Unit 2 (Population) Review

Zero population growth occurs when the TFR (total fertility rate) is at

• 1.2
• 2.1
• 2.7
• 1.9

In what stage are most European countries?

• Stage 1

• Stage 2

• Stage 3

• Stage 4

• Stage 5

What does an "upside down" population pyramid indicate?

• lots of children

• lots of middle age people

• lots of elderly/older people

• lots of teens

Thomas Malthus thought

• population would increase at the same rate as farming production
• population would eventually decline due to birth control and family planning
• population would eventually outgrow food production
• moral restraint would lower population growth 

The ratio of people who are too young or too old to work compared to the working population is called the

• dependency ratio
• population pyramid
• interconnected ratio
• retirement ratio

Death rates fall rapidly due to increased hygiene and medical advances during stage

• Stage 1

• Stage 2

• Stage 3

• Stage 4

• Stage 5

In LDC's this statistic would be typically low

• CDR

• CBR

• Infant mortality

• life expectancy

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

• birth rate or CBR
• natural increase or NIR
• mortality rate
• total fertility rate or TFR

The earth area of permanent settlement is called the

• hot zone

• subpolar region

• ecumene

• civilized world

Physiological density is the number of

• Farm animals per area suitable for agriculture

• people per area suitable for agriculture

• farmers per area of farmland

• people per area of flat land