Pregunta 1
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India and the United Kingdom have approximately the same arithmetic density although their landscapes and sizes are quite different. From this we can conclude that the two countries have roughly the same
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number of people per area of arable land.
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number of people per area of land.
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pressure placed by people on the land to produce food.
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level of output per farmer.
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number of farmers per area of land.
Pregunta 2
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If the physiological density in a given country is very high and its arithmetic density is very low, then a country has
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a small percentage of land suitable for agriculture, even if there seems to be plenty of space available to live in.
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inefficient farmers or farmers that are out of work.
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too few farmers for the large area of land suitable for agriculture
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too many people for the available resources, particularly in regards to agricultural land.
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a large number of farmers, although the number of farmers is not as great as the number of people living in the cities.
Pregunta 3
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A country that has undergone a full demographic transition has
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a higher birth rate and a lower death rate.
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a lower birth rate and a higher death rate.
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a lower birth rate, a lower death rate, and it has undergone significant economic growth.
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a higher birth rate and a lower death rate, and it is about to undergo industrialization.
Pregunta 4
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Which stage of the demographic transition has a population explosion.
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stage 1
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stage 2
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stage 3
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stage 4
Pregunta 5
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For most of humanity's history, the population of the world was in stage 2 of the demographic transition.
Pregunta 6
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The physiological densities of both Bangladesh and the Netherlands are high, but the Dutch have a much lower agricultural density than the Bangladeshi. Geographers conclude that
Pregunta 7
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The Netherlands has a much higher physiological density than does India but a much lower agricultural density. This difference demonstrates that, compared to India, the Dutch have extremely limited arable land to meet the needs of their population.
Pregunta 8
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Malthus theory - food supply increases arithmetically and population increases geometrically.
Today: 1 person, 1 unit of food
25 years from now: 2 persons, 2 units of food
50 years from now:
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3 persons, 3 units of food
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4 persons, 3 units of food
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3 persons, 4 units of food
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4 persons, 4 units of food
Pregunta 9
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European countries started to enter stage 2 of the demographic transition after 1750 as a result of the ___________, which began in England in the late 18th century.
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Agricultural Revolution
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Industrial Revolution
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Medical Revolution
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all are correct
Pregunta 10
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The doubling time of a population can be estimated by taking the number 70 and dividing it by the annual percentage growth rate.
If a country has a 3.5% annual growth rate, its doubling time is _____ years.
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200
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20
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2000
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none of the above
Pregunta 11
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The two most populous countries in the world are
Pregunta 12
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Physiological density is the number of
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farmers per area of farmland.
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acres of farmland per the total area of a country.
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people per area of flat land.
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people in a country relative to the total area of cropland.
Pregunta 13
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The lowest crude birth rates are found in countries in which stage of the demographic transition?
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stage 1
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stage 2
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stage 3
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stage 4
Pregunta 14
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Africa, Asia, and Latin America entered stage 2 of the demographic transition as a result of
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the scientific revolution.
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the agricultural revolution.
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the industrial revolution.
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the computer revolution.
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the medical revolution.
Pregunta 15
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The percentage by which a population grows in years is called the
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crude birth rate
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natural increase rate
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total fertility rate
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doubling time.
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life expectancy
Pregunta 16
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Stages 1 and 4 of the Demographic Transition are similar in that
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both have low dependency ratios.
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both have low death rates.
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both have high dependency ratios.
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both have low growth rates.
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both have low life expectancies.
Pregunta 17
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Africa is the world's region with the highest annual population growth
Pregunta 18
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___________________ density is the ratio of the number of farmers to the amount of arable land.
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arithmetic
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agricultural
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physiologic
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environmental
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latin america
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asia
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europe
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sub sahara africa
Pregunta 20
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The doubling time of a population can be estimated by taking the number 50 and dividing it by the annual percentage growth rate.