How does health vary by region?

What is the dependency ratio?

• The number of people who are too young or too old to work, compared to the number of people in their productive years.

• The number of people who are employed, compared to the number of people who are unemployed.

• The number of people who are retired, compared to the number of people who are working.

• The number of children in a country, compared to the number of adults.

Which age group is considered in the dependency ratio?

• People who are too young or too old to work.

• Only people who are too young to work.

• Only people who are too old to work.

• People who are in their productive years.

Which age group is NOT included in the dependency ratio?

• People in their productive years.

• People who are too young to work.

• People who are too old to work.

• People who are retired.

What does the infant mortality rate (IMR) measure?

• The number of infants born each year

• The number of infants who survive past 1 year of age

• The annual number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age compared with the total live births

• The number of infants vaccinated each year

What is the potential support ratio?

• The number of elderly people divided by the number of working-age people

• The number of working-age people divided by the number of persons 65 and older

• The number of children divided by the number of elderly people

• The number of elderly people divided by the number of children

What is a population pyramid?

• A bar graph that displays the percentage of a place’s population for each age and gender.

• A line graph that shows the population growth over time.

• A pie chart that represents the distribution of different age groups.

• A scatter plot that compares population density and area.

What does a broader base in a population pyramid indicate?

• A higher percentage of older people.

• A higher percentage of younger people.

• A balanced age distribution.

• A declining population.

Which stage of the demographic transition is associated with a population pyramid with a broader base?

• Stage 1

• Stage 2

• Stage 3

• Stage 4

Which country’s population pyramid is shown in diagram (b)?

• United States

• Mexico

• Benin

• United Kingdom

What does the population pyramid of Benin indicate about its population distribution?

• A higher percentage of older people.

• A higher percentage of younger people.

• A balanced age distribution.

• A declining population.