Crash Course Population and Demography

What are the two ways in which Earth can be overpopulated?

Which region started implementing policies to encourage people to have more children in the early 2000s?

• Western Europe

• Eastern Europe

• North America

• Asia

What is the term used in human geography to describe how many people a given environment can support?

• Carrying capacity

• Population density

• Demographic transition

• Malthusian prediction

What is the study of population called?

• Demography

• Geography

• Economics

• Sociology

Which stage of the Demographic Transition Model is characterized by high birth rates and high death rates?

• Stage 1

• Stage 2

• Stage 3

• Stage 4

What does a population pyramid allow us to predict?

• Future growth and decline of a population

• Historic impacts on population

• Resource allocation by governments

• All of the above

Which stage of the Demographic Transition Model is characterized by declining birth rates and declining death rates?

• Stage 1

• Stage 2

• Stage 3

• Stage 4

What is the average number of children a person is expected to give birth to over the course of their reproductive years called?

• Birth rate

• Death rate

• Migration rate

• Total fertility rate

What is one of the fastest ways to decrease the birth rate according to studies?

• Implementing restrictions on the number of children a family can have

• Forced sterilization programs

• Empowering women through education and access to good paying jobs

• Increasing economic security

Which stage of the Demographic Transition Model is characterized by slow to declining population growth?

• Stage 1

• Stage 2

• Stage 3

• Stage 4