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1 - ESS 103 || Chapter 5 Questions
1 - ESS 103 || Chapter 5 Questions
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Environmental Studies
Undergraduate 1
10/22/2018

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Term
Which of the following pairs of indicators best reflects the availability of health care in a country?
Definition
Infant mortality rate and life expectancy
Term
Which of the following characteristics are typical of developed countries?

High technology use, Low GDP, or Small-scale sustainable agriculture
Definition
High technology use
Term
A country with an age structure that starts wide and thins our half way has a what?
Definition
Short Doubling Time
Term
Which of the following statements about total fertility rate is correct?
Definition
It is the average number of children each woman will give birth to during her childbearing years.
Term
Even if a country reduces its birth rate and maintains replacement-level fertility, its population will still continue to grow for several decades because of what?
Definition
Population momentum
Term
At current growth rates, which country will probably be the most populous in the world after 2050?
Definition
India
Term
What percentage of the world population lives in developing countries?
Definition
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Which of the following countries best exemplifies phase 4 of a demographic transition?
Definition
Japan
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