Population Geography

Based on the data above, which statement best describes the trend in Thailand´s population between

1980 and 2015?

• It has continued to grow at a rapid rate during the last 35 years

• It has slowed over time, from rapid growth to very little growth over the last 35 years

• It has shown no change in the last 35 years

Education of women worldwide as lowered birthrates partly because

• educated women need to bear many children to ensure that some will survive

• educated women may focus on their careers more than raising large families

• educated women contribute less to their family income

• all of the above

Countries that have entered the industrial of demographic transition are most probably characterized by

• weak or developing economies.

• death rates that far exceed birth rates.

• social conditions that favor smaller families.

• populations with a high proportion of young people.

The largest population that an environment can support at any given time.

• Parasitism

• Growth Rate

• Carrying Capacity

• Commensalism

In general, any movement of individuals or populations from one location to another.

• Deomgraphy

• Migration

• Urbanization

• Survivorship

The average length of time that an individual is expected to live.

• Life Expetancy

• Arable Land

• Infrastructure

• Age Structure

The average number of children a woman of childbearing years would have in her lifetime, if she had children at the current rate for her country

• birthrate
• infant birth rate
• rate of natural increase
• fertility rate

A graphic device that shows gender and age distribution of a population

• population pyramid
• carrying capacity
• population density
• population map

A wealthy country with an advanced economy

• Developed Country

• Erosion

• Developing Country

• Life Expectancy

What 2 rates do you need to consider when calculating population growth in a country?

• Birth Rate and Life Expectancy
• Birth Rate and Death Rate
• Infant Mortality and Fertility Rates
• Literacy Rate and GDP