Unit 2: Population and Health (cont.) Flashcards

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1
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What is life expectancy?

A

the average amount of years an individual can be expected to live

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2
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In a perfect world, what would happen to the life expectancy?

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the life expectancy would keep increasing

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3
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What is the elderly support ratio?

A

the number of working age people divided by the number of persons 65 and older

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4
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Why do developing countries have a lower life expectancy?

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they have less preventative care

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5
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What is the elderly support ratio?

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the number of working age people
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persons 65 and older

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6
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What is the difference in years between the shortest and longest lived countries?

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20 years

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7
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What is the average age that people in developed countries live up to?

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80 and above

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8
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(T/F)? The United States displays significantly different age structures in different states…

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True

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9
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Why do you think there are so many old people in Florida?

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The state is a “retirement” state filled with various amenities…

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10
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(T/F)? There are 9 people working for every elderly person

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True

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11
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WIll the number of people working per elderly person decline?

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Yes

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12
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What will be the ratio between the number of people working per elderly person in 2050?

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4 people working per elderly person

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13
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What is the dependency ratio?

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of people to young or too old to work
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### of people in their productive years

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14
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Which stage in the demographic transition model has a large population over the age of 15?

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Stage 2

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15
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Which stage in the demographic transition model has a large population over the age of 65?

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Stage 4

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16
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What is stage 1 of the epidemiological transition model?

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Pestilence and Famine

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17
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Why is stage 1 of the epidemiological transition model pestilence and famine?

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Agriculture is not as developed, yet.

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18
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What is stage 2 of the epidemiological transition model?

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Receding pandemics

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19
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Why is stage 2 of the epidemiological transition model receding pandemics?

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Lack of antibiotics and vaccines

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20
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What is stage 3 of the epidemiological transition model?

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Degenerative diseases

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21
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What are degenerative diseases?

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Diseases that are usually prominent and found in an older population

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22
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What are some examples of degenerative diseases?

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Alzheimer’s, Cancer, Dementia, Parkinsons, etc.

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23
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Why is stage 3 of the epidemiological transition model degenerative diseases?

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Due to more of an aged/aging population

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24
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What is stage 4 of the epidemiological transition model?

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Delayed degenerative disease/lifestyle diseases

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25
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What is the difference between delayed degenerative diseases and degenerative diseases?

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Degenerative diseases happen more because they don’t have treatment and preventative care, but delayed degenerative diseases are the opposite.

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25
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What are delayed degenerative diseases?

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Degenerative diseases, but delayed because of preventative care/treatment

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26
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What are lifestyle diseases?

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Diseases that you contract from recreational things… (too much of a good thing = bad thing…)

27
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What are some examples of lifestyle diseases?

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Alcoholism, stroke, heart disease, asthma, obesity, etc.

28
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What is stage 5 of the epidemiological transition model?

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Infections and parasitic diseases re-amerge

29
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Why do parasitic diseases re-emerge in stage 5 of the epidemiological transition model?

A

Viruses have started to build immunity to antibiotics and vaccines.

30
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(T/F)? Parasitic diseases re-emerge in stage 5 because of poverty?

A

Yes

31
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Why is a poverty a factor in stage 5 of the epidemiological transition model?

A

Because of poverty, areas that are poor do not have access they need to healthcare

32
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(T/F)? Parasitic diseases re-emerge because of globalization?

A

Yes

33
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Why is globalization a factor in stage 5 of the epidemiological transition model?

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Because globalization helps transmission of viruses

34
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What is cholera?

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Cholera is a waterborne disease that is made when feces and waste contaminate water

35
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When was the earliest findings of cholera?

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In London, when they realized a street pump contaminated the water and was causing sickness in an area.

36
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Where have cholera outbreaks more recently occured?

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Sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, and South Asia

37
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Why are cholera outbreaks more centered in developing countries?

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Having pure, clean water is not always accessible in developing countries

38
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What stage is cancer the most common?

A

Stage 3 or later

39
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Why is cancer sometimes considered a “privilege”…

A

People who live longer usually get cancer, and you have to be a more developed country to worry about that…

40
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Which stage do opioid related death almost exclusively occur?

A

Stage 4

41
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Why does stage 4 mose exclusively have the most opioid related deaths?

A

Developed countries usually buy and consume drugs, while developing countries make them…

42
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When will Japan enter stage 5?

A

In 2050

43
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What is a pronatalist policy?

A

supports having kids (higher birth rates)

44
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What is an antinatalist policy?

A

supports less kids (low birth rates)

45
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What causes CBR to decrease?

A

women being empowered, having access to education, higher investment necessary per child, and women in the workforce

46
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Is birth control the primary reason why the CBR decreases?

A

No, but it does help

47
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(T/F)? Birth rate around the world is decreasing except for a few exceptions..

A

True

48
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Is birth control discussed in developing countries?

A

Yes, some

49
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What are the effects of less family planning?

A

Higher NIR, CBR, TFR

50
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What are the effects of more family planning?

A

Lower NIR, CBR, TFR

51
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(T/F)? Malaria is primarily found in tropical regions of developing countries and has become very drug resistant.

A

True

52
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What type of people does malaria do not really affect?

A

People with the sickle cell trait

53
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Why is tuberculosis in more developing areas?

A

Tuberculosis treatment is expensive

54
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Why has HIV diffused around the world?

A

people moving and traveling and exchanging bodily fluids. (so like sex).

55
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How has HIV diffused across the United States?

A

Major international connection points such as airports

56
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Who is Malthus?

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A geographer in 1798

57
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What was Malthus’ theory?

A

Food will exceed population supply

(food will grow geometrically, but population would grow arithmetically)

58
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Why was Malthus theory false?

A

Malthus couldn’t conceptualize the technological advancements that we were able to make in agriculture. He was witnessing a period of time where the population was increasing rapidly, so it was fair for those concerns to originate.

59
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What are neo-Malthusians?

A

People who believe in Malthus’ principles, but in a more modern lense

60
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What do neo-Malthusians believe?

A

Population will ultimately exceed food or another resource (and already has in selected regions of the developing world).

61
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(T/F)? China’s food production has outpaced population growth, while African food production is barely enough to outpace population growth.

A

True

62
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How did the one child policy balance out the food production compared to the population growth?

A

It steadied the population so the food supply would be enough to sustain the population

63
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When did the one child policy take affect?

A

1979

64
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Why does Africa have a lot of people, but not enough food?

A

They have not mechanized agriculture so they cannot produce enough food, but they have the means to keep people alive.