COUC 504 : POPULATION SELECTION
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ population density in cities vs country.
Answer: higher in urban areas, lower in rural areas
◍ Historical events that have resulted in a decrease of immigration to the
United States.
Answer: 1860s - Civil War1930s - Great Depression1940s - WWII
◍ Great Britain (England).
Answer: country that greatly influenced the US in the areas of language,
religion, and democracy
◍ population density.
Answer: found by dividing the number of people in a country by the total
amount of land
◍ Islam.
Answer: most practiced in North Africa, Central Asia, and SW Asia; second
largest religion in terms of followers; fastest growing religion; hearth in
Saudi Arabia (Mecca)
◍ What is geography?.
Answer: the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere,
and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the
distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries.
◍ 3.3 Survivorship Curves Type 3 survivorship curve.
Answer: low survival for young with only a few members making it to old
age (ex: seeds, some fishes, and marine invertebrates)
, ◍ 3.7 Total Fertility Rate If fertility rate is at replacement levels, a population
is relatively _____________.
Answer: stable
◍ Map Religions around the World.
Answer: North America - ChristianitySouth America - ChristianityEurope -
ChristianityAfrica - North Africa (Islam); Sub-Saharan Africa (below the
Sahara Desert - Christianity)Asia - SW Asia (Islam except for Israel
(Judaism); South Asia - India (Hinduism); SE Asia - Buddhism except for
Indonesia (Islam)Australia - Christianity
◍ Where is population growth increasing rapidly today?.
Answer: Sub-Saharan AfricaHigh Total Fertility Rate - TFR - is the average
number of children women (between the ages 15-45) in their lifetime
◍ 3.3 Survivorship Curves A cohort is.
Answer: a group of individuals of the same age/generation in a population
◍ Demographic Transition Model.
Answer: Uses Crude Birth Rate and Crude Death Rate to explain changes in
population
◍ Decreasing population pyramid.
Answer: Narrower on the bottom because families are having less than 2
children per family on average
◍ Four Stages of The Demographic Transition.
Answer: 1.) Population grows very slowly bc of a high birth rate
(compensate for high infant mortality rate) and a high death rate 2.)
Population grows rapidly bc high birth rates are high and death rates drop bc
of improved food production and health 3.) Population growth slows as both
birth and death rates drop bc if improved food production, health and
education 4.) Population growth levels off and then declines as birthrates
equal and then fall below death rates
◍ folk culture.
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ population density in cities vs country.
Answer: higher in urban areas, lower in rural areas
◍ Historical events that have resulted in a decrease of immigration to the
United States.
Answer: 1860s - Civil War1930s - Great Depression1940s - WWII
◍ Great Britain (England).
Answer: country that greatly influenced the US in the areas of language,
religion, and democracy
◍ population density.
Answer: found by dividing the number of people in a country by the total
amount of land
◍ Islam.
Answer: most practiced in North Africa, Central Asia, and SW Asia; second
largest religion in terms of followers; fastest growing religion; hearth in
Saudi Arabia (Mecca)
◍ What is geography?.
Answer: the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere,
and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the
distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries.
◍ 3.3 Survivorship Curves Type 3 survivorship curve.
Answer: low survival for young with only a few members making it to old
age (ex: seeds, some fishes, and marine invertebrates)
, ◍ 3.7 Total Fertility Rate If fertility rate is at replacement levels, a population
is relatively _____________.
Answer: stable
◍ Map Religions around the World.
Answer: North America - ChristianitySouth America - ChristianityEurope -
ChristianityAfrica - North Africa (Islam); Sub-Saharan Africa (below the
Sahara Desert - Christianity)Asia - SW Asia (Islam except for Israel
(Judaism); South Asia - India (Hinduism); SE Asia - Buddhism except for
Indonesia (Islam)Australia - Christianity
◍ Where is population growth increasing rapidly today?.
Answer: Sub-Saharan AfricaHigh Total Fertility Rate - TFR - is the average
number of children women (between the ages 15-45) in their lifetime
◍ 3.3 Survivorship Curves A cohort is.
Answer: a group of individuals of the same age/generation in a population
◍ Demographic Transition Model.
Answer: Uses Crude Birth Rate and Crude Death Rate to explain changes in
population
◍ Decreasing population pyramid.
Answer: Narrower on the bottom because families are having less than 2
children per family on average
◍ Four Stages of The Demographic Transition.
Answer: 1.) Population grows very slowly bc of a high birth rate
(compensate for high infant mortality rate) and a high death rate 2.)
Population grows rapidly bc high birth rates are high and death rates drop bc
of improved food production and health 3.) Population growth slows as both
birth and death rates drop bc if improved food production, health and
education 4.) Population growth levels off and then declines as birthrates
equal and then fall below death rates
◍ folk culture.
