9.3 Study guide

Question 1

Factors affecting population growth rate

Answer 1

-sex ratio, (males vs. females)
-generation time (age that females reproduce)
-age structure (% of population in each cohort)

Question 2

Age structure

Answer 2

Relative number of individuals of each age

Question 3

How an age structure diagram can be used to predict population growth?

Answer 3

By visually representing the distribution of ages within a population, revealing trends in birth and death rates, and indicating whether a population is expanding, stable, or declining.

Question 4

Comparing and contrasting population growth and resource use between developed and developing nations

Answer 4

Developed nations generally have lower population growth rates and higher resource consumption per capita, while developing nations often experience rapid population growth and lower resource consumption, but with increasing pressure as they develop.