Chapter 15: Population Dilemmas in Europe

What do we call the study of human populations and how they change?

• biodiversity

• demography

• life expectancy

• human geography

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

• brain drain

• rural decline

• urban sprawl

• negative growth

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?

• Italy has a larger population than Nigeria

• Nigeria has a younger population than Italy

• Men in Italy retire later than men in Nigeria

• Women in Nigeria live longer than women in Italy

A country with an aging population is most likely to face rapidly rising costs for which of the following?

• refugees

• pensions

• pollution

• unemployment

Life expectancy is a measure of which if the following in a population?

• the average age at which people die

• the average age at which people retire

• the average age at which people become parents

• the average ag at which people enter the workforce

Cash for babies, rising retirement ages, and family-friendly workplace policies are all responses to Europe's declining

• birth rates

• living standards

• life expectancies

• migration streams

What is a total fertility rate?

• the number of old and young dependents who do not work compared with the working-age population

• the study of how human populations change due to births, deaths, aging, and migration

• the average age hat a person in a given population can expect to live to

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

Which is NOT a cause of low total fertility rates in Europe?

• Women delay having children to pursue education and careers

• Low costs of living in Europe allow young couples to support large families easily

• Older women tend to have fewer children

• Access to family planning allows women to control the number of children they have

In recent years, Europe's elderly population has

• shrunk

• grown

• remained the same

• migrated to other continents

What is a dependency ratio?

• the number of old and young dependents who do not work compared with the working-age population

• the study of how human populations change due to births, deaths, aging, and migration

• the average age that a person in a given population can expect to live to

• the average bomber of children a woman in a given population will have in their lifetime