Demography and Population Studies Flashcard

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What is the scientific study of human populations called?

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Demography

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What does the Demographic Transition Model (DTM) show?

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How birth and death rates change as a country develops

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What is the difference between a country’s birth rate and death rate called?

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Natural Increase

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Which of the following is NOT included in the calculation of natural increase? Birth rate, Death rate, Migration, Both birth and death rate

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Migration

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What is a population indicator?

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A statistic used to study and understand populations

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Which of the following is an example of a population indicator? Age, Fertility rate, Language, Religion

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Fertility rate

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What does population density measure?

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The average number of people living on a unit of land

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What is the current world population approximately?

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7.9 billion

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Which continent has the largest population?

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Asia

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Which country has the fastest growing population?

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Niger