Review - Ch. 15 Population Dilemmas in Europe

________________: the study of human populations, including how they change due to births, death, aging, and migration

• deltiology

• dendrology

• demography

• democracy

__________________: the average number of years people in a country live

• life expectancy

• dependency ratio

• total fertility rate

• quality-of-life

When a shrinking workforce supports a growing elderly population,

• the dependency ratio is rising.

• a new baby boom is occurring.

• the dependency ratio is falling.

• the total fertility rate (TFR) has reached the replacement rate.

Based on our study of population dilemmas, where does Europe rank in terms of its birth rate?

• highest

• lowest

• fastest

• 3rd

What led to the baby boom in Europe and the United States during the 1950s?

• beginning of World War I

• end of World War II

• creation of European Union

• Cold War

The total fertility rate (birth rate) necessary for a country's population to replace itself and remain unchanged is the

_______________.

• life expectancy

• dependency ratio

• replacement rate

• rapid growth rate

Three major factors that affect a country's population are births, deaths, and ________________.

• demography

• centrifugal forces

• precipitation

• migration

Which population pyramid shows slow growth?

• Nigeria

• United States

• Italy

• None

Which population pyramid shows rapid growth?

• Nigeria

• United States

• Italy

• None

Which population pyramid shows negative growth?

• Nigeria

• United States

• Italy

• None