The birth rate of a population is expressed as a
percentage
IF the growth rate r of a population is positive and remains constant, the number of people added to the population
INCREASES each year
The most critical factor in controlling human population growth is:
decreasing the average number of births per woman
the total fertility rate (TFR) is an example of:
the number of children each woman in a population will have.
the human population is currently following a J-shaped curve. This means that the population is growing
exponentially
Populations whose age structure diagrams are narrower at the bottom tan at the top have:
a declining population
Population growth rates are high in developing countries because:
children are often an important economic advantage
The populatation of the US continues to grow as a result of:
immigration
babies born to baby boom parents
population movement
the birth rate being above replacement level fertility during the 1940 - 1960s
at present, the earths human population is
INCREASING exponentially
Using the rule of 70, a population at 10% would double in
7 years
Ivory Coast and China are 2 developing nations. China has a larger per capita ecological footprint than Ivory Coast. this is due to:
Chinas growing dependence on fossil fuels to drive their economy
Ivorys Coast dependence on small scale and subsistence agriculture
Urban populations represent approx.________% of the world population, but consume_________% of the worlds resources
50% & 75%
GDP includes:
Consumer spending
Investments
Government spending
imports & Exports
Malthus noted that human populations grow__ while food supply grows____
exponentially & linearly
A particular country has a Total Fertility Rate equal to replacement level fertility and emigration equal to immigration. What is true?
the population must be stable
The infant mortality rate and child mortality rate are defined as the number of deaths per 1000 live births for children under____ and ____ of age.
1 year & 5 years
The region of the world with the highest incidence of HIV infections is:
Sub-Saharan Africa
A country has a TFR of 1.6 yet its population continues to grow, What is an explanation for this deviation from the norm?
the net immigration is high enough to overcome low TFR
At one point China had the highest fertility rates in the world. Now with a rate of 1.6 births/woman, the population is expected to
begin falling by 2040
Population size can be estimated by the formula:
CBR + Immigration - CDR - Emigration
Most demographers estimate that the human population will stabilize between ___ and ___ billion people by 2100
6.8 and 10.5
when looking at an age structure diagram you notice that the lowest ages represent the lowest % of the population. You are looking at:
a population that will begin to shrink when that age group reaches sexual maturity
according to the theory of demographic transition, rapid growth occurs during phase_____
2
According to the theory of demographic transition, the highest birth rates and death rates are likely to occur during phase_____
1
According to the theory of demographic transition, birth rates decline during phase ______
3
According to the theory of demographic transition, birth rates may drop below death rates during phase_____
4
Regarding population chart:
Population A is larger
Population A is larger and is most likely to
grow rapidly
Population B is smaller and most likely to
be stable or close to stable
A metropolitan region of 100,000 people has 2,000 births, 500 deaths, 200 emigrants and 100 immigrants over a 1 year period. its population growth rate is
1.4%
what best reflects the availability of health care in a country?
infant mortality rate and life expectancy
What is typical of developed countries?
high technology use
in 2010, the population of earth was about ____ billion, with about ____ billion living in China
6.8 and 1.3
A country with an age structure from diagram is experiencing
short doubling time
Which is true about total fertility Rates?
Total Fertility rates (TFR) is the average number of children each woman will give birth to during her childbearing years
Even if a country reduces its birth rate and maintains replacement level fertility its population will still continue to grow for several decades because of:
population momentum
At current growth rates, which country will probably be the most populous in the world after 2050?
India
What percentage of the world population lives in developing countries?
82%
Which of the following countries best exemplifies phase 4 of a demographic transition?
Japan