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Chapter 2: Population

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1) What do geographers contribute to the study of population?

a) Geographers indentify differences in population problems across space.b) Geographers understand that what happens at one scale affects what goes on at other scales.c) Geographers understand how different cultures approach population questions.d) Geographers recognize the influence of government policies on population.e) All of the above.

2) Based on this map (Fig. 2.8), what do the United States, Spain, and Japan have in common?

a) All three countries have total fertility rates below replacement level.b) All three countries have total fertility rates above replacement level.c) All three countries border countries with total fertility rates above

replacement level.d) All three countries have populations greater than 200 millione) All three countries have government policies discouraging large families.

3) This photograph (Fig. 2.3) is a good illustration of

a) the effect of climate on architecture.b) population density.c) physiologic population density.d) demography.e) life expectancy.

4) This map (Fig. 2.5) indicates

a) where fertility rates are high.b) where the world’s largest cities are located.c) where people live.d) where cattle are raised.e) where population

is decreasing.

5) This map (Fig. 2.6) shows

a) the range of population densities on Earth.b) population clusters in western Europe, south Asia, east Asia, and

northeast North America.c) low population densities in central Australia, northern Canada, and in

the Sahara.d) that Brazil’s population density varies from more than 250 per square mile to less than 2.e) All of the above.

6) This graph (Fig. 2.10) indicates that:

a) Earth’s population has declines since 1700.b) Earth’s population doubled between 1650 and 1750.c) Earth’s population doubled from 1820 to 1975.d) Earth’s population is predicted to double between the year 2000 and 2015.e) Earth’s population grew by about 500,000 between 1650 and 1820.

7) This photograph (Fig. 2.12) suggest that: a) There is no medical technology available in India.b) The Indian government historically used sterilization as part of a family

planning policy.c) The Indian government historically subsidized the production of hammocks.d) Indians do not use English in everyday life.e) Doctors have offices only in hospitals.

8) This map (Fig. 2.19) indicates that a) Hawaii has a higher infant mortality rate than West Virginia.b) In Pacific coast states, the infant mortality rate is very high.c) Minnesota has a higher infant mortality rate than Texas.d) In Louisiana, more than 9 out of every 1,000 infants die.e) In Vermont, 5 out of every 1,000 infants die.

9) This map (Fig. 2.21) indicates that a) Russia has a lower life expectancy than South Africa.b) the United States has a much higher life expectancy than Mexico.c) most residents of sub-Saharan Africa can expect to live less than sixty

years.d) Brazil, Algeria, and Madagascar have very low life expectancies.e) on average, Kenyans live very long lives.

10) This population pyramid (Fig. 2.26) shows that a) between 2010 and 2050, the percentage of the Chinese population

that is under age 5 will increase.b) between 210 and 2050, the percentage of the Chinese population that

is over the age of 70 will decrease.c) in 2010, about 60% of Chinese are under the age of 4.d) in 2010, about 10% of all Chinese are between the ages of 20 and 30.e) In 2050, about 5% of the Chinese population will consist of males over the age of 80.