Demography and Population Concepts

The video covers demography, focusing on population size, birth, death, and migration rates. It discusses the Malthusian theory, highlighting the potential for population growth to outpace food supply, and explores urbanization, including city models like the concentric zone model.

What is the primary focus of demography?

• The study of economic trends

• The study of plant growth

• The study of human population size and composition

• The study of animal populations

How is the crude birth rate calculated?

• Number of births per 100,000 people

• Number of births per 10,000 people

• Number of births per 1,000 people

• Number of births per 100 people

What is the difference between immigration and emigration?

• Immigration is moving into an area, emigration is moving out of an area

• Both refer to moving within the same area

• Both refer to moving to a new country

• Immigration is moving out of an area, emigration is moving into an area

Which of the following is a push factor for migration?

• Economic advantages

• Famine

• Religious freedom

• Discovery of gold

According to Malthusian theory, what will happen if population growth outpaces food supply?

• Increased economic growth

• Improved living standards

• Mass starvation

• Technological advancements

What is a preventive check according to Malthus?

• Disease

• War

• Birth control

• Famine

What is the goal of zero population growth?

• To maintain a stable population size

• To increase the population size

• To decrease the population size

• To double the population size

How many children should parents have to achieve zero population growth?

• Four children

• Three children

• Two children

• One child

What is the minimum population for an area to be considered urban?

• 1,000 inhabitants

• 2,500 inhabitants

• 5,000 inhabitants

• 10,000 inhabitants

In the concentric zone model, which zone is characterized by poverty and deteriorating housing?

• Zone in transition

• Central Business District

• Zone of working-class homes

• Residential Zone