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WorksheetsDemography vocabulary
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 14mins
Rece ethnicity and gender are studied by demographers because...
Demographers study human evolution
They organize the population according to those characteristics
They can have an influence on life quality (for example, increase vulnerability)
All of the above
How is fertility rate related to demography?
If the fertility rate increases, population increases (if the death rate is low)
Fertility can give us insight on life quality and economic development
Fertility is related to other aspects, like dependency ratio and child mortality
All of the above
The fertility rate in Uruguay is (a)
What's the replacement rate?
The necessary fertility rate for population to remain the same
2.1
Both are correct
Age structure...
Has nothing to do with life quality
Is the same as life expectancy
Is only applied to the eldest part of the population
None of the above
Death rate is...
The number of deaths proportional to the population (usually per thousand people per year)
The raw number of people who die every day
Both are correct
Birth rate is...
The number of people who are born proportionally to the population (usually per thousand per year)
The raw number people who are born every day
Both are correct
Marriage and cohabitation...
Are important to demographers because they are connected to fertility
Aren't important except during the pandemic
Refer only to people who are older than 25
All of the above
Living arrangements and residential patterns...
Refer to our relationship with the people we live with and how we occupy the space we share
Can give us a clue of the economic development of a country
Can be related to cultural aspects
All of the above
We abbreviate "Less economically developed countries" as ____ and "more economically developed countries" as ____
L and M
LEDCs and MEDCs
In Uruguay, how are migration and age structure related?
They're not related at all
Migrants are usually of working age (20-40), so they help pay for the retirement of elderly people
Migrants usually have a lot of children, so the amount of young people increases
Migrants disrupt the age structure of a country, which has a negative effect
Does being a migrant increase vulnerability to crises? (For exaple the pandemic?)
No, because most migrants have good health
No, because there's so few of them it doesn't matter
Yes, because migrants mostly travel to LEDCs
Yes, because migrants have more difficulties accessing jobs, healthcare and housing
Life quality is...
measurable satisfaction
a subjective perception
When studying migration from a demographic perspective, we need to take into account...
coutry of origin
age of arrival
acculturation processes
all of the above
