Cambridge Geography for the IB Diploma: Patterns and Change
Multiple-choice questions
Section 1: Populations in transition
1 In 1999 the world’s population reached:
A 2 billion
B 4 billion
C 6 billion
D 8 billion
2 Natural increase is:
A the difference between the number of births and the number of deaths
B the sum of the number of births and the number of deaths
C the difference between the number of immigrants and the number of emigrants
D the sum of the number of immigrants and the number of emigrants
3 The largest population that the resources of a given environment can support is known as the:
A population structure
B carrying capacity
C optimum population
D minimum population
4 Replacement level fertility is usually considered to be a total fertility rate of:
A 1.52 children
B 2.12 children
C 2.52 children
D 3.12 children
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5 In a standard population pyramid the age range of each bar is:
A 5 years
B 10 years
C 15 years
D 20 years
6 The relationship between the economically active population and the non-working population is
known as the:
A employment ratio
B economic ratio
C dependency ratio
D critical ratio
7 Elderly dependents are generally considered to be people who are:
A 50 and over
B 55 and over
C 60 and over
D 65 and over
8 The UK is in which stage of demographic transition?
A stage 2
B stage 3
C stage 4
D stage 5
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9 Brazil is in which stage of demographic transition?
A stage 2
B stage 3
C stage 4
D stage 5
10 Stage 5 of the model of demographic transition shows:
A natural decrease
B natural increase
C population equilibrium
D the maximum population
11 A rise in the median age of a population is known as:
A demographic transition
B demographic ageing
C demographic instability
D demographic momentum
12 Which of the following countries has the most rapidly ageing population in the history of the
world?
A Japan
B Germany
C Italy
D Spain
13 The child mortality rate concerns children who die before their:
A first birthday
B second birthday
C fifth birthday
D tenth birthday
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14 The death of a woman during or shortly after pregnancy is referred to as:
A female mortality
B birth mortality
C infant mortality
D maternal mortality
15 The world region with the lowest average life expectancy is:
A Asia
B Africa
C South America
D Europe
16 Pro-natalist policies encourage:
A large families
B small families
C family planning
D family ties
17 What proportion of the land area of China is infertile desert or mountain?
A 15%
B 25%
C 35%
D 45%
18 By 2005 China’s birth rate had fallen to:
A 10.6/1000
B 13.6/1000
C 16.6/1000
D 19.6/1000
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19 In which year was the ‘One Child’ policy introduced in China?
A 1959
B 1969
C 1979
D 1989
20 The sex ratio (boys/girls) in China in 2009 was:
A 89/100
B 99/100
C 109/100
D 119/100
21 The population of China is approximately:
A 1.1 billion
B 1.3 billion
C 1.5 billion
D 1.7 billion
22 The United Nations defines migration as a change of residence lasting more than:
A one month
B six months
C one year
D two years
23 The difference between immigration and emigration is termed:
A migration difference
B net migration
C gross migration
D total migration
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24 A significant movement of people between a common origin and destination is a:
A migration flow
B migration channel
C migration movement
D migration stream
25 Which type of migration is said to occur when people have little or no choice but to move?
A mass migration
B free migration
C nomadic migration
D forced migration
26 The major barrier to international migration today is:
A physical danger
B cost
C immigration controls
D time
27 In E.S. Lee’s model the stage between origin and destination is:
A intervening obstacles
B intermediate obstacles
C interminable obstacles
D intermittent obstacles
28 Money sent back to their families by migrants is called:
A gifts
B returns
C remittances
D postal orders
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29 Depopulation is:
A a reduction in natural increase
B a decline in immigration
C rural–urban migration
D the absolute decline in the population of an area
30 How many people around the world currently live outside the country of their birth?
A 1 in 15
B 1 in 25
C 1 in 35
D 1 in 45
31 Forced migrations across international borders create:
A international migrants
B internal displacement
C asylum seekers
D refugees
32 Forced migration within the borders of one country creates:
A refugees
B asylum seekers
C internal displacement
D international migrants
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33 The total number of people displaced from their homes around the world in 2009 has
been estimated at:
A 12 million
B 22 million
C 32 million
D 42 million
34 The rules for how people should act in a given group or society are called:
A social norms
B societal attitudes
C social benchmarks
D cultural traits
35 The female unemployment rate as a percentage of the male unemployment rate is the:
A sex unemployment ratio
B unemployment gender ratio
C female unemployment ratio
D underemployment ratio
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