WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
EXAM SET QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
What does a total fertility rate of 2.1 indicate?
A) that a population is at its replacement rate
B) that a population is growing slowly
C) that a population is growing quickly
D) that a population has reached its peak
E) A TFR that is less than 2.1 has no particular significance. - Answer-a
In which of the following cases will the total fertility rate (TFR) be highest?
A) when women marry early and have one or two children
B) when women marry in their late 30s, and then have children
C) when women marry in their late 20s, then have several children
D) when women marry early, have children, then die in their late 20s
E) when women marry early and have many children over a long span of years -
Answer-e
What is one of the best indicators of the momentum for continued population
growth?
A) the youthfulness of a population
B) the death rate of a population
C) the average life expectancy of a population
D) the death rate and the average life expectancy - Answer-a
The Nigeria population pyramid is indicative of
A) slow growth
B) zero growth
C) rapid growth
D) negative growth
E) a country with very few children - Answer-c
The United States population pyramid is indicative of
A) rapid growth
B) a nation with large numbers of young children
C) a nation in Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition Model
D) slow growth
E) a nation in Stage 1 of the Demographic Transition Model - Answer-d
Which of the following is NOT shown in a population pyramid?
A) a general, graphic indication of the growth rate
B) males in the population
C) females in the population
D) age distribution of the population
E) birth and death rates - Answer-e
, Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition Model will be characterized by
A) high birth rate, low death rate, low RNI
B) low birth rate, low death rate, low RNI
C) high birth rate, high death rate, low RNI
D) low birth rate, high death rate, negative RNI
E) high birth rate, low death rate, high RNI - Answer-e
In which two stages of the Demographic Transition is the rate of natural increase
(RNI)
high?
A) Stage 1 and Stage 3
B) Stage 1 and Stage 4
C) Stage 2 and Stage 3
D) Stage 2 and Stage 4
E) Stage 3 and Stage 4 - Answer-c
In which stage(s) of the Demographic Transition are birthrates and death rates both
high?
A) Stage 1
B) Stages 2 and 4
C) Stages 2 and 3
D) Stages 3 and 4
E) Stages 1 and 4 - Answer-a
In which two Stages of the Demographic Transition are the RNI low?
A) Stages 1 and 2
B) Stages 2 and 3
C) Stages 3 and 4
D) Stages 1 and 3
E) Stages 1 and 4 - Answer-e
You are at the Tropic of Capricorn. You are sailing to the Arctic Circle. How many
degrees latitude will you need to sail?
A) 23.5 degrees
B) 43 degrees
C) 66.5 degrees
D) 90 degrees
E) 180 degrees - Answer-d
Small-scale maps cover ________ areas than large-scale maps.
A) larger
B) smaller
C) the same
D) larger and smaller
E) it cannot be determined - Answer-a
A map has a scale of 1/100,000. Which of the following statements is correct if you
had a
second map with a scale of 1/2500?
EXAM SET QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
What does a total fertility rate of 2.1 indicate?
A) that a population is at its replacement rate
B) that a population is growing slowly
C) that a population is growing quickly
D) that a population has reached its peak
E) A TFR that is less than 2.1 has no particular significance. - Answer-a
In which of the following cases will the total fertility rate (TFR) be highest?
A) when women marry early and have one or two children
B) when women marry in their late 30s, and then have children
C) when women marry in their late 20s, then have several children
D) when women marry early, have children, then die in their late 20s
E) when women marry early and have many children over a long span of years -
Answer-e
What is one of the best indicators of the momentum for continued population
growth?
A) the youthfulness of a population
B) the death rate of a population
C) the average life expectancy of a population
D) the death rate and the average life expectancy - Answer-a
The Nigeria population pyramid is indicative of
A) slow growth
B) zero growth
C) rapid growth
D) negative growth
E) a country with very few children - Answer-c
The United States population pyramid is indicative of
A) rapid growth
B) a nation with large numbers of young children
C) a nation in Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition Model
D) slow growth
E) a nation in Stage 1 of the Demographic Transition Model - Answer-d
Which of the following is NOT shown in a population pyramid?
A) a general, graphic indication of the growth rate
B) males in the population
C) females in the population
D) age distribution of the population
E) birth and death rates - Answer-e
, Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition Model will be characterized by
A) high birth rate, low death rate, low RNI
B) low birth rate, low death rate, low RNI
C) high birth rate, high death rate, low RNI
D) low birth rate, high death rate, negative RNI
E) high birth rate, low death rate, high RNI - Answer-e
In which two stages of the Demographic Transition is the rate of natural increase
(RNI)
high?
A) Stage 1 and Stage 3
B) Stage 1 and Stage 4
C) Stage 2 and Stage 3
D) Stage 2 and Stage 4
E) Stage 3 and Stage 4 - Answer-c
In which stage(s) of the Demographic Transition are birthrates and death rates both
high?
A) Stage 1
B) Stages 2 and 4
C) Stages 2 and 3
D) Stages 3 and 4
E) Stages 1 and 4 - Answer-a
In which two Stages of the Demographic Transition are the RNI low?
A) Stages 1 and 2
B) Stages 2 and 3
C) Stages 3 and 4
D) Stages 1 and 3
E) Stages 1 and 4 - Answer-e
You are at the Tropic of Capricorn. You are sailing to the Arctic Circle. How many
degrees latitude will you need to sail?
A) 23.5 degrees
B) 43 degrees
C) 66.5 degrees
D) 90 degrees
E) 180 degrees - Answer-d
Small-scale maps cover ________ areas than large-scale maps.
A) larger
B) smaller
C) the same
D) larger and smaller
E) it cannot be determined - Answer-a
A map has a scale of 1/100,000. Which of the following statements is correct if you
had a
second map with a scale of 1/2500?
