5th Grade SS (Mr. Seitz): Population Growth, 6.1 Core Concepts

What two things have caused a population boom since 1800?

• better food production

• better healthcare

• more job opportunities

• less disease

How do demographers measure the rate in which the population is growing?

• by comparing birth rates to death rates

• by a sample census conducted every 3 years

• by the number of births every 10 years

The ____________________ has brought about many changes that have allowed the population to grow rapidly.

• Industrial Revolution

• Great Awakening

• Glorious Revolution

Where are the problems caused by rapid population growth the greatest?

• poor developing countries

• The Middle East

• developed countries

Name 2 changes that have led to population growth...

• better medical care

• improvement in food production (healthier foods)

• less war and conflicts

• better economy

What is the number of infant deaths per 1,000 births called?

• infant mortality rate

• infant health rate

• infant development rate

What is desertification?

• the spread of dry desert-like conditions

• migration to the desert

• population growth in the desert regions

What is the population of the world today?

• around 7 billion

• around 1 trillion

• around 7 million

What is "birth rate?"

• number of live births per 1,000 people in a year

• number of live births per 1,000,000 people in a year

• number of live births per 100 people in a year

What is "death rate?"

• number of deaths per 1,000 people in a year

• number of deaths per 1,000,000 people in a year

• number of deaths per 100 people in a year