unit 3:managing human populations

Question 1

how does the world bank classify countrys

Answer 1

the gross national income per capita

Question 2

what are the classification groups for country income

Answer 2

hic-high income country mic-middle income country lic-low income country

Question 3

examples of countys from each classification group

Answer 3

HIC-denmark, US mic-india and china lic-somalia and ethiopia

Question 4

malthusian model vs antimalthusian model

Answer 4

population growth is exponential and food growth is linear
food supply and population will grow exponentially

Question 5

how to calculate population density from given data

Answer 5

divide population by area to find the number of people per given unit

Question 6

what factor influence population density and ditrubution

Answer 6

enviormental,economic,social,political, historical factors

Question 7

describe each factor of population density

Answer 7

enviormental-ways of trade, climate and natural disaters, water availabilty and fertile land
economic-job availability historical-long droughts
social-crime rates, better infastructure
political-public services (healthcare/education)

Question 8

reasons for differnces in populations between HICS and LICS

Answer 8

demographics, cultural:traditions deciding fertility
economics:supporting children/if children have to work
political factors: govermenrts controling population

Question 9

how to calculate population in youth and elderly

Answer 9

youth= % of pop 0-14 divided by % of pop 15-64 (100)
elderly=%of pop 65 and older divided % of pop 15-64 (100)

Question 10

dependency ratio

Answer 10

% of pop aged 0-14 + % of pop aged 65 and older / % of pop 15-64 (*100)

Question 11

what are the limitations of the dependency ratio

Answer 11

many over 18 go to universitys, many work beyond 65, many stay at home with families, some children work before 15, and some areas have high unemployement rates

Question 12

what are the impacts of an aging population

Answer 12

workforce declines because new employees cant keep up with the retirees, lower budget for public service, icreased pressure on healthcare system, pressure to raise retirement age.

Question 13

examples of countries feeling impacts from aging population

Answer 13

japan, germany, south korea

Question 14

how does a rapidly expanding population impact natural resources

Answer 14

food shortages, deforestiation, climate change, collapsing fisheries, water shortages, and air quality issues

Question 15

describe the limitations of the malthusain/anti-malthusian model

Answer 15

malth.-technology will create more food, increasing supply
anti-malth-there is a limit to the amount of population and food

Question 16

describe a pooulation pyramid for a LIC

Answer 16

decreasing death rate with high birth rates

Question 17

describe a population pyramid for a hic

Answer 17

low birth rates from low infant mortality, stable population

Question 18

how do birth rates, death rates, and migration effect pop size

Answer 18

a higher birth rate then death rate leads to an increasing pop, a lower birth rate then death rate means an increaing pop. Migration lower/highers population

Question 19

what are the social and economic changes that are associated with the model

Answer 19

education effects TFR, female education, better healthcare decreases infant mortality

Question 20

why do people migrate within a country during stage 2 to 3

Answer 20

migration might happen because of the need for a more economically stable/growing country

Question 21

what are the pronatalist starategies

Answer 21

socio-economic benefits fro families, free daycare, increased maternity leave, child tax credit, bonus pay

Question 22

what are anti-natalist policies

Answer 22

educating more women, family planning access, icreasing legal age to marry, and improved healthcare