Population vocabulary

What measures the number of deaths a country has in a year?

• Crude Birth Rate

• Crude Death Rate

• Natural Increase Rate

• Doubling Time

The number of years it takes Plano's population to go from 10,000 to 20,000 is known as...

• Crude Birth Rate

• Crude Death Rate

• Natural Increase Rate

• Doubling Time

England had 12 births for every 1,000 people in a year. This is

• Crude Birth Rate

• Crude Death Rate

• Natural Increase Rate

• Doubling Time

In this population pyramid which side are girls on?

• Left

• Right

• Bottom Half

• Top Half

Population pyramids shows the age breakdown of a population every

• 2 years

• 4 years

• 5 years

• 10 years

What region of the world has the lowest life expectancy?

• Europe

• North America

• Australia

• Africa

Which of the following is a proven way to lower birth rates in a country?

• lower taxes

• lower food prices

• Increase education of women

• Increase marriage rates

About how many people on are the planet today?

• 1 Billion

• 9 Billion

• 6.2 Billion

• 7.8 Billion

What age is considered too young to work full time according to dependency ratio?

• 0-12

• 0-14

• 2-17

• 0-10

What country has the largest population in the world?

• India

• China

• U.S.

• Mexico