Quiz 1                                                                                             GEOGRAPHY 1000

1. China and India are the two largest nations in population. What are their respective percentages of the world's population? A. 18%, 12%; B. 12%, 18%; C. 17%, 21%; D. 21%, 4.5%; E. 20%, 17%.

2. The United States is the world's third largest country but has only what percentage of the world's population? A. 7.9%; B. 12.1%; C. 4.6%; D. 19.2%; E. 14.5%.

3. Which one of the following is not one of the world's four largest population concentrations? A. South Asia; B. Europe; C. Eastern Africa; D. Eastern North America.

E. East Asia.

4. The population age-sex structure of an area can be represented with: A. the ZPG; B. a population pyramid; C. the population potential; D. the population dynamic; E. none of the above.

5. Population growth is highest in countries that: A. are industrialized; B. are resource rich; C. are in the early and late expanding stages of the demographic transition; D. are extremely poor with both high birth and death rates; E. none of the above.

6. Which state in the demographic transition is characterized by high, unchanging birth rates combined with decreasing death rates: A. high stationary; B. low stationary; C. early expanding; D. late expanding; E. none of the above.

7. A country has a death rate of 50 and a birth rate of 20 per 1000 .  It would best fit into what category of the demographic transition? A. high stationary; B. early expanding; C. late expanding; D. low stationary; E. none of the above.

8. Which of the following is not an aspect of culture: A. language; B. religion; C. food; D. clothing; E. none of the above.

9. Artifacts: A. are the visible aspects of culture; B. include religion; C. includes social interactions such as family structures; D. are ignored because they indicate little about culture and society; E. none of the above.

10. Which of the following statements about culture is incorrect: a) culture includes human behavior; b) religion, politics, and legal institutions are all components of culture; c) culture is vividly expressed on the geographical landscape; d) most cultural traits are inherited rather than learned; e) all statements are correct.