Population

Multiple Choice

1.	Which is NOT a focus of demography?
	A.	ratio between the sexes
	B.	income levels
	C.	climate of a specific area
	D.	distribution of ages
2.	According to the demographic transition model, the United States is experiencing
	A.	rapid growth.
	B.	declining growth.
	C.	slow growth.
	D.	negative growth.
3.	Condition where diseases are widespread in a community with out causing extensive death is called
	A.	pandemic
	B.	endemic
	C.	epidemic
	D.	pathogens
4.	Which of the following has the smallest population concentraion?
	A.	Africa
	B.	East Asia
	C.	Europe
	D.	South Asia
5.	Humankind as a whole is aging as a result of
		I.	improvement in health and hygene
		II.	advanced technology
		III.	limiting factor principle
	A.	I only
	B.	I and II
	C.	I, II, and III
	D.	I and III
6.	Which has not contributed to the dencrease in total fertility rates in developing nations
	A.	extensive ducational initiatives
	B.	growing role of family planning programs
	C.	new contraceptive technologies
	D.	widespread use of vaccines
7.	All of the following factors combine to explain the distribution of the human population EXCEPT
	A.	least-cost theory
	B.	history
	C.	local differences in rates of population increase
	D.	physical environment
8.	Arithmetic density is
	A.	crude birth rate minues crude death rate
	B.	number of births per unit of area
	C.	number of people per unit of area
	D.	crude death rate
9.	Population projections are used for
	A.	urban planning
	B.	developing culutural landscapes
	C.	analyzing historical patterns
	D.	none of the above
10.	Approximately 75% of the world's population lives on what percent of the surface?
	A.	2.5%
	B.	5%
	C.	7%
	D.	10%

Terms

Population geography- study of the distribution of mankind across the Earth
Emigration- movement away from a place
Immigration- movement towards a place
Carry capacity- ability of agricultural land to support a population
Replacement rate- total fertility rate of 2:1, which stabilizes a population
Population pyramid- graphic device that shows a nation's population by age 	group
Cartogram- mapline image designed to convey the magnitude of something rather than exact spatial locations

Essay

Using a country in the 4th or 5th stage of the demographic transition model, analyze it's progression from the 1st stage.  Include diagrams of each stage with your essay.

DBQ

What is the most effective way to control population?  Use the evidence provided to support your ideas.