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  • What's the term? The age a baby is expected to live to...
    life expectancy
  • What's the term? The average amount of babies born per woman...
    fertility rate
  • Which three countries cause the most environmental impact on our planet?
    the USA, China & India
  • What does a narrow top of a population pyramid signify?
    A high death rate
  • What term does this describe? When the population is in balance with the available resources of an area, given the current level of technology.
    Optimum population
  • Give me THREE examples of a megacity...
    Tokyo, Mexico City, Shanghai, etc.
  • What was Boserup's theory of population?
    Humans will always find a way to get more resources.
  • What's the term? The number of children born is capable of taking both the mother and the father's place...
    replacement fertility rate
  • What problem(s) does a young population have?
    Not enough jobs in future, too many economically dependent young people...
  • What type of population does this represent?
    an emerging country
  • What term does this describe? Occurs in an area where the available resources are unable to sustain the population living in an area.
    Overpopulation
  • What problem(s) does an aged population have?
    Not enough people to fill the work force, more economically inactive older people
  • What is a young dependent in terms of population pyramids?
    a young person 15 and under
  • What was Malthus' theory on population?
    The population is growing and there is not enough food - there is going to be a catastrophe.
  • What is the age range for economically active people in a population?
    15-65
  • What does a wide base of a population pyramid signify?
    a high birth rate
  • What does the wide top of a population pyramid signify?
    A high life expectancy
  • What type of population does this represent?
    a developing country
  • What does a narrow base of a population pyramid signify?
    a low birth rate
  • What term does this describe? This occurs where there are too few people in an area to use all of the resources efficiently.
    Underpopulation
  • What type of population does this represent?
    a developed country
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