Population Quiz Vocab

Question 1

The number of years required for a population to double its present size.

Answer 1

Doubling Time

Question 2

Birth Rate

Answer 2

The anual number of births per 1000

Question 3

Develpoed Countries

Answer 3

Fisrt world nations; keyword welthy

Question 4

Growth Rate

Answer 4

The rate at wich a population is increasing

Question 5

Death Rate

Answer 5

The annual number of deaths per 1000

Question 6

Infant Mortality Rate

Answer 6

The aunnal number of deaths to infants under one yaer of age

Question 7

Life Expectancy

Answer 7

The average number of yaers a person can be expected to live under current mortality condidtions.

Question 8

Demographics

Answer 8

The scientific study of human population, including statistics about all charaeristics

Question 9

Zero population

Answer 9

When births+immigration = deaths+ emigration

Question 10

Carrying Capacity

Answer 10

The maximum population an enviornment can support

Question 11

India

Answer 11

The most populated nation in the world

Question 12

China

Answer 12

The seconed moat populated nation in the world

Question 13

Consuption Rate

Answer 13

The speed at which resources are used (Welther nations= higher consu[tion rate Directly effeyed by carrying capacity

Question 14

Literacy rate

Answer 14

The reate at which people are able to read and write.

Question 15

Subsistance farming

Answer 15

fimag only form yousrslef and family

Question 16

Commercial farming

Answer 16

Farming large amounts of crops to sell

Question 17

Unsustainable Agriculture

Answer 17

When nurtients and minerals in soil aren’t long lasting; when they are used up quickly and not replaced.

Question 18

Land degradation

Answer 18

When the quality of land is lowered; whent there are so many famers doing unstsaniable agriculter tht enmpty polts of kand are left in their wake.

Question 19

Unsastanible development

Answer 19

Whent the habit of animlas and planst ois wiped out to make way for buildings

Question 20

Sataniable development

Answer 20

Deveolpment that does not delpit or ruin what was already there

Question 21

Developing nations

Answer 21

Most of the world; seconed world nations; keyword “Mixed”

Question 22

Undevelobed nations

Answer 22

Third world nations; keyword poverty

Question 23

GNP

Answer 23

Gross Nationla Product; an average of what the country has produced that year