chapter one - basic concepts // chapter two - population

Question 1

agricultural density

Answer 1

ratio of the number or FARMERS to total amount of LAND suitable for agriculture.

Question 2

agricultural revolution

Answer 2

the time when humans beings first domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering.

Question 3

arithmetic density

Answer 3

the total number of people divided by the total land area.

Question 4

census

Answer 4

a complete enumeration of a population.

Question 5

demography

Answer 5

the scientific study of population characteristics.

Question 6

dependency ratio

Answer 6

number of people under 15 and over 65 compared to number of people active in the labor force.

Question 7

doubling time

Answer 7

number of years needed to double a population.

Question 8

ecumene

Answer 8

the portion of earth surface occupied by permanent human settlement.

Question 9

epidemiology transition

Answer 9

distinctive causes of death in each stage of the dtm.

Question 10

epidemiology

Answer 10

branch of medical science concerned with disease.

Question 11

natural increase rate

Answer 11

the percentage growth of a population in a year

Question 12

physiological density

Answer 12

the number of people per unit of arable land.

Question 13

sex ratio

Answer 13

number of males per 100 females in population

Question 14

zero population growth

Answer 14

a decline of the total fertility rate to the point where the natural increase rate equals zero.

Question 15

Cultural landscape is closest in meaning to which of the following?

Answer 15

built enviorment

Question 16

a large scale map depicts

Answer 16

a large amount of detail and a small amount of area

Question 17

What are the two main divisions of geography?

Answer 17

human and physical

Question 18

On an isoline map, lines close to each other indicate:

Answer 18

a rapid change in variable

Question 19

Twenty-four specific objects transmit complex radio codes, including time signals traveling at the speed of light. This statement refers to which of the following?

Answer 19

GPS satellite

Question 20

Absolute location

Answer 20

is a precise position on the surface of the globe.

Question 21

The situation of a place

Answer 21

can change over time as external relations of the place change.

Question 22

Cartographers

Answer 22

design and create maps

Question 23

The frequency an object appears in a given area is its

Answer 23

density

Question 24

The principal purpose of topographic maps is to

Answer 24

display elevation

Question 25

The widely used Mercator map projection is most properly used for:

Answer 25

navigation

Question 26

Situation is most closely associated with which of the following terms.

Answer 26

relative location

Question 27

formal regions

Answer 27

defined formally by government or other structures, such as cities, states, and mountain ranges

Question 28

relative location

Answer 28

a change in the shape, size, or position of a place when it is shown on a map.

Question 29

A functional or nodal region is defined by

Answer 29

internal patterns of interaction and connection.

Question 30

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of regions?

Answer 30

historical sequence

Question 31

Contagious diffusion

Answer 31

the rapid, widespread diffusion of a feature or trend throughout a population.

Question 32

cultural ecology

Answer 32

geographic approach that emphasizes human environment relationships.

Question 33

geographic information system GIS

Answer 33

a computer system that stores organizes analyzes and displays geographic data.

Question 34

global positioning system GPS

Answer 34

a system that determines the precise location of something on earth through satellites.

Question 35

international date line

Answer 35

arc that follows 180 degrees longitude.

Question 36

section

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a square normally 1 mile on a side.

Question 37

situition

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the location of a place relative to another place.

Question 38

A possible fifth stage of the epidemiological transition is characterized by

Answer 38

reemergence of infectious and parasitic diseases.

Question 39

physiological density

Answer 39

The number of people supported by a unit area of arable land is called what?

Question 40

India today best fit?

Answer 40

stage 3

Question 41

The theory of demographic transition holds that

Answer 41

both birth rates and death rates decrease with urbanization

Question 42

The minimum total fertility rate (TFR) to produce replacement population is:

Answer 42

2.1

Question 43

Carrying capacity is

Answer 43

The maximum number of people that can be supported by resources and technology available

Question 44

What is the purpose of an age-sex pyramid?

Answer 44

show population structure in a country

Question 45

Which of the following countries had the largest population in 2013?

Answer 45

Indonesia

Question 46

activity space

Answer 46

scheduel

Question 47

formal region

Answer 47

a map that shows boundaries

Question 48

isoline map

Answer 48

shows elevation

Question 49

mercator projection

Answer 49

shows world flatty with no curves in latitude or longitude.

Question 50

cohort

Answer 50

a population group that’s distinguished by a certain characteristic.

Question 51

malthus theory

Answer 51

believed that resources wouldn’t be able to supply word population