AP Human AMSCO Final Review Chapter 3-4

Which generalization is best illustrated by the world map above (Number of people per square mile?)

A. Climate is the primary factor influencing population distribution

B. People are spread out evenly throughout the world

C. The majority of the world's population live between 20 N and 60 N latitude

D. More people live in the Western Hemisphere than the Eastern Hemisphere

E. People have preserved fertile land for farming by choosing to settle heavily in areas with poor farmland

C. The majority of the world's population live between 20 N and 60 N latitude

Based on the map (same map), which area is most densely populated?

A. Eastern Asia

B. Northern Europe

C. Western North America

D. Central South America

E. Southern Africa

A. Eastern Asia

According to the table, which country has a greater need for increased crop yield?

(A) Country A: Its physiological density indicates that its farmers do not have the technological resources

B. country A: the large difference between its arithmetic and physiological densities indicates that it only has only a little good farmland.

C. country A: its high arithmetic and physiological densities indicate that it needs to use a high percentage of its land to grow crops.

D. Country B: It has an arable land percentage of 16.8, which is not sufficient for growing enough food to feed everyone.

E. Country B: The small difference between its arithmetic and physiological densities indicates it has ample good farmland.

B. country A: the large difference between its arithmetic and physiological densities indicates that it only has only a little good farmland.

Which country has the lowest arithmetic density?

A. Egypt

B. United States

C. Australia

D. India

E. France

C. Australia

The Nile River Valley has the greatest concentration of population in Egypt because of its

A. Alpine climate

B. tourist attractions

C. extensive in-migration from nearby areas

D. many sacred sites

E. high-quality agricultural land

E. high-quality agricultural land

Which might explain the asymmetrical part of the population pyramid?

A. a high death rate among men ages 25-50

B. a large guest worker population.

C. an overcoming of children during the census

D. an epidemic with a high rate of mortality among the elderly

E. a major war fought in the years 2006 to 2010.

B. a large guest worker population.

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Chapter 4

population Growth and Decline

Which stage of the DTM does the population pyramid represent?

A.1

B.2

C.3

D.4

E.5

E. Stage 5

Which is most likely a bigger concern represented in the pyramid than for countries in other DTM stages?

a. a greater demand for government spending on pensions and healthcare for the elderly

b. a greater demand for government spending on education and daycare for children

C. a higher rate of unemployment among people of working age

D. a higher rate of emigration by people in search of jobs

E a faster overall population growth than in previous decades.

a. a greater demand for government spending on pensions and healthcare for the elderly

Which country's population has the highest rate of natural increase?

A. Niger

B. Bangladesh

C. Mexico

D. Australia

E. France

A. Niger

France's crude death rate is probably higher than Bangladesh's because

A. France has been in more wars

B. France has more natural disasters

C. France has a higher percentage of elderly people

D. Bangladesh has a better healthcare system

E. Bangladesh has a higher life expectancy

C. France has a higher percentage of elderly people

Which ideas predicated greater famines from overpopulation than occurred?

A DTM

B ETM

C Malthusian Theory

D. Neo-Malthusian Theory

E. China's "One-Child" policy

C Malthusian Theory

which change most reduced fertility rates in less developed countries?

A. building hospitals and healthcare facilities

B. providing more education to girls

C. implementing pro-natalist policies

D. discouraging the use of birth control

E. promoting fundamentalist religious values.

B. providing more education to girls

over the past century, the population of the world has been

A growing even though the fertility rate is decreasing

B growing even though life expectancy is decreasing.

C growing because the fertility rate is increasing

D declining because life expectancy is decreasing

E declining even though the fertility rate is increasing

A growing even though the fertility rate is decreasing

according to the ETM when do vaccines and improved saintation cause the death rate to decrease

A 1

B 2

C 3

D 4

E5

B Stage 2