Unit 4 Overview

Resources are often further subdivided based on which of the following criteria?

• Color and shape

• Use, availability, or renewable/nonrenewable status

• Country of origin

• Price and demand

If a country’s population pyramid has a bottom that is smaller than the top, what does this indicate?

• Rapidly growing population

• Growing slowly

• Stable population

• Declining (negative growth) population

Which is a disadvantage of Urban Growth Boundaries (UGBs)?

• Does not completely stop sprawl

• Promotes economic development within the city

• Decreases per capita land use

• Encourages redevelopment of industrial sites

A population pyramid with a relatively even distribution from top to bottom indicates which type of population growth?

• Rapidly growing

• Growing slowly

• Stable (zero population growth)

• Declining (negative growth)

What is an aquifer?

• A type of dam

• A permeable layer of rock and soil that holds groundwater

• A process for removing salt from water

• A type of watershed

What is a key factor that leads to declining death rates in Stage 2 of demographic transition?

• Improvements in water, sanitation, and medicine

• Increased urbanization

• Slendering base

• Low birth rates

Which type of mining involves removing the entire top of a mountain with explosives?

• Strip mining

• Placer mining

• Mountaintop removal

• Open pit mining

How do population pyramids differ between more-developed and less-developed countries?

• More-developed countries have a larger proportion of older people, while less-developed countries have a larger proportion of younger people.

• Less-developed countries have more males than females.

• More-developed countries have a larger proportion of children.

• Less-developed countries have a declining population.

What is the process of removing salt from saltwater to make fresh water called?

• Irrigation

• Zoning

• Desalination

• Recycling

How is a "rapidly growing" population pyramid characterized?

• Very large bottom of the pyramid

• Even top and bottom of the pyramid

• Bottom of the pyramid is smaller than the top

• No clear pattern in the pyramid