Human Geography - Population
A quiz on the Population component of the AP Human Geography course offered at Ponte Vedra High School.
- 1.
- A.
Arithmetic is total population divided by total land and physiological is total population divided by total arable land.
- B.
Arithmetic is total population divided by total arable land and physiological is total population divided by total land.
- C.
Neither.
- 2.Which of the following would properly express the population pressure in Egypt?
- A.
Arithmetic population density.
- B.
Population pyramid.
- C.
Demographic transition model.
- D.
Physiological population density.
- 3.What three areas contain the vast majority of the world's population?
- A.
South Asia, East Asia, and the United States.
- B.
Europe, East Asia, South Asia.
- C.
South America, Europe, East Asia.
- D.
Europe, United States, East Asia.
- 4.My country is going through a population explosion. What demographic stage[s] is it likely in?
- A.
Stage 1.
- B.
Stage 2.
- C.
Stage 3.
- D.
Stage 4.
- E.
Two of the above are correct.
- 5.I pass a billboard on the road in which a small, Causcasian family is smiling and laughing, put up by the government. What logical conclusions can I draw from observing this billboard?
- A.
The country is practicing restrictive population policies.
- B.
The country is practicing expansive population policies.
- C.
The country is practicing eugenic population policies.
- D.
Two of the above are correct.
- 6.What is the root cause[s] of high CBR and CDR in the first stage of demographic transition?
- A.
Lack of food; famine
- B.
Lack of sanitation
- C.
Epidemics and instability
- D.
Two of the above are correct
- E.
All of the above are correct
- 7.My nation is mainly comprised of young teenagers and young adults- why, I'm one of the VERY few old people. What would my population pyramid look like, you think?
- A.
Chalice
- B.
Pillar
- C.
Pyramid
- D.
Ellipse
- 8.Who sounded the 'warning bells' about population in the early 1700s?
- 9.A high birthrate means population growth. True, or false?
- 10.A megalopolis is a large ____ center.
- 11.Stationary population level requires a TFR among women of ____.
- 12.My dad's heart failed the week before. He died as a result of a ____ disease.
- 13.Explain why populations rise and fall in certain places. Give examples.
- 14.
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