Unit 2

1.

1 point

In the 1930s, thousands of 'Okies' fled the Dust Bowl of the southern Great Plains and moved to the fertile agricultural regions of California to start a new life. This is an example of

external migration

political migration

eco-migration

forced migration

economic migration

2.

1 point

Refugees are produced through

internal migration

economic migration

forced migration

cultural migration

chain migration

3.

1 point

Most of the world's people live in

urban areas in the developed world

China

The southern hemisphere

the developed world

the world's poorest countries

4.

1 point

The demographic accounting equation does NOT take into account (blank) when calculating a country's population

the death rates

immigration

instances when natural increase is negative

emigration

natural increase over time

5.

1 point

The Sun Belt includes

The Rocky Mountain States

Southern Nevada, southern California, and South Florida

Alabama and Louisiana

Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina

Texas and New Mexico

6.

1 point

Many recent college graduates and young professionals move to large, vibrant cities- such as New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles- with nightlife, cultural amenities, and job opportunities. These attractions are examples of

suburban amenities

economic factors

pull factors

push factors

mobility opportunities

7.

1 point

India and China are the world's two most populous countries. While China has instituted a strict population policy, India

does not endorse birth control because of the Catholic majority

because of their agriculture system, encourages reproduction

encourages lower fertility through education and access to family planning

has a similar policy as China

for cultural reasons, encourages women to continue to reproduce

8.

1 point

Within the United States, overall life expectancy

is limited by a unusually high infant mortality rate

varies between various cohorts within the larger population

varies between regions, with people in the Southwest living longer on average

all the above

both a and c

9.

1 point

A rectangle-shaped population pyramid indicates a country that is

growing slowly or not at all

highly dependent on the economically productive generations

growing rapidly

experiencing high immigration rates

composed mainly of the older age classes

10.

1 point

Which of the following is the result of chain migration?

The African slave trade

the formation of Israel

San Francisco's Chinatown

French colonial rule

Colonization of the American frontier

11.

1 point

Thomas Malthus predicted that

technology will offset population growth

population would outpace food production

the environment would allow less food to be grown in the future

the Green Revolution would provide agriculture technology to support increasing populations

the distribution of resources would be a continuing problem

12.

1 point

(blank) occurs when a population is adding a fixed percentage of people to a growing population each year.

demographic accounting

overpopulation

arithmetic growth

doubling

exponential growth

13.

1 point

When baby boomers have reached retirement age, what will the population pyramid for the U.S. look like

none of these

pear-shaped, wide at the bottom, but narrow at the top

relatively rectangular, with a slight bulge near the top

an hourglass, wide at both top and bottom but narrow in the middle

Carrot-shaped, a narrow bottom and wide top

14.

1 point

Throughout human history, world population has

been confined to countries in the southern hemisphere

experienced numerous periods of dramatic decline

grown at a steady rate

grown most rapidly in the developed world

grown rapidly over the last 200 years

15.

1 point

Life expectancy has increased

only in the most-developed countries

due to increase food production

only in the least-developed countries

due to the Green Revolution

worldwide

16.

1 point

The baby boom

occurred in the years following World War I

was a result of free love during the 1960s

was described by the off-beat author Douglas Coupland

was fostered by economic prosperity and relative peace

was limited to California and the West

17.

1 point

Which of the following countries would you expect to have the densest population?

China

Belgium

Mexico

Peru

Colombia

18.

1 point

Millions of (blank) came to the U.S. during the early years of the 20th century

colonists

emigrants

suburbanites

refugees

immigrants

19.

1 point

Total fertility rate is not closely correlated with which of the following

literacy

education

gender empowerment

economic development

Industrial output

20.

1 point

The number of live births per thousand people per year is called the

crude birth rate

total fertility rate

natural increase rate

exponential growth rate

infant growth rate

21.

1 point

Which of the following countries is most likely to be showing the lowest natural increase rate.

Japan

United States

Afghanistan

Chile

Liechtenstein

22.

1 point

Which of the following countries is at stage two of the demographic transition?

San Marino

Denmark

Finland

Russia

Nigeria

23.

1 point

Carrying capacity is a function of

technology

natural resources

resource allocation

limiting factors

a, b, and d

24.

1 point

Which of the following regions is currently experiencing the fastest population growth?

Eastern Europe

Tropical Africa

Sun Belt

Northeast United States

Northern Asia

25.

1 point

Population policy usually involves limitations on

fertility levels

both a and b

all the above

education levels

immigration levels