Vocab 1
which countries have the highest birth rates?
least developed countries
the study of population
demography
which of the following is true of human demographic trends?
a. in preindustrial societies, birth rates are low and the population grows rapidly
b. when the average number of children born to each woman falls, the total population always increases
c. when birth rates and death rates are both high, the population grows slowly, if it all
d. death rates rise in the third stage of the demographic transition
c. when birth rates and death rates are both high, the population grows slowly, if at all
since 1970, fertility rates have
a. increased in both more-developed and less-developed countries
b. increased in more-developed and decreased in less-developed countries
c. decreased in both more-developed and less-developed countries
d. decreased in more-developed and increased in less-developed countries
c. decreased in both more-developed and less-developed countries
the result of urbanization where workforce in a city lives in the are around the city
suburban sprawl
the distribution of ages in a specific population at a certain time
age structure
movement of people into cities from rural areas
urbanization
between 1880 and 1930 human population doubled due to
a. the industrial revolution
b. a combination of high birth rates and lowered death rates
c. improvements in social infrastructure and services
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
which of the following is not a strategy that would reduce population?
a. limiting education for women
b. public advertising
c. economic incentives
d. legal punishments
a. limiting education for women
the movement of individuals into a population
immigration
percentage of members of a group who are likely to survive to a given age
survivorship
land that can be used to grow crops
arable land
countries that have entered the third stage of demographic transition are most probably characterized by
a. weak or developing economies
b. death rates that far exceed birth rates
c. societal conditions that favor smaller families
d. populations with a high proportion of young people
c. societal conditions that favor smaller families
scientists predict population sizes by using
a. survivorship, migration, life expectancy, and replacement structure
b. life expectancy, age structure, fertility rate, and migration
c. replacement rate, fertility rate, age rates, and survivorship
d. age structure, survivorship, fertility rate, and migration
d. age structure, survivorship, fertility rate, and migration
rapid growth represented by a J-shaped curve
exponential growth
movement or individuals into or out of a population
migration
the basic facilities and services that support a community
infrastructure
what is a reason that wood if considered a limited resource in many developing countries?
people cut down trees faster that they can grow
age structure data include all of the following except
a. members of a population who are between 5 and 11 years old
b. the ration of males and females in a population
c. the amount of population change due to immigration and emigration
d. the ration of older people to younger people in a population
c. the amount of population change to immigration and emigration
the advancement of technology due to the use of machines
industrialization
a model that describes how changes in a population will occur
demographic transition
average number of years a person is likely to live
life expectancy
during stage 2 of a populations demographic transition, the death rate
a. increases
b. decreases
c. remains the same
d. is zero
b. decreases
an increase in water-borne diseases could possibly be alleviated by (2 answers)
adequate sewage treatment facilities
sufficient fuelwood
a double-sided bar graph of age structures in a population
population pyramid