GGH3705: POPULATION GEOGRAPHY & SPATIAL
ANALYSIS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | UPDATED |NEW
_____ _____ warned in 1798 that human popula on growth, if unchecked, would outstrip the
poten al for increasing food supplies to meet human subsistence needs.
Thomas Malthus
Which of the following are included in the demographic equa on?
A. popula on pyramids
B. birth rates
C. fer lity rates
D. death rates
E. medical technologies
F. migra on
1. migra on
2. birth rates
3. death rates
A popula on pyramid is _____
A. a graph showing a popula on's age and sex composi on
B. a concept describing how there are generally more young people in a popula on than there
are older people
C. a theory from the early 1800s describing how the popula on can be divided by economic and
social status into a triangular distribu on
D. a sta s c used along with the fer lity rate and death rate to calculate life expectancy
a graph showing a popula on's age and sex composi on
Which part of the world is most populous?
A. Sub-Saharan Africa
B. Europe
C. South Asia
D. East Asia
, South Asia
_____ _____ is the rela onship between the number of inhabitants and the area they occupy.
Popula on density
Which of these statements about popula on projec ons are true?
A. Popula on projec ons are accurate predic ons of future popula on numbers.
B. Popula on projec ons exclude the impact of migra on rates on popula on growth or
decline.
C. Popula on projec ons are based upon incomplete data
D. Popula on projec ons assume that current condi ons will apply in the future
E. Demographers commonly present more than one popula on projec on for an area, each
based on different condi ons
1. Popula on projec ons are based upon incomplete data
2. Popula on projec ons assume that current condi ons will apply in the future
3. Demographers commonly present more than one popula on projec on for an area, each
based on different condi ons
The ____ ____ ____ is the annual number of deaths per 1000 people for a given popula on.
crude death rate (CDR)
also called mortality rate
This map of Sub-Saharan Africa shows regions where popula on exceeds the carrying capacity
of the land, poten ally leading to reduced ___
A. food security
B. migra on
C. mortality rates
D. agricultural density
food security
The ____ is the part of the Earth's surface that is permanently inhabited by human popula ons.
ecumene
If the crude death rate of a country is 32 per 1000 and the crude birth rate is 50 per 1000, what
is the rate of natural increase?
A. -1.8%
ANALYSIS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | UPDATED |NEW
_____ _____ warned in 1798 that human popula on growth, if unchecked, would outstrip the
poten al for increasing food supplies to meet human subsistence needs.
Thomas Malthus
Which of the following are included in the demographic equa on?
A. popula on pyramids
B. birth rates
C. fer lity rates
D. death rates
E. medical technologies
F. migra on
1. migra on
2. birth rates
3. death rates
A popula on pyramid is _____
A. a graph showing a popula on's age and sex composi on
B. a concept describing how there are generally more young people in a popula on than there
are older people
C. a theory from the early 1800s describing how the popula on can be divided by economic and
social status into a triangular distribu on
D. a sta s c used along with the fer lity rate and death rate to calculate life expectancy
a graph showing a popula on's age and sex composi on
Which part of the world is most populous?
A. Sub-Saharan Africa
B. Europe
C. South Asia
D. East Asia
, South Asia
_____ _____ is the rela onship between the number of inhabitants and the area they occupy.
Popula on density
Which of these statements about popula on projec ons are true?
A. Popula on projec ons are accurate predic ons of future popula on numbers.
B. Popula on projec ons exclude the impact of migra on rates on popula on growth or
decline.
C. Popula on projec ons are based upon incomplete data
D. Popula on projec ons assume that current condi ons will apply in the future
E. Demographers commonly present more than one popula on projec on for an area, each
based on different condi ons
1. Popula on projec ons are based upon incomplete data
2. Popula on projec ons assume that current condi ons will apply in the future
3. Demographers commonly present more than one popula on projec on for an area, each
based on different condi ons
The ____ ____ ____ is the annual number of deaths per 1000 people for a given popula on.
crude death rate (CDR)
also called mortality rate
This map of Sub-Saharan Africa shows regions where popula on exceeds the carrying capacity
of the land, poten ally leading to reduced ___
A. food security
B. migra on
C. mortality rates
D. agricultural density
food security
The ____ is the part of the Earth's surface that is permanently inhabited by human popula ons.
ecumene
If the crude death rate of a country is 32 per 1000 and the crude birth rate is 50 per 1000, what
is the rate of natural increase?
A. -1.8%
