AP Human Geography - Unit 2

One important feature of the world's population with the most significant future implications is that:

Both answers B and C are correct; there are more people alive in the world now than at any time in the past & the most rapid growth is occurring in the less developed countries.

Which region of the world will have the main population clusters by 20250?

Sub-Saharan Africa

The map shows the number of people per unit of land. Which of the following types of data are shown in the map?

Arithmetic density

India and the United Kingdom have approximately the same arithmetic density. From this, we can conclude that the two countries have the same

Number of people per area of land.

Geographers define overpopulation as?

Too many people compared to resources

Land that is suitable for humans to live is:

Ecumene

Which of the following is NOT a regional pair that is accurate for population clusters?

Europe-Liechtenstein

Which of the following regions of the world has the highest NIR, IMR, TFR, and overpopulation concerns

Sub-Saharan Africa

As the population of a country goes up, economic development goes?

Down

When looking at population, there should be caution when analyzing the difference between rural and urban development, which is called?

Regional Variation

Because Southeast Asia doesn’t have enough resources, what type of density does this lead to?

Physiological Density

A high physiological density means what?

A lack of water and, therefore, a lack of food.

A high arithmetic density means what?

A lack of shelter

A high agricultural density means what?

A high number of farmers and, therefore, food.

How do you calculate arithmetic density?

Divide the total population by the amount of land

How do you calculate physiological density?

Divide the total population by the amount of arable land

How do you calculate agricultural density?

Divide the total amount of farmers by the amount of arable land

The average number of births women bear in their lifetime between the ages of 15-64 is:

TFR

The world's population in 1995 was approximately 6 billion and was expected to reach 12 billion in approximately 45 years. The period of 45 years is known as:

Doubling Time

Why do human geographers often combine Physiological Density with Agricultural Density?

It explains the advancement or lack of advancement in farming practices/technologies

The total number of live births per year per 1,000 people in a society is the:

CBR

For every 1,000 babies born in Zimbabwe this year, nearly 150 of them will die before they reach their first birthday. The rate of 150 deaths per 1,000 births is known as the

IMR

Hans Rosling stated all of the following would be strategies to decrease the growing global population EXCEPT for:

Decrease Crude Death Rates

Which of the following is NOT a strategy for a pronatalist policy of a country that does not meet the replacement TFR of 2.1?

Sterilization of undesirable genetic traits

Countries like China are reducing the NIR to below the TFR replacement Level (NIR 2.1), but the population still grows because of the large overall population.  Which term describes this condition?

Population Momentum

CDR-CBR=

NIR

Which of the following is NOT an impact on population growth?

Bias in gender hires in the tech industry

Boserup’s theory states that?

Food supply directly affects human size

Cornucopian theory states that?

Resources do not exist in nature but are created by human ingenuity

Malthus’ theory states that?

“Food production will grow arithmetically, and the population will grow geometrically/expotienally.”

What are the differences between Malthusians and Neo-Malthusians?

Neo-Malthusians believe there are more factors than just population leading to a shortage of resources

What factor may lower birth rates in the world (Choose the BEST answer)?

Increase economic development - because it provides women with better access to education, high IMR, and renewable energy

Some human geographers say we are entering stage 5 in the Epidemiological transition because of the reemergence of?

Infections and parasitic disease

This epidemic is creating a high rate of CDR in African countries.

AIDS

Which of the following are reasons why NIR can decline?

Both A & B, lower birth rates and higher death rates

Which measurement is the most important in determining whether the population will increase or decline in the future?

TFR

The Phatak family in India decides to have five children, although India's official approach to demographic growth includes a public relations campaign encouraging smaller families. This illustrates 

An example of conflict between individual and government fertility goals

China's 1 Child Policy and family planning, and India's historical sterilization and current family planning policies are examples of:

Anti-natalist policies

Why have contraceptives largely failed in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Low status of women - within a patriarchal society, women have lower rights, and Sub-Saharan Africa has a patriarchal society.

In the early part of the Industrial Revolution in Europe, Thomas Malthus developed a theory that population increases exponentially, while food production can increase only arithmetically. Which of the following statements best explains how the Industrial Revolution reduced the threats forecast by Malthus?

The resulting rural-to-urban migration for jobs in factories led to a decline in birth rates and lowered population growth below what Malthus predicted.