Human Geography Chapter 4 Quiz

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Question 1:

Crude birth rate (CBR) is _______.
a) a predictive measure of the number of children a woman will have by a certain age
b) a factual measure of the number of children per 1,000 members of a population born
c) the number of children that women between the ages of 15 and 45 will give birth to within a specific country
d) Both a and c.

Question 2:

Fertility is related to _______.
a) biological factors
b) pro-natal policies
c) cultural factors
d) variations in mortality
e) Both a and c.

Question 3:

What is a major concern related to a large population?
a) The lack of carrying capacity
b) A finite supply of resources
c) A surplus labour force keeping wages low
d) All of the above.

Question 4:

What are the main causes of global population aging?
a) Declining fertility and mortality rates
b) Declining life expectancy and fertility rates
c) Increasing mortality rates
d) The AIDS pandemic

Question 5:

Throughout history, large increases in population in history have been due to _______.
a) decreases in agricultural production
b) technological advancements
c) a shift in age and sex structure
d) Both a and c.

Question 6:

Assuming a constant rate of natural increase (RNI) of 3.5 per cent, a population’s doubling time is _______.
a) 58 years
b) 35 years
c) 20 years
d) None of the above.

Question 7:

A key concern in a society with an aging population is _______.
a) the requirement of increased healthcare for a new spectrum of illness
b) the AIDS pandemic
c) the lack of a young labour force to support social benefits and pension plans
d) Both a and c.
e) Both b and c.

Question 8:

Factors underlying high rates of mortality in developing countries include _______.
a) famine
b) the AIDS pandemic
c) poverty
d) All of the above.

Question 9:

A sex ratio is _______.
a) the fertility rate compared to the mortality rate
b) the number of males per 100 females in a population
c) the number of children in a given population selling sex as a means to support themselves
d) None of the above.

Question 10:

Population growth is limited by _______.
a) the number of available labour jobs
b) agricultural resources affecting the food supply
c) fertility rates
d) Both a and c.

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