Ch. 10 - Global Demography

Question 1

(What generation?) Born 2011 - 2025

Answer 1

Gen Alpha

Question 2

(What generation?) Born 1996 - 2012

Answer 2

Gen Z, iGen, or Centennials

Question 3

(What generation?) Born 1977 - 1995

Answer 3

Millennials or Gen Y

Question 4

(What generation?) Born 1965 - 1976

Answer 4

Generation X

Question 5

(What generation?) Born 1946 - 1964

Answer 5

Baby Boomers

Question 6

(What generation?) Born 1945 and before

Answer 6

Traditionalists or Silent Generation

Question 7

The end of the millennial generation and the start of Gen Z in the United States for example, are closely tied to

Answer 7

September 11, 2001. 9/11 attack

Question 8

Generations are shaped by

Answer 8

the attitudes and practices of their parents, the major technologies of their age and their economic realities

Question 9

After the Second World War, the Baby Boomers born of parents whose memories and experiences of the war years are vivid, had the desire and parenting philosophy of making life easier for their children than it was for them. This, some sociologists say, helped create and reinforce Millennials’

Answer 9

Sense of entitlement

Question 10

is the study of the distribution, composition and changes of human populations. Its main interests are birth and death rates, emigration and immigration patterns and marital patterns.

Answer 10

Demography

Question 11

The Philippines currently has _______ million people and is ____ in global population
ranking for a ____ share in the total human inhabitants of the planet

Answer 11

109.6; 13th; 1.41%

Question 12

China today has the world’s biggest population with ________ people for an _____ global share

Answer 12

1.4 billion; 18.47%

Question 13

The Vatican City State, the world’s smallest country with an area of just ____ square kilometer, has a population of ____

Answer 13

0.32; 801

Question 14

There are ___ billion people in the world today

Answer 14

6.5

Question 15

World population stood at _____ in the 1950s

Answer 15

2 billion

Question 16

The planet gains ________ more people every year.

Answer 16

76 million

Question 17

By ______, it is estimated that world population will be over 9 billion.

Answer 17

2050

Question 18

Populations in least-developed and developing countries are steadily growing while that
of developed countries remains steady at _____.

Answer 18

1.2 billion

Question 19

The usefulness of demography lies in its ability to

Answer 19

help humanity address its social and economic problems

Question 20

Demography focuses on

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social planning, forecasting of trends in the labor market and addressing issues in geopolitics and public administration

Question 21

Demographers advise

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governments and private agencies in crafting programs and policies that aim at achieving well-balanced growth and development at the local, regional, national and international levels.

Question 22

Among the popular theories in global demography is the _______________________. The theory states that a country’s total population growth rate goes through cyclical stages as the country develops economically.

Answer 22

Demographic Transition Model (DTM)

Question 23

(Stages of Demographic Transition Model) The condition of the world before the Industrial Revolution where birth and death rates are high making population size stable, disruptions such as wars and pandemics cause occasional declines

Answer 23

Stage 1

Question 24

(Stages of Demographic Transition Model) The condition in most of the least developed countries today, this stage is marked by low death rates particularly among children while birth rates stay high resulting in accelerated population growth. Examples are Guatemala, Yemen and Afghanistan

Answer 24

Stage 2

Question 25

(Stages of Demographic Transition Model) True to most developing countries, this is the condition where the birth rates are decreasing because any or a combination of the following factors: access to contraception, increased participation of women in the workforce and improving economic conditions. The population is still increasing in a slower pace

Answer 25

Stage 3

Question 26

(Stages of Demographic Transition Model) This is characterized by low birth and death rates. The economy has attained growth and development, people are educated and enjoy good health and jobs are available for both men and women. This is the condition obtaining in developed countries.

Answer 26

Stage 4

Question 27

(Stages of Demographic Transition Model) Demographic theorists include a possible stage ___ where countries have an elderly population that outnumber the youthful population. This is due to low fertility that has fallen below what is needed to replace the population from generation to generation

Answer 27

Stage 5

Question 28

refers to the estimate of the average number of children that would be born to a
woman in a country during the course of her lifetime, assuming she lives a full and healthy life.

Answer 28

Fertility Rate

Question 29

For a country’s population to stay steady (minus immigration), the fertility rate should be at _____,
this is the rate which replaces the parents and accounts for mortality due to unexpected causes.

Answer 29

2.1

Question 30

______, which is experiencing decreasing birth rate (average lifespan is 84 years) is in the fifth
state of the Demographic Transition Model.

Answer 30

Japan

Question 31

Japan’s population growth rate is _____

Answer 31

• 0.20%

Question 32

The Philippines is in ___________ of the DTM

Answer 32

Stage 2 going to Stage 3

Question 33

Philippines fertility rate is decreasing, it now stands at _____ live births per woman.

Answer 33

2.6

Question 34

The country’s population grows at the rate of ____, meaning an average of ______ people are added to the population every year.

Answer 34

1.4%; 1.4 million

Question 35

The foremost in the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations is the

Answer 35

eradication of extreme poverty by the year 2030.

Question 36

COVID – 19 has infected more than ________ people and claimed more than ______ lives in
more than 200 countries according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns
Hopkins University as of August 26, 2020

Answer 36

23,900,000; 819,600;

Question 37

The Asian Development Bank estimates that the global economic impact of the pandemic could reach

Answer 37

$8.8 trillion

Question 38

Rapid human population growth impacts the natural environment. If this is accompanied by rapid economic development, the unavoidable consequence

Answer 38

is pollution, deforestation, resource depletion and growth of infectious disease

Question 39

Average lifespan today in Japan is

Answer 39

82 years

Question 40

The United Nations estimates that ___ of China’s population (432 million) in 2050 will be aged 60 or over while that of India will be ___ or 330 million people.

Answer 40

31% ; 21%

Question 41

Global population will continue to grow but at a slower rate. This will mean __________ to the current global count before stabilizing to about 9 billion in 2050.

Answer 41

3 billion more people

Question 42

The United Nations warned that should the global population reach 9.6 billion in 2050, the
equivalent of almost ________ could be required to provide the natural resources needed to sustain current lifestyles.

Answer 42

three planets