Exam 2: Population and Health

The government of Bangladesh has helped reduce birth rates mainly by providing

Analyzing the maps of crude birth rates and total fertility rates in this chapter, we can surmise that Afghanistan has a higher TFR and CBR than its neighbors in

If the physiological density in a given country is very high and its arithmetic density is very low, then a country has

China has the highest rate of population growth in the world.

Contrast regional and national conditions: How is it possible that in some of today's more developed countries that have moved from Stage 3 to Stage 4 of the demographic transition, certain areas or regions within those countries remain effectively within Stage 3? What kinds of changes would need to occur in order to see nearly the entire population of the country transition to Stage 4?

The two most populous countries in the world are

Country A has a crude birth rate of 60 and a crude death rate of 15, while Country B has a CBR of 27 and a CDR of 9. Which country has a higher natural increase rate?

A country in Stage 4 of the demographic transition is likely to have a population pyramid with a narrower base than a country in Stage 2.

Imagine that your neighborhood or community were suddenly and permanently cut off from receiving food and water supplies from other areas. Discuss how the concept of overpopulation may, or may not, have been applicable to your community before and after this isolation. What are your predictions for the near future and the long term? Give at least four specific examples or scenarios to illustrate the difference, and attempt to predict the future size of the population.

The low rate of contraceptive use in Africa reflects the region's

Stages 1 and 4 of the Demographic Transition are similar in that

As the GDP per capita increases, the crude birth rate generally ________.

Analyzing a world map and the population maps in this chapter, you can deduce that the most populous country south of the Philippines is

Societies move from Stage 2 to Stage 3 of the demographic transition because of technical change, but from Stage 3 to Stage 4 because of social change.

The highest natural increase rates are found in countries in which stage of the demographic transition?

Country A has approximately 100,000 children between the ages of 0 and 14, although it has a high infant mortality rate. It also has 202,000 elderly people who have retired from work, although most continue to live in multi-generational households with their children and grandchildren. Country A also has 310,000 people who can participate in the workforce. We can use these data to calculate that the

Imagine and contrast two different scenarios: That one of today's less developed countries will move from Stage 3 to Stage 4 of the demographic transition, while at the same time another less developed country (perhaps even a neighbor to the first country) shifts from Stage 3 back to Stage 2 again. What might account for these very different transitions? Imagine some specific examples or situations to explain your ideas. Can you imagine this situation occuring in any actual countries? Why or why not?

Imagine that a deadly pandemic will afflict the Americas (North America and Latin America) in the distant future, and that it will spread by ingestion (eating) or by contact with the surfaces of infected red meat. Given the large herds of cattle in several countries, as well as current consumption habits, what immediate changes would you predict for food consumption and international trade? If red meat were no longer trusted, what products would replace it? What would the environmental and demographic impacts be in the short term, and the long term?

City X contains 2,000,000 people living on 1,000 square kilometers of land. The population density of City X is 200 persons per square kilometer.

The United States census is politically important because