APHG Population Geography

Country A has a physiological density of 2,300 and an arithmetic density of 84, this means that

• many farmers are out of work

• there are a large number of farmers

• a small percentage of land is arable

• too many people for available resources

• too few farmers for large area of arable land

How are stage 1 and stage 4 of the DTM similar?

• both have low growth rates

• both have high dependency ratios

• both have low dependency ratios

• both have low life expectancy

• both have low death rates

We can assume that the principal reason for declining natural increase rates in less developed countries today is

• increasing crude birth rates

• declining crude birth rates

• increasing crude death rates

• declining crude death rates

• balanced natural increase rates

Which of the following can be found by the information shown?

• predict maternal mortality rate

• cannot be used to determine infant morality rate

• estimate the dependency ratio

• cannot be used to estimate sex ratio

• determined primarily by the combination of crude birth rates and crude growth rate

Which of the following could be used to determine health care for women and children

• crude birth rate

• crude death rate

• infant mortality rate

• life expectancy

• natural increase rate

A high birth rate, high death rate, and low natural increase rate is

• Stage 1

• Stage 2

• Stage 3

• Stage 4

• Stage 5

Countries like Germany, Russia, Japan, and the United States are dealing with

• a decreasing life expectancy among younger populations

• an increasing need for child care centers

• revenue for support programs for elderly populations are declining with a declining working population

• sex ratio is becoming disproportionate

• total population is decreasing in all these countries

A country with a birth rate of 11 and death rate of 13 would benefit from

• pro-natalist policies

• anti-natalist policies

• increased spending on education

• decreased spending on health care

• restrictive immigration policies

Which of the following is true among less-developed countries?

• more females

• more males

• a population that has a high percentage over age 15

• a population that has a high percentage under age 15

• a high percentage of population receiving adequate medical care

A country with a high rate of natural increase that faces a shortage of food supply supports which theory?

• Demographic transition

• Epidemiological transition

• Neo-Malthusian Theory

• Core-Periphery Theory

• Human-Environment Theory