M-Part I Summative - Ch. 15 Population Dilemmas in Europe

__________________: the average number of years people in a country live

• life expectancy

• dependency ratio

________________: the study of human populations, including how they change due to births, death, aging, and migration

• demography

• democracy

Based on the pyramid shown, in the year 2000 developed countries showed a _________ population trend.

• negative growth

• slow growth

• rapid growth

When a shrinking workforce supports a growing elderly population,

• the dependency ratio is rising.

• the dependency ratio is falling.

Three major factors that affect a country's population are births, deaths, and ________________.

• demography

• migration

Which population pyramid shows negative growth?

• Nigeria

• Italy

The total fertility rate (birth rate) necessary for a country's population to replace itself and remain unchanged is the

_______________.

• dependency ratio

• replacement rate

Which population pyramid shows rapid growth?

• Nigeria

• Italy

Which population pyramid shows slow growth?

• Nigeria

• United States

Based on the pyramid shown, in the year 2000 developing countries showed a _________ population trend.

• negative growth

• slow growth

• rapid growth