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Human Geography Classroom Response System
Questions Chapter 2

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• 02-01 The country with the largest population in
  Africa is
• Algeria.
• Egypt.
• India.
• Nigeria.
• South Africa.

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• 02-01 The country with the largest population in
  Africa is
• Algeria.
• Egypt.
• India.
• Nigeria.
• South Africa.
• Explanation Nigeria is Africas population
  leader. India is not located in Africa. South
  Africa is an economic leader.

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• 02-02 The number of people per unit of arable
  land is the
• arithmetic density.
• physiological density.
• agricultural density.
• land-use density.
• population density.

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• 02-02 The number of people per unit of arable
  land is the
• arithmetic density.
• physiological density.
• agricultural density.
• land-use density.
• population density.
• Explanation This is the definition of
  physiological density which is different from
  arithmetic and agricultural densities.

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• 02-03 The spread of the Avian flu through Egypt
  and Sudan is most closely associated with which
  geographic feature?
• A major interstate highway
• The Nile River
• The ridgeline of a mountain range
• The Trans-African railway
• The Orinoco River

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• 02-03 The spread of the Avian flu through Egypt
  and Sudan is most closely associated with which
  geographic feature?
• A major interstate highway
• The Nile River
• The ridgeline of a mountain range
• The Trans-African railway
• The Orinoco River
• Explanation The Nile is the major north-south
  transport route in Egypt and Sudan.

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• 02-04 Which of the following is the least
  significant factor affecting population growth
  rates?
• Doubling times
• Sex ratio
• Total fertility rate
• Crude death rate
• Crude birth rate

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• 02-04 Which of the following is the least
  significant factor affecting population growth
  rates?
• Doubling times
• Sex ratio
• Total fertility rate
• Crude death rate
• Crude birth rate
• Explanation Sex ratio refers to the percentage
  of men and women born in a country. The other
  terms are closely related to the rise and decline
  of population size.

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• 02-05 Which of the following countries has the
  highest infant mortality rates?
• Venezuela
• Greenland
• Iceland
• Mali
• Saudi Arabia

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• 02-05 Which of the following countries has the
  highest infant mortality rates?
• Venezuela
• Greenland
• Iceland
• Mali
• Saudi Arabia
• Explanation Like its neighbors in Saharan
  Africa, Mali has some of the highest infant
  mortality rates in the world.

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• 02-06 In which stage of demographic transition
  are birth rates stable and death rates declining?
• Stage 1
• Stage 2
• Stage 3
• Stage 4
• This situation does not occur in any of the
  four stages.

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• 02-06 In which stage of demographic transition
  are birth rates stable and death rates declining?
• Stage 1
• Stage 2
• Stage 3
• Stage 4
• This situation does not occur in any of the
  four stages.
• Figure 2-14 clearly shows stable birth rates and
  declining death rates in stage 2

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• 02-07 Population growth rates are lowest in
  _________ of the demographic transition.
• stage 1
• stage 2
• stage 3
• stage 4
• stage 5

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• 02-07 Population growth rates are lowest in
  _________ of the demographic transition.
• stage 1
• stage 2
• stage 3
• stage 4
• stage 5
• Explanation High birth and death rates negate
  one another in stage 1 and result in very low
  population growth.

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• 02-08 Dependency ratios are highest in
• Africa.
• South America.
• Europe.
• North America.
• East Asia.

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• 02-08 Dependency ratios are highest in
• Africa.
• South America.
• Europe.
• North America.
• East Asia.
• Explanation With the highest birthrates,
  Africaand other places in stage 2 of the
  Demographic Transitionhas a large proportion of
  dependents among its population.

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• 02-09 Which stage of the Epidemiologic
  Transition is characterized by a decreasing
  number of deaths from infectious diseases and a
  rising toll from degenerative diseases?
• Stage 1
• Stage 2
• Stage 3
• Stage 4
• Stage 5

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• 02-09 Which stage of the Epidemiologic
  Transition is characterized by a decreasing
  number of deaths from infectious diseases and a
  rising toll from degenerative diseases?
• Stage 1
• Stage 2
• Stage 3
• Stage 4
• Stage 5
• Explanation Infectious diseases characterize
  stages 1 and 2. Stage 5 marks the resurgence of
  infectious and parasitic diseases.

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• 02-10 The most lethal global epidemic disease in
  recent years has been
• tuberculosis.
• malaria.
• AIDS.
• SARS.
• Ebola.

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• 02-10 The most lethal global epidemic disease in
  recent years has been
• tuberculosis.
• malaria.
• AIDS.
• SARS.
• Ebola.
• Explanation While tuberculosis and malaria are
  deadly killers, none of the choices exceeds the
  global destruction caused by AIDS.

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