Unit 2 - Population & Migration Review

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Which of the following is an issue for a country whose population is getting older? (A) As people get older, the life expectancy for the younger people decreases. (B) As people get older, the birth rate increases and there is an increased need for affordable childcare. (C) As average age in the country increases, there are less workers to support economic needs and the dependency ratio increases. (D) As the proportion of older people increases, the total population decreases because older people do not have children.

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As average age in the country increases, there are less workers to support economic needs and the dependency ratio increases.

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The number of people per unit of land is known as

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Arithmetic density

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Which of the following would be true of most MDCs like the U.S., France, and Australia? High infant-mortality rates, Low population-growth rates, Membership in the European Union (EU), More than ten percent of the population involved in farming

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Low population-growth rates

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The population pyramid shown most likely represents which of the following? Retirement community, A country in stage 5 of the DTM, A large number of guest workers, College town

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College town

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Which of the following was not an unintended consequence of China’s antinatalist one-child policy? A projected shortage of working-age people to care for the rising elderly population, An imbalance in the male-female population ratio, More females than males as the population changed over time, A decline in birthrate, resulting in lower population growth

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More females than males as the population changed over time

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A country with a birth rate of -0.2 would likely institute which of the following? pronatalist policies, antinatalist policies

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pronatalist policies

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Low-cost daycare, preschool centers, tax incentives, and paid family leave are all examples of

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pronatalist policies

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Which of the following is true of a country moving from stage 2 to stage 3 of the DTM? Shorter life expectancy, Increasing birth rate, High level of female education, Declining death rate

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Declining death rate

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What would be the most likely cause of death in a country in stages 4 and 5 of the DTM?

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Degenerative diseases due to old age and lifestyle

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What best explains the low birth and death rates for a country in stage 4 of the DTM?

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Increased urbanization and technological advancement of a more developed country