Mini Test 2

Question 1

Demography

Answer 1

study of populations, how we study populations

Question 2

Why do geographers study population?

Answer 2

we are trying to look ahead to help populations adapt and overcome problems with physical environment in the future

Question 3

Demographic Transition

Answer 3

fancy way of saying populations change over time

Question 4

Overpopulation

Answer 4

more people than there are resources like land and water

Question 5

Carrying capacity

Answer 5

maximum number of people the Earth could support without affecting future generations

Question 6

Thomas Malthus

Answer 6

food production is slower than population growth. Population trends show he was wrong because countries have grown unevenly, population growth has leveled off or declined in some areas, and we grow enough food, it’s just unevenly distributed.

Question 7

Paul Ehrlich

Answer 7

Neo-Malthusian. Very alarming book that said a massive epidemic was only way to keep population down.

Question 8

Julian Simon

Answer 8

Population growth is the answer to our problems. More people = more technological advancement to sustain resource production

Question 9

Majority of population growth will occur where in the future

Answer 9

developing countries because of high birth rates. may not have resources to sustain

Question 10

Ecumene

Answer 10

places suitable for permanent human settlement

Question 11

Crude/Arithmetic Density

Answer 11

number of people divided by land area

Question 12

Physiological Density

Answer 12

number of people divided by arable land area

Question 13

Megacities

Answer 13

population of about 10 million. 20 of them globally.

Question 14

Crude Birth Rate

Answer 14

how many people are born per 1,000 people. Not as specific as total fertility rate

Question 15

Crude Death Rate

Answer 15

number of people that die per 1000 people every year. Helps assess how healthy a population is.

Question 16

Natural Increase Rate

Answer 16

growth of population over time by using just CBR and CDR. Higher NIR in developing countries

Question 17

Infant Mortality Rate

Answer 17

Number of infant deaths before their first birthday per 1000 births. High in sub-Saharan Africa

Question 18

NIR formula

Answer 18

CBR-CDR divided by 10

Question 19

Doubling time formula

Answer 19

70 divided by NIR

Question 20

Population Pyramids

Answer 20

Graphical depictions of a countries population. Broke down into sex and age. Intervals for age are based on pre reproductive, reproductive, and post reproductive.

Question 21

Expansive pop. pyramid

Answer 21

Wide base. Bigger young population not skewed with sex. Could result from revolutions to improve and support conditions. Triangle shape

Question 22

Constrictive pop. pyramid

Answer 22

Smaller middle age pop. May be result of war. Skinny middle

Question 23

Stationary pop. pyramid

Answer 23

stable population. will have growth over time. top heavy elderly pop. rectangle shape.

Question 24

influence on death rates

Answer 24

decline as a result of increased food, sanitation, and medicine. Result of innovations

Question 25

Stage 1 Demographic Transition

Answer 25

Stage 1: Low Growth
Very high CBR
Very high CDR
Very low NIR

Question 26

Stage 2

Answer 26

Stage 2: High Growth
Still high CBR
Rapidly declining CDR
Very high NIR

Question 27

Stage 3

Answer 27

Stage 3: Moderate Growth
Rapidly declining CBR
Moderately declining CDR
Moderate NIR

Question 28

Stage 4

Answer 28

Stage 4: Low Growth
Very low CBR
Low or slightly increasing CDR
0 or negative NIR
CBR declines to a point where it equals the CDR and NIR approaches 0 = zero population growth