Question 1

Which of the following terms refers to the maximum population that can be supported by a given set of resources and a given level of technology?

Accepted Answer

A)   Momentum
B)   Population pyramid
C)   Carrying capacity
D)   Theory of limits
E)   Threshold pyramidF) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 2

Identify the rate of natural increase and explain what it tells us about population growth in the past, present, and future.

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The rate of natural increase (RNI) measu...

Question 3

From about 1650 onwards, the world population increased rapidly in response to the second major cultural advance, known as which of the following revolutions?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Reproductive Revolution
B)   The Industrial Revolution
C)   The Agricultural Revolution
D)   The Cultural Revolution
E)   The Social RevolutionF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

In Canada, which of the following group(s)  commonly do not have access to a family doctor?

Accepted Answer

A)   Immigrants
B)   Urban poor
C)   Indigenous populations
D)   Both A and C
E)   All of the aboveF) C) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 5

Much of the population increase today is occurring in the more developed world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Whose central concern was imbalance between population and food?

Accepted Answer

A)   Thomas R. Malthus
B)   Friedrich Ratzel
C)   Charles Darwin
D)   Alexander von Humboldt
E)   Karl MarxF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Exam 2: Population and Health Geography

From about 1650 onwards, the world population increased rapidly in response to the second major cultural advance, known as which of the following revolutions?

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In Canada, which of the following group(s) commonly do not have access to a family doctor?

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Which of the following terms refers to the maximum population that can be supported by a given set of resources and a given level of technology?

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Much of the population increase today is occurring in the more developed world.

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Whose central concern was imbalance between population and food?

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Identify the rate of natural increase and explain what it tells us about population growth in the past, present, and future.

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From about 1650 onwards, the world population increased rapidly in response to the second major cultural advance, known as which of the following revolutions?

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In Canada, which of the following group(s) commonly do not have access to a family doctor?

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Which of the following terms refers to the maximum population that can be supported by a given set of resources and a given level of technology?

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Much of the population increase today is occurring in the more developed world.

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Whose central concern was imbalance between population and food?

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Identify the rate of natural increase and explain what it tells us about population growth in the past, present, and future.

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