Question 1

Most population growth is presently concentrated in more developed countries.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

More people are alive now than at any time in the past.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The most lethal epidemic in recent years has been

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A)   avian flu.
B)   AIDS.
C)   malaria.
D)   cholera.
E)   SARS.

Question 4

Country X has a crude birth rate of 40 and a crude death rate of 15.In what stage of the demographic transition is this country?

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A)   Stage 1
B)   Stage 2
C)   Stage 3
D)   Stage 4
E)   Stage 5

Question 5

Population concentrations are generally in low-lying areas with fertile soil.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which stage of the epidemiological transition is known as the stage of "delayed degenerative diseases"?

Accepted Answer

A)   Stage 1
B)   Stage 2
C)   Stage 3
D)   Stage 4
E)   Stage 5

Question 7

The ________ rate in more developed countries is higher on average than in less developed countries.

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A)   birth
B)   natural increase
C)   infant mortality
D)   total fertility
E)   death

Question 8

Increasing the education of women is generally associated with declining birth rates.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which stage of the epidemiological transition is known as the stage of "reemergent infectious diseases"?

Accepted Answer

A)   Stage 1
B)   Stage 2
C)   Stage 3
D)   Stage 4
E)   Stage 5

Question 10

As a country moves through the demographic transition,we can expect its elderly support ratio to

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A)   increase.
B)   decrease.
C)   stay the same.
D)   None of these: the elderly support ratio isn't affected by the demographic transition.

Question 11

Which stage of the demographic transition cannot be found anywhere in the world today?

Accepted Answer

A)   Stage 1
B)   Stage 2
C)   Stage 3
D)   Stage 4

Question 12

The principal reason for declining natural increase rates in less developed countries today is

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A)   increasing crude birth rates.
B)   declining crude birth rates.
C)   increasing crude death rates.
D)   declining crude death rates.
E)   balanced natural increase rates.

Question 13

Human beings avoid all but which of these regions?

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A)   cold lands
B)   dry lands
C)   warm lands
D)   wet lands
E)   high lands

Question 14

According to Malthus,population increases geometrically,while food supply increases arithmetically.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Geographers define overpopulation as

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A)   too many people in the world.
B)   too many people compared to environmental capacity.
C)   too many people in a region.
D)   All of these answers are correct.

Question 16

Why does Mexico have a lower crude death rate than the United States and why does Vietnam have a lower crude death rate than Sweden?

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Question 17

Which stage of the epidemiological transition is known as the stage of "degenerative diseases"?

Accepted Answer

A)   Stage 1
B)   Stage 2
C)   Stage 3
D)   Stage 4
E)   Stage 5

Question 18

In comparing Malthus's theory to actual world food production and population growth during the past half-century,the principal difference is that

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A)   actual food production has been much higher than Malthus predicted.
B)   Malthus's theory predicted much higher food production than has actually occurred.
C)   actual population growth has been much higher than Malthus predicted.
D)   Malthus's theory predicted much higher population growth than has actually occurred.
E)   population increased geometrically while food production increased arithmetically.

Question 19

A country with a large amount of arable land and a small number of farmers will have a

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A)   high physiological density.
B)   low physiological density.
C)   high agricultural density.
D)   low agricultural density.
E)   low arithmetic density.

Question 20

The demographic transition is a process that can move forward or backward.

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A) True 
 B)False

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Which stage of the epidemiological transition is known as the stage of "reemergent infectious diseases"?

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Which stage of the epidemiological transition is known as the stage of "delayed degenerative diseases"?

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According to Malthus,population increases geometrically,while food supply increases arithmetically.

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The most lethal epidemic in recent years has been

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Increasing the education of women is generally associated with declining birth rates.

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