Changing Populations ch3

Question 1

older dependency ratio

Answer 1

indicator of balance between working age people and older population they support

Question 2

anti-natalist

Answer 2

limit population size

Question 3

pro-natalist

Answer 3

country wishes to increase population size

Question 4

demographic dividend

Answer 4

refers to bulge in # of adults in a population

Question 5

challenges and opportunities of an aging population

Answer 5

elders have skills and training and experience, but leave more work for younger people to take care of them but they can watch over children, “grey economy” adds a new target audience

Question 6

pro- and anti-natalist policies

Answer 6

where government attempts to control population, polciies include laws about contraception and abortion and sterilization with pro natalist and antinatalist views

Question 7

anti-trafficking policies

Answer 7

increase public awareness and design policies but a mutligobernmental response is needed

Question 8

demographic dividend

Answer 8

occurs when fertility rates declines, alllowing faster economic growth, the lag between fallling death rates and falling fertilit produces a bulge in population that surges thru age groups, demographic dividend’s “bugle” increases dependancey ratio, ex, dependancy ratio drops bc of low fertility and short life expectancies, so fewer younger and older dependances, and most is productive working people which leads to demographic dividend

Question 9

case study: Japan’s aging population

Question 10

case study: China’s one-child policy

Question 11

case study: pro-natalist policies in Russia

Question 12

case study: literacy and gender equality policies in Kerala

Question 13

case study: demographic dividend in Ethiopia and South Korea