2. What population data statistic gives you the
best overall picture of the health and
well-being of all the people in a country?
Population Fundamentals – 10 points
3. What total fertility rate will
eventually result in zero population
growth?
Population Fundamentals – 20 points
4. Population Growth Rate =
a) immigration rate – emigration rate
b) natural increase rate + net migration rate
c) natural increase rate – death rate
d) birth rate – death rate
Population Fundamentals – 30 points
5. Why in studying the population of
different countries do geographers often
look at data like Crude Birth Rate and
Crude Death Rate instead of the total
number of births and the total number
of deaths?
Population Fundamentals – 40 points
6. How is age dependency ratio calculated?
What does it mean?
What is an example of a country with a
high age-dependency ratio?
What problems does that country have?
Population Fundamentals – 50 points
7. The world’s current population
growth is concentrated in what
type of countries?
Population Change – 10 points
8. How are poverty and
population growth rate related?
Population Change – 20 points
9. What are 3 reasons why some
people in developing countries
(especially in rural areas) choose to
have more children?
Population Change – 30 points
10. Describe three ways that countries like
France have encouraged couples to
have more children?
What are these types of policies
called?
Population Change – 40 points
11. Population growth is exponential.
Given the equation N = N0ert
r = rate of natural increase
How is it possible that the
population is predicted to stabilize in
the next 50-100 years?
Population Change – 50 points
12. Pick a country any country.
Describe and give reasons for the
population distribution of that country.
Distribution & Density – 10 points
13. What are 3 geographical features that
affect the population distribution of a
country?
Distribution & Density – 20 points
14. What is the difference between
arithmetic density and physiological
density?
Distribution & Density – 30 points
15. What are the 5 most populated countries
in the world? (in order)
Distribution & Density – 40 points
17. What is the trend of Brazil’s
population? How will Brazilian society
be different in 2025?
No Name – 10 points
18. What is this type of map called and
what is it used for?
No Name – 20 points
19. RE: Demographic Transition Model
What population statistical changes
mark the transition between stage 2
and stage 3?
What social/economic change may
have caused this change?
No Name – 30 points
20. What is this type of map called?
No Name – 40 points
21. Draw an approximate graph of world
population growth over the last 2,000
years.
No Name – 50 points
