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WorksheetsKey Issues 2.2: Demographic Indicators
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
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Class
Date
1.
The average number of births women bear in the lifetime is:
a)
crude birth rate.
b)
crude death rate.
c)
total fertility rate.
d)
natural increase rate.
2.
To study fertility, geographers most frequently use:
a)
crude birth rate.
b)
crude death rate.
c)
total fertility rate.
d)
natural increase rate.
3.
The world's population in 2011 was approximately 7 billion and a steady rate of growth was expected to reach 14 billion in approximately 90 years. The period of 90 years is known as:
a)
doubling time.
b)
life expectancy.
c)
overpopulation.
d)
demographic transition.
4.
The annual natural increase rate is currently approximately:
a)
1.2 per 1,000.
b)
1.2 %.
c)
12 %.
d)
12 million.
5.
A decline in a country's crude birth rate would result in an increase in the country's:
a)
total fertility rate.
b)
crude death rate.
c)
natural increase rate.
d)
doubling time.
6.
Of the following 5 countries, the highest NIR is found in:
a)
China
b)
Denmark
c)
Zimbabwe
d)
Singapore
7.
Of the following 5 countries, the lowest CBR is found in:
a)
Uganda
b)
Denmark
c)
Indonesia
d)
Nigeria
8.
Life expectancy is lowest in:
a)
East Asia.
b)
North America.
c)
Africa.
d)
Western Europe.
9.
The total number of live births per year per 1,000 people in a society is the:
a)
crude birth rate.
b)
crude death rate.
c)
total fertility rate.
d)
natural increase rate.
10.
Which of the following countries has a high infant mortality rate, whereby women compensate by having more children during their childbearing years?
a)
Japan
b)
Angola
c)
Sweden
d)
Canada
11.
Why do women in more developed countries (MDCs) have lower rates of fertility?
a)
they are engaged in business and political activities
b)
they have access to medical care and birth control
c)
they pursue education opportunities, thus delaying child birth
d)
all of the above
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