Population Dilemmas in Europe

What do we call the study of human populations?

• geography

• demography

• economy

What does this population pyramid measure?

• A country's population organized by age groups and gender

• Spatial Inequality

• Urban Sprawl

CHECK ALL THE RIGHT ANSWERS: What can population pyramids show us about a country's population?

• their life expectancy

• Their Replacement Rate

• their dependency ratio

• Their total fertility rate

• The type of growth they are experiencing

What does life expectancy measure?

• The average that a person in a given population can expect to live to.

• The number of old and young dependents who don't work compared with the working age population.

• The average number of children a woman in a given population will have in her lifetime.

The narrow base of this population pyramid tells us that Italy's population is

• shrinking.

• growing rapidly.

• getting younger.

Which of these statements is most likely true of a European country with a replacement rate under 2.0?

• Its population is growing older or shrinking

• Its population is growing poorer.

• Its population is growing very rapidly.

Which of these best describes population changes in Europe since 2000?

• negative growth

• urban sprawl

• rural decline

• brain drain

Italy has a total fertility rate of just over 1. Nigeria has a total fertility rate of more than 5. Which of these conclusions can be drawn from these facts?

• Nigeria has a younger population than Italy

• Italy has a larger population than Nigeria

Demographers study human populations and how they change due to...

• All of these

• births

• deaths

• migration

The average number of children a women in a given population is expected to have in her lifetime

• Total Fertility Rate

• Replacement Rate

• Life Expectancy

• Dependency Ratio