Vocabulary
Italy
Spain
Germany
Population Pyramids
100
The study of human populations, including how they change due to births, deaths, aging, and migration.
Demogarphy
100
What happens when a country has a replacement rate under 2.1 like Italy?
It is not replacing its population and is possibly shrinking. It could possibly be aging as well.
100
This graph shows that in 2050, Spain's population of people aged 65 and over will be...
nearly twice the size it was in 2000.
100
According to this graph, in which decade did Germany’s labor supply begin to decline?
1980s
100
Briefly describe what information a population pyramid shows.
A population pyramid shows the makeup of a population by age group and gender
200
The average that a person in a given population can expect to live to.
Life Expectancy
200
The narrow base of this population pyramid tells us that Italy's population is
Shrinking
200
List at least two reasons why populations like Spain's are aging.
Low TFR/RR
Baby Boom
An Increase in Life Expectancy
200
Cash for babies, rising retirement ages, and family-friendly workplace policies are all responses to Europe’s declining...
Total Fertility Rate or Birth Rate
200
Compare the percentages of 0 to 4-year-olds and 5 to 9-year-olds on the 2015 pyramid. Do these groups get bigger in 2040 or stayed about the same?
Stayed about the same
300
DAILY DOUBLE
The average number of children a woman in a population will have in her lifetime.
300
What are two reasons why Europe has low birth rates?
Childcare is expensive
TFR has slowly dropped over time
Balancing work and family life can be difficult
300
Why should European workers be concerned about the aging population?
Younger workers pay the taxes that cover pensions and health care for elderly people.
300
What type of growth has Europe been experiencing overall since 2000?
negative growth
300
Estimate the percentage of the population of men and women represented in the top bar of 2040 pyramid. What does this figure tell you about the life expectancy of European men and women?
In Europe, women have a longer life expectancy than men.
400
The number of old and young people who don't work compared with the working age population.
Dependency Ratio
400
What are two problems that occur with populations experience negative growth?
Shortage of workers
High Dependency Ratio
Businesses go broke
Loss of jobs
Pensions
Healthcare
400
What happens when a small workforce is supporting a larger elderly population?
An increase in dependency ratio
400
In recent years, Europe’s elderly population has...
grown.
400
This graph suggests that Europe will have a high dependency ratio in 2040. What parts of the population pyramid would we examine to back this claim up?
We would compare the number of working-age adults in the middle of the pyramid to the elderly groups 65+.
Lastly, we would look at the bottom of the pyramid to see if the TFR will replace the working class over time.
500
The total fertility rate needed for a population to replace itself with at least 1 person. The average is 2.1
Replacement Rate
500
Italy has a total fertility rate of just over 1. Nigeria has a total fertility rate of more than 5. Which country has a higher replacement rate? What type of growth is it experiencing?
Nigeria
Rapid
500
A country with an aging population is most likely to face rapidly rising costs for...
pensions and healthcare
500
How can aging societies address the problems they face?
by raising the retirement age
Increase their birthrate with family friendly policies for work and childcare
pension bonuses
500
Out of all the age groups of women, which is expected to be the smallest in 2040?
0-4