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Demography vocabulary

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
Date
1.

Rece ethnicity and gender are studied by demographers because...

a)

Demographers study human evolution

b)

They organize the population according to those characteristics

c)

They can have an influence on life quality (for example, increase vulnerability)

d)

All of the above

2.

How is fertility rate related to demography?

a)

If the fertility rate increases, population increases (if the death rate is low)

b)

Fertility can give us insight on life quality and economic development

c)

Fertility is related to other aspects, like dependency ratio and child mortality

d)

All of the above

3.

The fertility rate in Uruguay is (a)  

4.

What's the replacement rate?

a)

The necessary fertility rate for population to remain the same

b)

2.1

c)

Both are correct

5.

Age structure...

a)

Has nothing to do with life quality

b)

Is the same as life expectancy

c)

Is only applied to the eldest part of the population

d)

None of the above

6.

Death rate is...

a)

The number of deaths proportional to the population (usually per thousand people per year)

b)

The raw number of people who die every day

c)

Both are correct

7.

Birth rate is...

a)

The number of people who are born proportionally to the population (usually per thousand per year)

b)

The raw number people who are born every day

c)

Both are correct

8.

Marriage and cohabitation...

a)

Are important to demographers because they are connected to fertility

b)

Aren't important except during the pandemic

c)

Refer only to people who are older than 25

d)

All of the above

9.

Living arrangements and residential patterns...

a)

Refer to our relationship with the people we live with and how we occupy the space we share

b)

Can give us a clue of the economic development of a country

c)

Can be related to cultural aspects

d)

All of the above

10.

We abbreviate "Less economically developed countries" as ____ and "more economically developed countries" as ____

a)

L and M

b)

LEDCs and MEDCs

11.

In Uruguay, how are migration and age structure related?

a)

They're not related at all

b)

Migrants are usually of working age (20-40), so they help pay for the retirement of elderly people

c)

Migrants usually have a lot of children, so the amount of young people increases

d)

Migrants disrupt the age structure of a country, which has a negative effect

12.

Does being a migrant increase vulnerability to crises? (For exaple the pandemic?)

a)

No, because most migrants have good health

b)

No, because there's so few of them it doesn't matter

c)

Yes, because migrants mostly travel to LEDCs

d)

Yes, because migrants have more difficulties accessing jobs, healthcare and housing

13.

Life quality is...

a)

measurable satisfaction

b)

a subjective perception

14.

When studying migration from a demographic perspective, we need to take into account...

a)

coutry of origin

b)

age of arrival

c)

acculturation processes

d)

all of the above