8ESS2.1 Video

Why did countries like Estonia implement policies to encourage people to have more children?

• To decrease the population due to overpopulation

• To increase the population due to declining birth rates

• To improve healthcare facilities

• To balance the gender ratio

What do population geographers focus on?

• The cultural heritage of a place

• The political stability of a region

• The economic growth of a country

• The spatial aspects of populations and their impact on a place

According to the Beaucerup theory, what drives agricultural innovation?

• Economic stability

• Technological advancements

• Government policies

• Pressure from having more mouths to feed

What does a population pyramid help us understand?

• Historic impacts on population and future growth or decline

• The economic stability of a country

• The cultural heritage of a place

• The political stability of a region

What does the demographic transition model try to approximate?

• The economic growth of a nation

• The political movements in a country

• The cultural changes in a region

• How different birth and death rates lead to population change