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SS11Ch11Population
SS11Ch11 Population Trends & Issues Test Review
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Social Studies
11th Grade
02/14/2016

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Term
demography
Definition
The statistical study of population is called
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Census
Definition
A count of a nation's population at regular intervals is called a
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births – deaths
Definition
The correct way to calculate natural increase is
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net migration
Definition
The difference between the number of people immigrating to a country and the number of people emigrating from that country
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rule of 70
Definition
the number of years it takes a country to double its population at the current growth rate
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doubling time
Definition
term which describes the number of years to double population at current growth rates
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net migration
Definition
To find population change, one must calculate natural increase plus ___________________________
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fall, fall
Definition
Historically with improved medical care, sanitation, and increased food supply death rates will (fall or increase) and later the birth rate will (fall or increase)
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fertility rate
Definition
the average number of children born over the lifetime of a typical women in a particular country
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baby boom
Definition
the increase in the birth rate that occurred after the Second World War, a period when birth rates exceeded the norm
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True
Definition
True or False - In stage 2 of the Demographic Transition Model birth rates remained the same.
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True
Definition
True or False: In stage 3 of the Demographic Transition Model birth rates began to fall.
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False
Definition
True or False: In stage 3 of the Demographic Transition Model death rates began to rise.
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False
Definition
True or False: In stage 3 of the Demographic Transition Model industrialization, urbanization, and improved living standards led to a greater desire for large families.
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False
Definition
True or False: In stage 4 of the Demographic Transition Model the death rate is higher than the birth rate.
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Stage 4
Definition
Fluctuating birth rates may be experienced at which stage of the Demographic Transition Model?
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One Child
Definition
In 1979, in an effort to reduce population growth, the Chinese government enforced this compulsory policy.
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democracy
Definition
India cannot enforce a One Child Policy similar to China's because India is a ____________________.
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age and gender
Definition
A "population pyramid" displays the population by these two categories.
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age
Definition
A population pyramid is a graph showing groups of the population divided into cohorts. A cohort is a group of individuals grouped according to their _________.
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contracting
Definition
A population pyramid showing extremely low birth and death rates and longer life expectancy is called ___________
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early expanding
Definition
A population pyramid showing high birth and death rates and a short life expectancy is called
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stable
Definition
A population pyramid showing declining birth and death rates and more elderly people is called
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Dependency ratio
Definition
Term which refers to the proportion of the population that is supported by the working-age group.
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dependancy ratio
Definition
In Canada in 1966 the number of children under the age of 15 was very high which meant that the ___________________ was very high.
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True
Definition
True or False: Canada’s dependency ratio is rising in 2010 because the number of people over the age of 65 is rising.
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100%
Definition
According to your text by 2012, what percentage of Canada’s net population growth would come from immigration?
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0
Definition
The federal government’s target for immigration levels is 1 percent of the total population per year. Since 1995, how many times has the government met this target.
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educational
Definition
Many skilled immigrants might not come to Canada because they find it difficult to have their _________________ credentials recognized here.
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True
Definition
True or False: Canada's Aboriginal population today has a higher growth rate than the general population.
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urban
Definition
Canada’s population density of 3.5 people per square kilometre is a misleading fact a most of our population today lives in ____________ areas.
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nutritional density
Definition
The term which describes how much nutrition in calories can be produced from a certain area of land.
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nutritional
Definition
A square kilometre of farmland in southern China can produce a crop 3 times per year which means its __________________ density is very high.
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true
Definition
True or False: In British Columbia the nutritional density of farmland is restricted by the short growing season.
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expanding
Definition
A population pyramid showing a high birth rate, a lowering death rate, and longer life expectancy is called
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