Population Distribution/Composition

The approximate population of the world today is..

• 7.6 Million

• 6.7 Billion

• 6.7 Million

• 7.6 Billion

What is the world's most populous country?

• India

• China

• U.S.

• Mexico

One reason the world is growing so quickly is because...

• The world has infinite resources for everyone

• Birth rate is higher than death rate

• There are more and more places for people to live

• Death rate is higher than birth rate

The average number of people per square mile is...

• Birth rate

• Land area

• Population density

• too many

This population pyramid shows...

• Rapid growth

• Slow growth

• Negative growth

Which correctly describes the term demographic transition?

• The transition from low birth rates and death rates to high birth rates and death rates as a country develops.

• The transition from high birth rates and death rates to low birth rates and death rates as a country develops.

• The transition from high birth rates to low death rates as a country develops.

• The transition from low birth rates to high death rates as a country develops.

VOCAB: The average number of children a female member of a population has during her lifetime

• total fertility rate

• replacement fertility rate

• growth rate

• death rate

Which of the following makes it difficult to reduce population growth?

• High literacy rates result in women wanting to have more children
• Population sizes will not decline until some people start having to do without food and other necessities of life
• Many people live in cities, where large families are an advantage
• Many people have low literacy and limited access to healthcare

The number of babies out of 1,000 that die during their first year of life is called

• infant mortality
• growth rate
• demography

The number of males per hundred females.

• Sex Ratio
• Dependency Ratio
• Demographic Ratio
• Population Ratio