Global population terms

Question 1

global population in 1000BC

Answer 1

10 million

Question 2

global population in 1800

Answer 2

1 billion

Question 3

global population in 1900

Answer 3

2 billion

Question 4

global population in 2000

Answer 4

7 billion

Question 5

where has growth rate been the fastest?

Answer 5

Asian countries e.g. Bangladesh

Question 6

What is happening in Bangladesh now?

Answer 6

family size is decreasing

Question 7

fertility rate definition

Answer 7

the number of children a woman is expected to have during her fertile years

Question 8

how is fertility rate linked to life expectancy?

Answer 8

as fertility rate decreases, life expectancy increases

Question 9

in last 50 years how has global average number of babies per woman changed?

Answer 9

1963=5

now average is 2.3 (2012)

Question 10

why did so many children die before age 5 a generation ago?

Answer 10

poor healthcare

Question 11

why has infant mortality rate been greatly reduced?

Answer 11

vaccines, treatment of infections and better nutrition

Question 12

how has reduction in infant mortality rate affected family size?

Answer 12

more children survive so don’t need as many children in case some of them die

Question 13

what will (predicted) happen to population growth by 2100?

Answer 13

reach around 11 billion

Question 14

why has population growth slowed down?

Answer 14

improved education and family planning

Question 15

peak child definition

Answer 15

the number of children aren’t increasing

Question 16

why is the population so big if fewer babies are being born?

Answer 16

increasing life expectency

Question 17

how is Mozambique coping with population growth in cities?

Answer 17

improved healthcare (new hospital) and has booming economy, new industries bringing new jobs

Question 18

challenges in Mozambique countryside

Answer 18

walking miles for water, relying on what they grow to provide what they eat. the crops they sell don’t provide enough money

Question 19

extreme poverty definition

Answer 19

don’t have enough food for family, earn

Question 20

how many people in the world live in extreme poverty?

Answer 20

1 billion

Question 21

how might Africa be able to lift itself out of poverty in the next 20 years?

Answer 21

improved technology for agriculture to grow food for more people

Question 22

birth rate definiton

Answer 22

number of live briths per 100 population per year

Question 23

death rate definiton

Answer 23

number of deaths per 1000 population per year

Question 24

infant mortality rate definiton

Answer 24

number of babies that die before first birthday per 100 population per year

Question 25

natural increase definition

Answer 25

birth rate exceeds death rate

Question 26

natural decrease definition

Answer 26

death rate exceeds birth rate

Question 27

dependency population

Answer 27

number of children and elderly compared to working adults

Question 28

total fertility rate definiton

Answer 28

number of babies a woman can expect during their fertile years

Question 29

replacement level definition

Answer 29

number of children needed per woman in order to maintain a country’s population