Population Trends and Issues

Question 1

census

Answer 1

the process of collecting compiling, and publishing demographic, economic, and social data about all people living in a particular area

Question 2

Why is data less accurate in developing countries?

Answer 2

the registration of births and deaths is not as complete as in developed countries

Question 3

birth rate

Answer 3

the number of births per 1000 people in a country in a given year

Question 4

death rate

Answer 4

the number of deaths per 1000 people in a country in a given year

Question 5

demography

Answer 5

the study of population numbers, distribution, trends, and issues

Question 6

4 basic components of population change are…

Answer 6

1. birth rate 2. death rate 3. immigration rate 4. emigration rate

Question 7

Natural increase (NI)

Answer 7

the rate at which a population increases or decreases in a year expressed as a percentage of the total population; calculated by subtracting the death rate from the birth rate

Question 8

rule of 70

Answer 8

the time it takes a country to double its population, approximately 70 divided by the country’s growth rate

Question 9

doubling time

Answer 9

the number of years it takes a country to double its population at its current growth rate

Question 10

demographic transition model

Answer 10

a model that shows changes in a populations birth and death rates and growth based on technological development

Question 11

family planning

Answer 11

the concept of limiting the size of families; India became the first to launch family planning program

Question 12

one-child policy

Answer 12

a policy adopted by China to control population growth

Question 13

age cohort

Answer 13

an age group in a population

Question 14

population pyramid

Answer 14

a graph that shows the age and gender structure of a population

Question 15

dependency ratio

Answer 15

the proportion of the population that is being supported by the working age group

Question 16

dependency load

Answer 16

the percentage of a population that is younger than 15 or older than 64 years

Question 17

neo-Malthusians

Answer 17

predict that disaster will overtake populations in the worlds poorest developing countries

Question 18

carrying capacity

Answer 18

the maximum number of people that can be sustained by an environment

Question 19

cornucopias

Answer 19

people who have optimistic views on population growth due to advances in science and technology

Question 20

ecumene

Answer 20

populated area of the world

Question 21

population density formula

Answer 21

population/ area in km^2

Question 22

Physical Factors of Population density

Answer 22

climate, landscape, resources, soils, vegetation, water, accessibility

Question 23

Human Factors of Population Density

Answer 23

government policies, disease, development, culture, communication

Question 24

nutritional density

Answer 24

a measure of how much nutrition in calories can be produced from a certain area

Question 25

Early expanding

Answer 25

1. high birth and death rates 2. short life expectancy developing countries

Question 26

Expanding

Answer 26

1. rapid increase in population 2. high birth rate 3. lowering death rate 4. longer life expectancy developing countries

Question 27

Stable

Answer 27

1. stable or slow population increase 2. declining birth and death rates 3. more elderly people developed countries

Question 28

Contracting

Answer 28

1. extremely low birth rate and low death rate 2. higher dependency ratio 3. longer life expectancy developed countries