Women & Children First
More People than Ever
Population Pyramids
China
Japan
The Black Death
100
What is the term for the average number of children a woman of childbearing years would have in her lifetime?
fertility rate
100
What historical event caused a massive population explosion?
The Industrial Revolution
100
What type of population pyramid is this?
rapid growth
100
What is China's One-Child Policy?
Families have to pay a fine for having multiple children
100
Which physical feature has most affected Japan’s population distribution?
mountains
100
What is another name for the Black Death?
Black Plague
Bubonic Plague
200
In general, why do birth rates drop?
Women have less children
200
What term means "the total amount of babies born in 1 country per year"?
birth rate
200
What type of population pyramid is this?
stable growth
200
Why was the One-Child Policy implemented?
to slow population growth
OR
to make sure natural resources do not run out
200
TRUE OR FALSE
Because Japan consists of mountainous islands with large urban areas, it must import much of its food supply.
True
200
Who lost power during the Black Plague?
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Religious leaders
Kings
Nobles
300
What is the typical name for earth when represented as a human person?
Mother Nature
300
What term means "Average number of years that a person in that country lives"?
life expectancy
300
Which country will soon have to open more retirement homes and maybe try to encourage immigrants to come?
declining growth
300
Which of the following is a negative result of a lower birth rate in China?
The population is aging quickly
Smaller future workforce
The government is having trouble making pension payments to some elderly citizens
300
What job was created because of how crowded Japan's trains and subways are now?
professional pushers
300
How did the Black Plague spread?
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From rats to fleas to people
From person to person through trade
Mongols catapulted infected dead bodies during sieges
400
What is the main influencing factor in slowing down the population growth of developing regions?
increasing female education / female literacy rates
400
What term means "the number of babies born in a country (per 1000) who will not live to their 1st birthday"?
infant mortality rate
400
Which type of population pyramid shows that the country should focus mostly on improving its healthcare and education systems?
rapid growth
400
What were some of the ways that China enforced the One-Child Policy?
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Fees/fines/taxes
Forced sterilization
Forced abortions
Social pressure
400
TRUE OR FALSE
Crowded streets at rush hour combined with the time it takes to load and unload them led to the creation of an inefficient public transportation system with some of the slowest trains in the world.
False
It has led to the creation of one of the MOST EFFICIENT transportation systems in the world with some of the world's fastest trains.
400
How did the Black Death lead to more economic power for lower class people?
Less workers means each worker is more valuable. More value = more pay & power
500
Besides improving female literacy rates, what is another factor that leads to women having less children in developed countries?
ANY OF THESE ARE ACCEPTABLE
economic opportunities
migration to urban
improved sanitation
500
What is the world's current population?
About 7.9 billion (anything above 7.5 billion and below 8 billion close receives credit)
500
TRUE OR FALSE
In a rapid growth country, generally infant mortality rates are high, while life expectancy is low.
True
500
What years specifically was China's One-Child Policy in effect?
1980 to 2016
500
In Japan, which factor best explains the appearance of things like the one pictured here?
the lack of room for buildings
500
Where in the world did the Black Death epidemic begin?
Mongolia