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Demography and population geography are different types of studies because the former focuses upon statistical analysis whereas the latter emphasizes spatial analysis. |
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| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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2 | |
By 2008, the approximate human population of Earth will reach 6.7 billion people. Taking such conditions into account, the United Nations projection for global population in 2050 is for how many people? |
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| | A) | 3 billion |
| | B) | 6 billion |
| | C) | 9 billion |
| | D) | 12 billion |
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3 | |
Crude birth rates and crude death rates are calculated as being the number of births or deaths per how many people? |
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| | A) | 100,000 |
| | B) | 10,000 |
| | C) | 1,000 |
| | D) | 100 |
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4 | |
A safe generalization is that crude birth rates of less than 18 per 1,000 is characteristic of ___________. |
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| | A) | developing states |
| | B) | newly industrializing countries |
| | C) | developed states |
| | D) | "A" and "B" |
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5 | |
An accepted generalization is that crude birth rates of more than 30 per 1,000 is on the high side. Approximately what fraction of the world’s population lives where that rate exists? |
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| | A) | one-third |
| | B) | one-fourth |
| | C) | one-fifth |
| | D) | one-sixth |
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6 | |
Research seems to demonstrate that the primary reason that fertility falls is when women decide they want smaller families. |
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| | A) | Yes |
| | B) | No |
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7 | |
In the developing world the major deterrent to lowering birth rates is _________________. |
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| | A) | contraception |
| | B) | education |
| | C) | coercion |
| | D) | economic consequences |
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8 | |
Total fertility rate (TFR) is the same as crude birth rate (CBR). |
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| | A) | Yes |
| | B) | No |
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9 | |
The minimum total fertility rate (TFR) to produce replacement population is _______________. |
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| | A) | 1.1 |
| | B) | 1.6 |
| | C) | 2.1 |
| | D) | 2.6 |
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10 | |
In light of the concept of population momentum, what would happen to the world's population if the global total fertility rate (TFR) were to drop below replacement population level? |
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| | A) | decline immediately |
| | B) | stabilize |
| | C) | increase for awhile due to a large child-bearing cohort |
| | D) | increase rapidly |
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11 | |
Total fertility rate (TFR) in a population can and does generally vary within that population’s sub-groups. |
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| | A) | Yes |
| | B) | No |
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12 | |
The United States has a total fertility rate (TFR) of 2.0. Which group within the United States has the highest TFR among the groups represented? |
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| | A) | Asian/Pacific Islander |
| | B) | Hispanics |
| | C) | African-Americans |
| | D) | American Indians |
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13 | |
Infant mortality rates include deaths of children under ______ of age. |
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| | A) | 1 day |
| | B) | 1 year |
| | C) | 3 years |
| | D) | 5 years |
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Maternal mortality rates in the developing world compared to the developed world are ______________. |
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| | A) | higher |
| | B) | lower |
| | C) | substantially lower |
| | D) | the same |
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15 | |
A population pyramid with an extremely wide base, such as Kenya's, is typical of an area with __________________. |
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| | A) | extremely slow growth |
| | B) | slow growth |
| | C) | stable growth |
| | D) | rapid growth |
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16 | |
A population pyramid with nearly equally divided cohorts has almost vertical sides, e.g., Sweden. This is typical of an area with __________________. |
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| | A) | extremely slow growth |
| | B) | slow growth |
| | C) | stable growth |
| | D) | rapid growth |
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17 | |
A major impact upon population growth is HIV/AIDS. The most devastated region of the world with respect to HIV/AIDS is _________________. |
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| | A) | Asia |
| | B) | North America |
| | C) | India |
| | D) | Africa |
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18 | |
The two most important factors in explaining the 100 million "missing women" of the world are ________________. |
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| | A) | poverty and underdevelopment |
| | B) | poverty and cultural practices |
| | C) | cultural norms and underdevelopment |
| | D) | cultural practices and cultural norms |
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19 | |
When using the dependency ratio, the age group considered to be the least dependent is _______________. |
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| | A) | under 15 years |
| | B) | 15-64 years |
| | C) | over 64 years |
| | D) | "A" and "C" |
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20 | |
A rate of natural increase of 1.0 percent results in a doubling time of how many years? |
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| | A) | 24 |
| | B) | 35 |
| | C) | 70 |
| | D) | 140 |
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21 | |
A rate of natural increase of 2.0 percent results in a doubling time of how many years? |
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| | A) | 24 |
| | B) | 35 |
| | C) | 70 |
| | D) | 140 |
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22 | |
The premise of the demographic transition is that a population is shifting into _______________. |
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| | A) | agriculture and rural settlement |
| | B) | rural settlement and industrialization |
| | C) | agriculture and urbanization |
| | D) | industrialization and urbanization |
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23 | |
The demographic transition was created initially to describe the population change of what region? |
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| | A) | Southeast Asia |
| | B) | Eastern Europe |
| | C) | North America |
| | D) | Western Europe |
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24 | |
The first and fourth stages of the demographic transition are characterized by low rates of natural increase. |
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| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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25 | |
The Cairo Plan calls for stabilizing the world's population at 7.27 billion by what year? |
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| | A) | 2005 |
| | B) | 2015 |
| | C) | 2050 |
| | D) | 2100 |
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26 | |
The term ecumene refers to what? |
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| | A) | The study of ecology. |
| | B) | How population pressures affect the natural environment. |
| | C) | The permanently inhabited areas of the earth's surface. |
| | D) | Unihabited areas of the earth's surface. |
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27 | |
Which term refers to the number of people per unit of arable land? |
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| | A) | physiological density |
| | B) | arithmetic density |
| | C) | agrodensity |
| | D) | antidensity |