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    Year 8 Population Terms and Concepts
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  • What type of population does this represent?
    an emerging country
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  • What type of population does this represent?
    a developed country
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  • What type of population does this represent?
    a developing country
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  • What's the term? The age a baby is expected to live to...
    life expectancy
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  • What's the term? The average amount of babies born per woman...
    fertility rate
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  • What's the term? The number of children born is capable of taking both the mother and the father's place...
    replacement fertility rate
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  • Give me THREE examples of a megacity...
    Tokyo, Mexico City, Shanghai, etc.
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  • What problem(s) does an aged population have?
    Not enough people to fill the work force, more economically inactive older people
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  • What problem(s) does a young population have?
    Not enough jobs in future, too many economically dependent young people...
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  • What is a young dependent in terms of population pyramids?
    a young person 15 and under
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  • What does a narrow top of a population pyramid signify?
    A high death rate
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  • What does the wide top of a population pyramid signify?
    A high life expectancy
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  • What does a wide base of a population pyramid signify?
    a high birth rate
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  • What does a narrow base of a population pyramid signify?
    a low birth rate
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  • What is the age range for economically active people in a population?
    15-65
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  • Which three countries cause the most environmental impact on our planet?
    the USA, China & India
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