive zones that
develop from the central city outward in
circles?
A. Demographic Transition Model
B. Concentric Zone Model
244. the model that uses birthrates and death
rates to show how populations in coun-
tries or regions change over time.
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A. demographic transition model 249. The reasons why people migrate are col-
lectively called
B. demographic terrain model
A. Push/Pull factors
C. doubling time model
B. Immigration
D. population transition model
C. Emigration
245. Government actions that are designed to D. Nomadic
reduce the number of people that have chil-

dren.
A. Anti-Natal Policies
B. Anti-baby policies
C. Pro-natal Policies
D. Pro-child policies
246. The place where cultures first devel-
oped and from which ideas and traditions
spread outward is called what?
A. Cultural Diffusion
B. Culture Hearth
247. What is the demographic transition
model?
A. A diagram that shows the distribution
of a population by age and gender
B. The model that uses birthrates and
death rates to show how populations in
countries or regions change over time
C. The average number of people living
on a square mile or square kilometer of
land
D. The variations in population that occur
across a country, a continent, or the world
248. All of the European mountain chains pro-
vide natural resources for industries and
mineral resources, such as
A. copper
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250. What is the term for a group of people
who share common ancestry, language, re-
ligion, customs, or places of origin?
A. ethnic group
B. language family
C. culture region
D. ethnic enclave
251. Geographers and historians study cul-
ture hearths because they are the centers
where the world’s first civilizations arose.
A. true
B. false
252. In a region experiencing a decline in both
birth and death rates, what is a potential
implication for the age structure of the pop-
ulation?
A. A higher proportion of elderly individu-
als
B. A higher proportion of youth
C. A balanced age distribution
D. No significant change in age structure
253. Which of the follwoing does NOT influ-
ence growth rates?
A. Hygiene
B. Climate
C. Education
D. Urbanization

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Mayo celebration held in the United States.
C. zinc
This is an example of what cultural inter-
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A. cultural tolerance
B. religious tolerance
C. diffusion of American culture to other
regions
D. popularization of other cultures’ tradi-
tions in the United States
255. Which of the following is NOT an impact
migration has had on regions?
A. Climate
B. Language
C. Traditions
D. Cultural Landscape
256. What is population distribution?
A. The number of males and females in a
given area or region
B. The average age of people in a given
area or region
C. The number of people in a given area
or region
D. Pattern of where people live within a
given area or region
257. The spread of information, material, and
non-material characteristics from one cul-
ture to another is called what?
A. Cultural Diffusion
B. Urban Sprawl
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258. Which describes the birth and death rate
of Stage 4 of the DTM?
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A. The death rate is decreasing and birth
rate remains high
B. Both the death and birth rate are high
C. Both the death and birth rate are low
and fluctuating
D. Both the birth rate and death rate are
decreasing
259. The mortality rate, due to the Industrial
Revolution
A. increase
B. remained
C. decreased
D. none of above
260. What is population distribution?
A. The number of people living on a
square mile or square kilometer of land
B. The variations in population that occur
across a country, a continent, or the world
C. The growth rate of a population
D. The movement of people from place to
place
261. The data of people who are born and die
are collected in
A. general population censuses
B. the statistical institutes
C. civil records
D. none of above
262. Given a scenario where a country expe-
riences a significant increase in birth rates
and a decrease in death rates due to im-
proved healthcare, which phase of demo-
graphic transition theory does this repre-
sent?
A. Pre-industrial stage
B. Transitional stage
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C. Post-industrial stage
D. Agricultural stage
263. A(n) is a person who has left his or
her home country due to crisis, such as war
or famine.
A. refugee
B. emigrant
C. immigrant
D. resident alien
264. Which is a pilgrimage site for Muslims?
A. Jerusalem
B. Xi’an
C. Mecca
D. Varanasi
265. How does the demographic transition
model explain change over time in the pop-
ulation of a country or region?
A. by tracking life expectancy
B. by measuring the annual number of
live births per 1, 000 people
C. by tracking birthrates and death rates
D. by measuring the immigration rate
266. Which aspect of population geography
involves the study of birth rates, death
rates, and migration patterns?
A. Population Distribution
B. Population Dynamics
C. Demographic Transition
D. None of the above
267. One way that immigration can negatively
impact a host country is
A. Requiring support from government
services, like welfare
B. Providing a larger workforce and fuel-
ing the economy.
C. “Brain drain” (losing people with
higher education)
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D. Fueling the economy and supporting
the housing market
268. Evaluate the economic consequences of a
country with a high dependency ratio, ex-
amining its potential effects on productiv-
ity, government expenditure, and social
welfare programs.
A. Potential strain on social welfare pro-
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grams; decreased economic productivity;
increased government expenditure
B. Increased economic productivity; effi-
cient government expenditure; enhanced
social welfare programs
C. No impact on economic productivity;
stable government expenditure; reduced
demand for social welfare programs
D. Decreased social welfare programs;
increased economic productivity; reduced
government expenditure
269. What has MOST helped humans live far-
ther from natural resources?
A. Migration
B. Industrialization
C. Weather Patterns
D. Cultural Diffusion
270. Industrialization changes where humans
live by:
A. Stopping people from living in different
climate regions
B. Causing the decline of cities
C. Allowing people to live farther from
natural resources
D. Allowing migration to rural areas
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271. In this population pyramid which side are

girls on?

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A. are things that cause people to stay
their homeland.
B. are things that cause people to buy
new homes their homeland.
C. are things that cause people to invest
their homeland.
A. Left D. are things that cause people to leave
their homeland.
B. Right
276. Which of the following is the CORRECT
C. Bottom Half
formula for determining Natural Increase
D. Top Half Rate?
A. CBR + CDR multiplied by 10
272. Deserts are usually
B. CDR-CBR divided by 20
A. densely populated.
C. CBR-CDR divided by 10
B. sparsely populated.
D. CBR-CDR multiplied by 10
C. evenly populated.
277. The natural increase of a population is cal-
D. None of the above
culated by
273. Which of the following is NOT a challenge A. The difference between the country’s
to a growing population? population density and the death rate
A. Overcrowding B. The difference between the country’s
population density and the birth rate
B. Housing shortages
C. The difference between the country’s
C. Overuse of resources population density and the migration rate
D. Increased food supplies D. The difference between the country’s
birth rate and the death rate
274. Population growth rates are influenced
by human, environmental, economic, and 278. Choose the correct option

A. Physiological factors
B. Emotional
C. Political factors
D. Physical factors
A. Cultural distribution
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C. Population distribution
D. Economic distribution
279. Which is [likely to be] more densely pop-
ulated?
A. mountain range
B. island
280. Given a scenario where a country expe-
riences a significant influx of international
migrants, analyze the potential impacts on
cultural diversity and social integration.
A. Increased cultural diversity; potential
challenges in social integration
B. Decreased cultural diversity; en-
hanced social cohesion
C. No impact on cultural diversity; seam-
less social integration
D. Decreased social integration; poten-
tial cultural assimilation
281. The crude death rate is the total number
of deaths for every 1, 000 people alive in
a place in a given year.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
282. What is population distribution?
A. Pattern of where people live within a
given area or region.
B. The number of males and females in a
given area or region.
C. The average age of people in a given
area or region.
D. The number of people in a given area
or region.
283. According to the United Nations, at what
number is world population expected to
plateau?
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A. 9-11 billion
B. 13-15 billion
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C. 20-25 billion
D. never
284. People migrate within a country or re-
gion. These factors are called “push” and
“pull” factors. What is “Pull Factor”
A. *things that draw or attract people to
another place.
B. Lack of Job Opportunities
C. * things that cause people to leave
their homeland.
D. Good job Opportunities
285. What is the birth rate?
A. The number of births per 1, 000 per
year
B. The number of deaths per 1, 000 per
year
C. The number of people who have moved
into an area
D. The number of people who have moved
away from an area
286. In a region with a high dependency ra-
tio, analyze the potential challenges it may
face in terms of economic productivity and
social welfare programs.
A. Potential strain on social welfare pro-
grams; decreased economic productivity
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C. No impact on economic productivity; C. Uncontrolled expansion of urban ar-
efficient social welfare programs eas into surrounding rural areas. It also
D. Decreased social welfare programs; makes Mr. Writt irrationally upset.
increased economic productivity D. The controlled expansion of urban ar-
eas into surrounding rural areas.
287. What is the current estimated world pop-
ulation? 291. Areas close to rivers tend to be
A. 7.9 billion A. Densely populated
B. 10 billion B. Sparsely populated
C. 6.2 billion C. Fairly populated.
D. 8.5 billion D. None of the above

288. Assess the impact of international migra- 292. the variations in population that occur
tion on the cultural diversity and social fab- across a country, a continent, or the world
ric of a receiving country, considering both A. population pyramid
positive and negative aspects of cultural
B. population distribution
integration.
C. population density
A. Increased cultural diversity; potential
challenges in social integration; enhanced D. population doubling time
cultural exchange
293. What is the natural increase in demogra-
B. Decreased cultural diversity; seam- phy?
less social integration; reduced cultural
A. its the decrease of a population
exchange
B. its the increase in natural bureaucra-
C. No impact on cultural diversity; ef-
cies
ficient social integration; increased cul-
tural assimilation C. its the growth of a population
D. Decreased social integration; poten- D. its the natural way people increase in
tial cultural assimilation; reduced cultural wealth
exchange
294. the growth of a population; the differ-
289. Most humans live of the equator, in ence between birthrates and death rate
the hemisphere. A. birth rate
A. south, northern B. death rate
B. south, southern C. natural increase
C. north, northern D. migration
D. north, eastern
295. What is it called when a person moves
290. What is urban sprawl? within a country?

A. Planned expansion of urban areas into A. Migration

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C. Asylum seeker B. Increased dependency ratio

D. Internal Migration C. Higher retirement costs

296. A population pyramid can be used to D. Decreased productivity levels

show 301. Which of the following is a PUSH factor?
A. How populations change over time
B. Show population distribution between
age cohorts (groups)

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C. Areas of high and low population den-
sity in a country
D. Where people live

297. A person forced to flee their country due

to war, violence, or natural disaster is
called a
A. Political Freedom
A. immigrant
B. Lack of Education
B. runner
C. Job Opportunities
C. illegal alien
D. Religious Freedom
D. refugee
302. refers to the movement of people
298. In the context of population geography,
from rural areas to cities.
what does the term “Demographic Transi-
tion” specifically refer to? A. sub urbanization
A. A change in population density over B. modernization
time C. destabilization
B. A shift from rural to urban living D. urbanization
C. A shift from high to low birth and death
303. the average number of people living on a
rates
square mile or square kilometer of land
D. A change in immigration patterns
A. population density
299. Two-thirds of the world’s population is B. population distribution
concentrated in four regions EXCEPT:
C. population pyramid
A. Europe
D. population doubling time
B. South Asia
C. Southeast Asia 304. High birthrate and high death rate means
the total population is low
D. North America
A. stage 1
300. Given a scenario where a country has a B. stage 2
high percentage of working-age individu-
als, what economic opportunity might this C. stage 3
represent for the nation? D. stage 4
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305. Which of the following is likely to be af- C. South America

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309. The industrial Revolution is considered
an era of rapid because new technol-
ogy enable cultures traits to spread more
quickly from one culture to another.
A. cultural diffusion
B. cultural dispersion
A. amount of land for agriculture
C. cultural assimilation
B. amount of clean water
D. cultural dissonance
C. number of people who are unemployed
D. all of the above 310. Istanbul is an important city because it
commands the to Europe
306. True or False:Most people in the world
live along coast lines

A. Straits

A. True B. Money

B. False C. Oil
D. Religion
307. What is urbanization?
A. The number of people living on a 311. Religion is not considered part of culture
square mile or square kilometer of land because beliefs vary in different parts of
the world.
B. The variations in population that occur
across a country, a continent, or the world A. true

C. The growth rate of a population B. false

D. The movement of people from rural vil- 312. These are programs designed to help peo-
lages to cities ple with children with the costs of child
care.
308. Europe forms the western peninusla of
Eurasia, the landmass that includes Europe A. Child Subsidies
and what other continent? B. Child Assistance
A. North America C. Child Endangerment
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313. A policy to make it easier for people to
move into a country is called
A. Anti-natal policy
B. Pronatal policy
C. Anti-immigration policy
D. Pro-immigration policy
318. Evaluate the potential consequences of a
country with a predominantly young popu-
lation for its education systems and future
workforce development.
A. Increased demand for education; po-
tential challenges in workforce integra-
tion; potential economic benefits
B. Decreased demand for education; ef-

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314. What is zero population growth? ficient workforce development; potential
economic drawbacks
A. The number of years it takes for a pop-
ulation to double in size C. No impact on education systems;
seamless workforce integration; poten-
B. The growth rate of a population tial economic stability
C. The model that uses birthrates and D. Decreased demand for workforce de-
death rates to show how populations in velopment; increased focus on education;
countries or regions change over time potential economic growth
D. The birthrate and death rate are equal, 319. Much of the earth’s landscape is inhos-
resulting in no population growth pitable.
315. What is an example of how a high human
population density can affect that popula-
tion’s health?
A. Diseases are likely to disappear
B. Diseases are likely to travel very
quickly throughout the population
C. Diseases are likely to travel less A. True
quickly throughout the population B. False
D. none of above 320. Does this population growth chart most
likely show a developed or a developing
316. The average number of people living in an country?
area
A. population distribution
B. population density
C. urbanization
D. population rate

317. An excess of water in an area would re-

sult in what level of population density?
A. higher
B. lower

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A. developed 324. What helps improve soil and helps grow

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321. Which of the following is NOT a charac- B. fertilizers
teristic of human population?
C. flooding
A. Ethnicity
D. less agriculture
B. GDP
325. This population pyramid shows
C. Language
D. Occupation

322. people with common interests living on a

square mile or square kilometer of land
A. community
B. trend
C. birthrate A. a country with an old population
D. death rate B. a country with an uneven male/female
distribution
323. The relative location of a city, with re- C. a country with a young population
spect to other geographic features, re-
gions, resources, and transport routes is D. none of above
called 326. The population of the world is:
A. Situation A. 7 billion people
B. New York B. 71 billion people
C. Site C. 7.1 million people
D. Pittsburgh D. 71 million people

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