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Chapter 15: Population Dilemmas in Europe

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do we call the study of human populations and how they change?

a)

biodiversity

b)

demography

c)

life expectancy

d)

human geography

2.

Which of these best describes population changes in Europe since 2000?

a)

brain drain

b)

rural decline

c)

urban sprawl

d)

negative growth

3.

Italy has a total fertility rate of just over 1. Nigeria has a total fertility rate of more than 5. Which of these conclusions can be drawn from these facts?

a)

Italy has a larger population than Nigeria

b)

Nigeria has a younger population than Italy

c)

Men in Italy retire later than men in Nigeria

d)

Women in Nigeria live longer than women in Italy

4.

A country with an aging population is most likely to face rapidly rising costs for which of the following?

a)

refugees

b)

pensions

c)

pollution

d)

unemployment

5.

Life expectancy is a measure of which if the following in a population?

a)

the average age at which people die

b)

the average age at which people retire

c)

the average age at which people become parents

d)

the average ag at which people enter the workforce

6.

Cash for babies, rising retirement ages, and family-friendly workplace policies are all responses to Europe's declining

a)

birth rates

b)

living standards

c)

life expectancies

d)

migration streams

7.

What is a total fertility rate?

a)

the number of old and young dependents who do not work compared with the working-age population

b)

the study of how human populations change due to births, deaths, aging, and migration

c)

the average age hat a person in a given population can expect to live to

d)

the average number of children a woman in a given population will have in her lifetime

8.

Which is NOT a cause of low total fertility rates in Europe?

a)

Women delay having children to pursue education and careers

b)

Low costs of living in Europe allow young couples to support large families easily

c)

Older women tend to have fewer children

d)

Access to family planning allows women to control the number of children they have

9.

In recent years, Europe's elderly population has

a)

shrunk

b)

grown

c)

remained the same

d)

migrated to other continents

10.

What is a dependency ratio?

a)

the number of old and young dependents who do not work compared with the working-age population

b)

the study of how human populations change due to births, deaths, aging, and migration

c)

the average age that a person in a given population can expect to live to

d)

the average bomber of children a woman in a given population will have in their lifetime

11.

How can aging societies address the problems they face?

a)

by reducing access to healthcare

b)

by lowering the retirement age

c)

by raising the retirement age

d)

by lowering the birthrate

12.

A sudden increase in the birth rate of a population is called a

(a)  

13.

The number of births in a year for every 1,000 people in a population is called a

(a)  

14.

The number of deaths in a year for every 1,000 people in a population is called a

(a)  

15.

A model of how the size of a population changes as a country develops its economy is called a

(a)  

16.

The study of human populations, including how they change due to births, deaths, aging, and migration is called

(a)  

17.

The number of old and young dependents who don’t work compared with the working-age population. The higher the ratio, the more young and old people the workers have to support is called

(a)  

18.

A wealthy country with an advanced economy that has many industries and provide a comfortable way of life for most of their people is called a

(a)  

19.

The average age that a person in a given population can expect to live to is called

(a)  

20.

a fixed amount of money paid to a retired person by a government or former employer is called a

(a)  

21.

The average number of children a woman in a given population will have in her lifetime is called the

(a)