2.5 Aging Population Chapter Quiz Review

What is one reason for the Baby Boom in the U.S starting in 1945?

• A growth in business

• There had been many years of peace

• The Vietnam War

• People were living longer

What is the name of the special tool used to measure population?

• Birth Rate Graph

• Growth Rate Chart

• Populations Pyramid

• Climograph

The measure of the average length of time a person will live

• Demography

• Life Expectancy

• Baby Boom

• Growth Rate

What is the life expectancy of males in Canada in the year 2000 ?

• 77

• 74

• 82

• 80

What is one economic concern about the baby boomers?

• Baby boomers will retire

• Baby boomers will need more jobs

• Baby boomers will not retire

• Baby boomers will move to new country

The study of population.

• Geography

• Histography

• Autobiography

• Demography

What measures how quickly the population of a nation is increasing.

• Death Rate

• Baby Boom

• Growth Rate

• Demography

What was George W. Bush’s suggestion for fixing the issues with the Social Security System?

• Privatization

• Reduce payments

• Increase retirement age

• Limit who gets payments

A period of time marked by a significant increase in birth rate.

• Growth Rate

• Baby Boom

• Life Expectancy

• Population Pyramid

What is the U.S. doing to try and increase its number of younger workers?

• Recruit skilled workers to immigrate

• Special train for citizen

• Encourage citizen to have more children

• Allow unrestricted immigration