Geo Quiz

 _______refers to the average number of children a woman is expected to have over her life time

• Fertility rate

• Birth period

• Birth rate

• Fertility period

This refers to the number of elderly and under 15s in a population reliant on the people of working age

• Youthful or aging population

• Active Population

• Dependency ratio

• Dependency

This refers to the people of working age in a population typically 15 - 65

• Working population

• Economically active population

• Dependent population

• Dependency ratio

What is not an advantage of a coastal regions?

• Livlihoods

• Food security

• Extreme weather events

• Trade routes

South Korea has an active population of:

• 73%

• 63%

• 53%

• 83%

Which of the following statistics is incorrect in describing demographic change in South Korea

• Child mortality rates fell from 350 in 1950 to less than 3 today

• There is no crime now in South Korea

• Capital investment peaked at 37% in in 1991 having risen from 11% in 1960

• Fertility rate has fallen from 6 in 1960 to 1.6 today

The one-child policy is thought to have reduced the Chinese population size by approximately

• 400 Million

• 200 Million

• 300 Million

• 100 Million

Physical factor that influences large-scale variations in population distribution

• Relief

• Irrigation

• Lack of technology

• Low levels of state investment

Which of the following best describes the Enhanced Greenhouse Effect?

• A process of increasing the greenhouse effect through anthropogenic factors

• A process that leads to climate change

• A process that leads to increased warming of the atmosphere

• A process of increasing the greenhouse effect through industry uses of fossil fuels

Some studies have shown that disease-carrying mosquitos have extended their range by:

• 100 miles a year

• 200 miles a year

• 50 miles a year

• 150 miles a year