Population Health hw

Question 1

Population

Answer 1

Refers to the size and distribution of the Earth’s human population

Question 2

Demography

Answer 2

Is a social science which entails the statistical study of human populations.

Question 3

Rate of Natural Increase

Answer 3

A statistic that expressed a country or region’s annual growth rate; expressed as a percentage

Question 4

Total fertility rate

Answer 4

A synthetic rate that expresses the fertility of a country or region; commonly understood as the average number of children a woman would give birth to during her reproductive years

Question 5

Young and old population

Answer 5

The proportion of young persons (i.e., those under 15 years of age) compared to the proportion of persons over 65 years of age; graphically illustrated by population pyramids, which also reflect sex differences of the population.

Question 6

Population Pyramids

Answer 6

The visual representation of a nation’s population representing age and gender. This gives us a quick synopsis as to what is happening to a nation’s population (i.e. is it growing, stable, or shrinking).

Question 7

Life expectancy

Answer 7

The average number of years a person is expected to live from birth; influenced by health services, nutrition, and sanitation; used as an indicator of social development

Question 8

The demographic transition

Answer 8

A conceptual model that tracks changes in birth and death rates for a country or region over time