Test 3
Global Population Dynamics Quiz
Test your knowledge on the complex dynamics of global population trends, demographics, and epidemiology with our engaging quiz. Covering various aspects of population studies, this quiz challenges you with 40 insightful questions.
Explore themes such as:
- Demographic Transition
- Vital Statistics
- Population Density
- Epidemiological Patterns
The Earth area of permanent human settlement is called the
Hot zone
Civilized world
Ecumene
Geophenom
Relatively few people live at ______, but there are significant exceptions, especially in low latitudes
Which of the following is the correct characterization of population density
Physiological density is the best ratio to use to describe human health
Agricultural density ratios are the best representation of productive agriculture yields
A comparison of physiologic densities and arithmetic densities helps geographers understand the capacity of land to yield food for the total population
Arithmetic densities provide insight into relationships between resources and population centers in a particular region
Physiological density is the number of
Acres of farmland per total area of a country
Farmers per area of farmland
People per area of flat land
People per area suitable for agriculture
An increase in a country's physiological density would suggest a(n)
Increase in amount of agricultural land
Limit to the number of farmers
Increase in amount of irrigated land
Increase the size of the population
If the physiological density in a given country is very high and its arithmetic density is very low, then a country has
Inefficient farmers or farmers that are out of work
A large number of farmers, although the number of farmers is not as great as the number of people living in the cities
A small percentage of land suitable for agriculture
Too many people for the available resources, particularly in regards to agricultural land
When the worlds population reached about 6 billion in 1995, it was forecast that at a steady rate of growth the population would reach 12 billion in about 45 years. That period of 45 year is known as
Doubling time
Doubling life expentancy
Double increase rate
Double overpopulation
About 500 babies were born in Country D in 2011, but 35 of them die before reaching their first birthday. These data can be used to report Country D's
Crude death rate
Infant mortality rate
Early life expectancy
Terminal increase rate
Assuming all things being equal, a decline in a country's crude birth rate (CBR) would result in an increase in that country's
Total fertility rate
Life expectancy rate
Crude birth rate
Doubling time
Natural increase rate
Which three demographic measures most closely parallel each other in terms of global distribution?
Life expectancy, crude birth rate, crude death rate
Crude death rate, crude birth rate, total fertility rate
Natural increase rate, crude birth rate, total fertility rate
Natural increase rate ,crude birth rate, crude death rate
It may sound strange to hear that the _____ is generally lower for less developed countries than for more developed countries, but the difference is correlated to the average age of each population
Country A has a crude birth rate of 60 and a crude death rate of 15, while Country B has a CBR of 27 and a CDR of 9. Which country as a higher natural increase rate
A
B
Same
Cant tell
Among the world's countries, the spread between the highest and lowest CDR is ______ the spread between the highest and lowest CBR
Rapidly declining CDR is found in which stage of the demographic transition?
1
2
3
4
5
A CBR that is rapidly declining is typical of a country in which stage of the demographic transition
1
2
3
4
5
Country X has a CBR of 40 and a CDR of 15. In what stage of the demographic transition is this country?
1
2
3
4
5
Stages 1 and 4 of the demographic transition are similar in that they
Both have low growth rates
Both have high dependency ratios
Both have low dependency ratios
Both have low life expectancies
Europe and North America entered stage 2 of the demographic transition as a result of
The agricultural revolution
Computer revolution
Scientific revolution
Industrial revolution
Africa, Asia, and Latin America entered stage 2 of the demographic transition as a result of
Industrial revolution
Medical revolution
Agricultural revolution
Scientific revolution
The number of males per 100 females in the population is called
Dependency ratio
Maternal mortality rates
Sex ratio
Male fertility rate
The standard biological ration at birth of 105 males to 100 females is NOT found in which two countries
US and Canada
Nigeria and Ethiopia
France and UK
India and China
The annual number of female deaths related to pregnancy per 100,000 live births is called
Total infertility rate
Maternal mortality rate
Crude female death rate
Infant mortality rate
The maternal mortality ration is higher in _____ than in other developed countries
The number of people who are too young or too old to work compared to the number of people in their productive years is called the
Social dependency ratio
Elderly support ratio
Dependency ratio
Productive capacity ratio
This branch of medical science is concerned with the incidence, distribution, and control of diseases that are prevalent among a population over a particular time.
Epidemiology
Etymology
Dermatology
Medical transition
Dr. John Snow found that cholera cases in London were
Spatially associated with certain public wells
Being punished for their sins
Being transmitted almost exclusively by French and Irish immigrants
Spread through the main sea trading routes by infected rats
The stage of the epidemiological transition are based on
Causes of death at varying stages of the demographic transition
The means through which disease is transmitted spatially
New food source which produced population explosions
Pandemics like the bubonic plague, influenza, and AIDS
Thomas Malthus states that
Population increased arithmetically while food production increased linguistically
The world's rate of population increase was higher rthan the development of food supplies
Crude birth rates must balance crude death rates
"moral restraint" was producing lower crude birth rates
Japan's population decline is directly attributed to
The legacy of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by US
2011 earthquake and nuclear explosion
Demographic shift to smaller families and more women in the workforce
A legacy of inadequate pollution controls
A pronounced gender imbalance is most recognizable in
India
Denmark
Singapore
Japan
Demographic momentum is the phenomenon that
Life expectations take more than a generation to slow down
Population growth continues for about a generation even after replacement fertility has been reached
Requires that TFR must fall from replacement fertility to 2.0
Democratic societies resist the imposition of a one-child policy
Demographic momentum is due to
A youthful age distribution in the population pyramid
An elderly age distribution in the population pyramid
Unbalanced sex ratios in favor of males
Rapidly changing life expectancies
Why is Germany's crude birth rate higher than India's
Declining quality of life in Germany
Widespread out-migration in Germany
Germany's older population
Erroneous death statistics
Which is NOT a difference between the less-developed countries and the more-developed countries as they pass through their demographic transition
The LCD economies are profoundly different than in MDC populations upon which the model was based
LDC are more heavily populated than were MDC when they went through the demographic transition
Death rate decline is occurring much more rapidly in LDC than it did in MDC
LDC have fewer out-migration safety-valve destinations
The demographic transition in the LDC is taking much longer than in the MDC
The age specific fertility rate indicates
Number of births per women in a certain age cohort
The average number of children per family in a country
The average age of women giving birth
The ration of female to male births
Which of the following demographic trends are caused by later marriage age, women moving into the workforce and higher education, introduction of social security plans for old age, a shrinking percentage of people engaged in agriculture, and people moving into cities
Decline of CBR in stage 2
Decline of CBR in stage 3
Decline in CDR in stage 2
Decline in CDR in stage 3
A country with a CBR of 45 per 1000 and a CDR of 12 per 1000 has a natural increase rate of
5.7 %
57 %
3.3 %
33 %
What is the term defined by the following phrase: "Number of deaths per children under 1 year of age per 1000 live births in a year
CBR
CDR
NIR
IMR
A population pyramid with a larger base than tip but slowly losing base mass (forming a bee-hive shape) is in what stage of the demographic transition
1
2
3
4
A population pyramid with a large base that slopes to the tip (forming a triangular shape) is in what stage of the demographic transition
1
2
3
4
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