Unit 2 check
Unit 2 check: Population and Migration Patterns and Processes
12 questions from 12 lessons in Unit 2. Answer each one, and if you miss, follow the link back to where it is taught, then try again. Your score counts first tries.
Question 1 · from 2.1 · Sort it
Each card explains part of where people live in a hypothetical country. Tap a card, then the kind of factor it describes.
Physical factor
Human factor
Question 2 · from 2.2 · Match
Match each effect of population distribution to the observation from hypothetical Country J that shows it.
Question 3 · from 2.3 · Match
Match each feature of a hypothetical country's population pyramid to what it most likely shows.
Question 4 · from 2.4 · Fill the statement
Complete the description of a hypothetical country that is changing.
As work moves from family farms to factories in the cities, children no longer work in the fields and must be housed and schooled, so each child becomes an for parents and the fertility rate . At the same time more girls finish secondary school, which pushes the age at which women have a first child .
Question 5 · from 2.5 · Sort it
Each card describes a change in a hypothetical country. Tap a card, then the rate it lowers first.
Lowers the death rate
Lowers the birth rate
Question 6 · from 2.6 · Select all
Which two developments did Malthus's theory fail to foresee? Select two.
Select 2 answers, then check.
Setup for question 7
A geography class compares four hypothetical countries of similar size. Each has a different population policy.
| Country | Main policy | Total fertility rate | Births a year | Deaths a year | Net migration a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | A payment to parents for each child born | 1.4 | 45,000 | 60,000 | +5,000 |
| B | Free contraception and a campaign for families of two | 3.4 | 210,000 | 70,000 | -20,000 |
| C | Work visas for skilled adults under 40 | 1.6 | 90,000 | 100,000 | +40,000 |
| D | No population policy | 1.9 | 50,000 | 55,000 | 0 |
Question 7 · from 2.7 · Multiple choice
Which statement correctly classifies two of the policies in the table?
Setup for question 8
A national survey in hypothetical Country N recorded the same measures every 20 years.
| Year | Girls finishing secondary school | Women in paid work | Births with a trained health worker | Average age at first birth | Total fertility rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 20% | 15% | 30% | 18 | 6.0 |
| 2005 | 55% | 35% | 70% | 22 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 85% | 50% | 95% | 27 | 1.9 |
Question 8 · from 2.8 · Calculate
By what percent did Country N's total fertility rate fall from 1985 to 2025? Round to one decimal place.
Setup for question 9
Hypothetical Country R's statistics office publishes its population by age group, with a projection for 2050.
| Year | Aged 0 to 14 | Aged 15 to 64 | Aged 65 and older | Total fertility rate | Life expectancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 72 |
| 2025 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 78 |
| 2050, projected | 3.0 | 10.5 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 83 |
Question 9 · from 2.9 · Multiple choice
Which consequence is most likely in Country R by 2050?
Question 10 · from 2.10 · Match
Each item is an intervening obstacle or opportunity on a hypothetical migrant's route. Match each kind to its example.
Question 11 · from 2.11 · Decide and justify
A hypothetical farming family leaves its village after three years of low crop prices, for a city where the father has a job offer. Is the move forced or voluntary?
Which reason supports your answer?
Question 12 · from 2.12 · Fill the statement
Two hypothetical workers moved in different ways. Name each type of migration.
A mechanic moves from a village to a market town, later to a regional city, and finally to the capital: migration. A cook takes a two-year permit to work in another country and must go home when it ends: migration.
0 of 12 answered.