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| The world population in mid-2010 was about equal to: |
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| The US population in mid-2010 was about: |
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| The most populous country in the world in 2010 was: |
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| The basic demographic equation says that FP (final population) is equal to: |
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| The crude RNI is equal to: |
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| The US census has traditionally conducted a census in which people are tabulated |
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| According to the place they reside permenantly, or de jure |
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| 3 of the five most important characteristics of the census are |
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| Include everybody, conducted at regular intervals, and perferably on one day |
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| vital registration in the US is a responsibility of the followng office |
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| National vital statistics division at the national center for health statistics |
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| Among the three basic assumptions that the UN makes for its population projections, one is |
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| at least a minimal degree of social order and control will be maintained |
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| Several pop researchers say that after the industrial revolution, science and technology characterized the the most exponential pop growth. This is represented by what function? |
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| Population for small areas such as countries depend on: |
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| local variation in fertility, mortality and migration |
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| Among the most important demographic variables in determining the size of the work focus is |
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| the age structure of the population |
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| The two broad classes of population projections are |
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| mathematical and component methods |
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| 2 types of data collected to measure migration which can be displayed as migration matrices are |
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world population in 2010
birth per 1000
death per 1000 |
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birth 1000=20
death 1000=8 |
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| One advantage of using a sample over a complete census is |
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| the quality and acuracy of the sample survey |
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| The number of people per unit of arable land is normally recognized as |
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| As an estimation for 2008, the sex ratio in the world at birth and at 65 years fluctuates between |
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| The worlds population is not evenly distributed over |
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| the structure of a population is created by |
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| the number of men and women in various age groups |
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| The demographic transition applied to some developed countries has four stages. The third stage called mature industrial stage is represented by |
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| declining birth rate and low death rate |
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| Population change of any country is a function of three variables- |
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births
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NOT life expectancy |
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| The denominator of the Dependency Ratio is usually computed as |
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| The US relects a very moderate natural increase that in turn represents an age structure and sex composition w a population pyramid classified as |
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| The gender ration for countries such as BR, US and FR was between 101 and 104. In contrast one country has one of the lowest gender ratio in the world |
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| The theory of multi phasic response represents strategies for |
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| maintaining population homeostasis. K. Davis |
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| The inhabited portion of the world is called |
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| If we analyze the world patterns of age structure it is possible to affirm that the highest percentage of population under 15 years of age are found in |
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| mid, east and west africa (between 40%-45%) |
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| who said "pop growth would always press against the means of subsistence, unless it was prevented by some positive checks" |
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| What economist proposed that pop growth and critical densities could stimulate agricultural innovation and more intensive land use? |
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| Neomalthusians such as Ehrlich and Hardin, continue to argue that pop growth is very problematic. Beside the scarcity of food, they can also focus on |
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| environmental degradation |
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| What type of rapid growth pyramid does Nigeria have? |
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| The three states with the largest Hispanic population in the US are: |
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