WorksheetsUnit 3: Population
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 9mins
A __________ _______ is a useful chart that organizes the people that live in a country in a specific year by their age groups
(a)
Which of the following factors can influence population density?
Environmental
Economic
Social
Political
Which calculation is usually the first one run at the beginning of population measurements? (After a census)
Dependency Ratio
Population Density
Mean Population Age
Gross Domestic Product
Why are population density calculations so popular to do?
Cheap & easy
Provides an in depth look at a population
Gives a sense of how wealth is distributed in society
To see which stage of development the nation is in
The shape of an age demographics chart can usually tell you which (a) the country's economy is in.
This(These) stage(s) have the highest dependency ratio.
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
The dependency ratio basically measures working adults versus....
Unemployed adults
Teenagers
The very young and retirees
Upper middle aged adults
Subsistence agriculture usually requires a large workforce, which often times happens to be your own family.
True
False
The most dramatic effects of economic development usually arise in which stage?
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Which section of the population usually puts the highest pressure on the economy of HICs in Stage 4?
(a)
This starts to fall during the second stage of development.
(a)
All HICs follow the same agreed upon plan when aiding developing nations with population management.
True
False
Why are most LICs, especially in Africa hesitant to receive help from HICs?
Predatory Loans
Colonialism
Desire to remain Independent and maintain Autonomy
High cost of aid
Why are age demographic charts in African LICs squished in the middle
Civil Wars
Political Instability
Famine
HIV/AIDS
Which of these would be used in order to help population control?
Distribution of Contraceptives
Education about contraception
Job opportunities for women
Improved Healthcare access
The one-child policy of China during the 70s and 80s can be best described as...?
Pronatalist
Antinatalist
China following UN Agenda 21
Following the protocols of the Club of Rome
A characteristic of stage two of the Demographic Transition Model shows
Falling death rates and high birth rates
High death rates and low birth rates
Stable death rates and fluctuating birth rates
Rising death rates and high birth rates
This population pyramid shows...
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Topographical Map
Population Density Map
Census Map
both have near zero growth rates
