Population Growth: Antinatalist & Pronatalist Quiz

What is the main focus of Module 12?

• Internal migration policies

• Immigration policies

• Population policies that attempt to curtail or boost fertility

• Economic policies

Antinatalist policies are designed to achieve which of the following purposes?

• To reduce the birth rate in a population

• To increase the birth rate in a population

• To promote immigration

• To encourage larger families

What does the term 'Antinatalist' mean?

• Policies that encourage population growth

• Policies that seek to control population growth by reducing fertility rates

• Policies that increase fertility rates

• Policies that have no effect on population growth

Antinatalist policies seek to control population growth by reducing _________.

• fertility rates

• life expectancy

• immigration rates

• employment rates

Worldwide, rapid population growth is viewed as a factor that impedes economic development, strains the natural resource base, and negatively affects the ________.

• environment

• economy

• technology

• education

AP Exam Tip: Countries with high fertility rates have individuals who have no children, and countries with low fertility rates have some very large families. Remembering the exceptions helps you to both avoid stereotypes and be more geographically accurate in your free responses. Which of the following statements best reflects the tip provided?

• All individuals in high fertility countries have many children.

• All families in low fertility countries are small.

• There are exceptions to general fertility patterns, and remembering them helps avoid stereotypes.

• Stereotypes are always accurate in geography.

According to the passage, which country is an example of using an antinatalist policy to reduce population growth?

• India

• China

• United States

• Brazil

What is the name of the policy mentioned in the passage that limited families to one child?

• one couple, one child mandate

• two children policy

• family growth initiative

• population expansion act

The 'one couple, one child' mandate in China was in effect from 1980 to _____?

• 2015

• 2005

• 2020

• 1995

Why did the Chinese government launch a birth control campaign in the early 1970s?

• To increase the population

• Due to rapid population growth and socioeconomic challenges

• To promote traditional values

• To improve international relations