Dependent population:

Those considered too young/too old to work, usually under 15 and over 64.

Total Fertility Rate:

The number of children born per year by women (15-49 )of child-bearing age

A baby boom is a sharp increase in population:

After a war or during periods of economic prosperity

Population divided by amount of arable land =

Physiological population density

Crude Birth Rate describes:

Number of live births per year, per 1000 people, in a defined area.

The ratio between working and non-working members of an area.

Agricultural population density:

Ratio of farmers to arable land.

Groupings of age ranges along the vertical axis of a population pyramid.

A birth deficit describes:

When an event such as war results in fewer child births.

Pro & Anti-Natalist policies:

Government programs that encourage or discourage childbirth rates.

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APHUG Unit 2 Vocabulary Practice #1 2024

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1
Characteristics of a population such as language, religion, ethnicity, age, and sex.
Demographics
Demography
Geographical Factors
Socio-Economic Factors
2
Agricultural population density is the number of farmers compared to the amount of:
Arable land
Usable territory
Total area
Total land mass
3
People divided by economic status, ethnicity, or religion.
Social scale theory
Social hierarchy
Caste system
Social stratification
4
Age-sex Composition Graphs are also known as:
Population Compositions
Population Trend Charts
Population Pyramids
Population Analysis Tables
5
When baby boomers have their own children, those children are considered part of an _________________.
Echo
Baby bust
2nd Gen Baby Boom
6
Children in given area who die before they reach 1 year old:
Infant Mortality Rate
Infant Crude Death Rate
Infant Mortality Ratio
Infant Death Rate
7
Dependent population:
Those considered too young/too old to work, usually under 15 and over 64.
Those in an area that are dependent on the government to take care of them.
Part of population that can't work: too young or old, disabled, etc.
Another way of describing children under 15.
8
Total Fertility Rate:
The number of children born per year by women (15-49 )of child-bearing age
How many children an average woman will have in a given area
A relative estimate that approximates the number of children born to women
Number of children born to women between the ages of 15 and 49
9
A baby boom is a sharp increase in population:
represented by Generation X
Experienced with World War II
During a war and after periods of economic prosperity
After a war or during periods of economic prosperity
10
Population divided by amount of arable land =
Arithmetic population distribution
Physiological population density
Physiological population distribution
Arithmetic population density
11
How much population a region can support is called...
Population density capacity
Physiological population density
Carrying capacity
Human/Geography Ratio
12
The average population per square mile is called...
Population distribution
Population spread
Population diffusion
Population density
13
"Arable" refers to territory that is:
Used for urban development
Used for grazing animals
Usable for agriculture
Usable for human habitation
14
Land areas that have moderate climates and good soil for growing:
Low-lying land
Midlatitudes
Mild climate zones
Temperate regions
15
Crude Birth Rate describes:
Number of live births per year, per 1000 people, in a defined area.
Number of live births per year, per 100 people, in a defined area.
Number of total births per year, per 100 people, in a defined area.
Number of total births per year, per 1000 people, in a defined area.
16
When a decrease in population occurs AFTER a baby boom:
Baby Echo
Baby Bust
Baby Boom
2nd Wave Baby Boom
17
Anyone between ages 15-64 that is capable of contributing to the workforce of a given area:
Employment-Ready Workforce
Workforce Ratio
Age of Employment
Potential Workforce
18
Dividing a region's population by its total area:
Arithmetic population distribution
Arithmetic population density
Physiological population density
Physiological population distribution
19
This is influenced by economics, access to health care, and political stability:
Infant Mortality Rate
Crude Birth Rate
Total Fertility Rate
Life Expectancy
20
The spread of people across the earth is called...
Population density
Population distribution
Population diffusion
Population spread
21
Dependency ratio is:
The ratio between working and non-working members of an area.
A theory that has been largely discounted.
The ratio between people 0-18 and people 19-65.
Made up of a workforce including those aged 10-70.
22
Agricultural population density:
Ratio of farmers to total area.
Ratio of farmers to farms.
Ratio of farmers to cows.
Ratio of farmers to arable land.
23
A cohort is:
Groupings of age ranges along the horizontal axis of a population pyramid.
Groupings of data along the horizontal axis of a population pyramid
Groupings of age ranges along the vertical axis of a population pyramid.
Groupings of data along the vertical axis of a population pyramid
24
The technical term to describe a situation where the population exceeds the carrying capacity of a specific area:
Overpopulation
Surplus Population
Excess Population
Overflow Population
25
A birth deficit describes:
When economics lead to a drop in child births.
When an event such as war results in increased child births.
When environmental issues result in fewer child births.
When an event such as war results in fewer child births.
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Pro & Anti-Natalist policies:
Government programs that limit healthcare for mothers and babies.
Religious beliefs and traditions that influence birth rates.
Government programs that encourage or discourage childbirth rates.
Cultural rules and norms that impact birth rates.

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