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E/E Ch. 5&6
Earth and Environmental: human population and development
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What factors negatively affected population growth? | poor sanitation,and there were no medicines or vaccines to treat diseases and other illnesses |
| How was the population growing prior to the 1800s? After the 1800s? | Prior: human population was in a dynamic balance after: the recruitment rate of the population increased |
| What factors allowed the pop. to grow? | vaccinations, antibiotics/medication, better sanitation and nutrition |
| What will happen to the population with a fertility rate of <2,2,>2? | a fertility rate of <2 will decrease the population, a rate of 2 will make it stable and a rate of <2 will increase the pop. |
| what are the 3 economic categories and give examples of each | high income- highly developed/industrialized countries: U.S.,Japan, Western Europe Middle income- moderately developed countries (developing): Latin America, China, N&S Africa low income- developing countries: India, East, West and Central Africa |
| what percentage of people make up developed countries | 16% |
| what percentage of the world's population make up low income developing countries | 41% |
| what percentage of people in developed countries are poor? Developing? | developed: 10-15% developing: 45% |
| Describe the working conditions in Kenya | Kenyans work in dusty, dangerous conditions, for long hours, and for little pay. |
| What is stewardship? | an attitude of active care and concern for natural lands: conserving resources, recycling, pollution control |
| what does an ecological footprint measure | the amount of biologically productive land and water areas an individual uses to produce the resources it consumes and to absorb the CO2 emissions it generates |
| the U.S. makes up what percentage of the world's pop. | 5% |
| how much CO2 does the U.S. emit | 24% |
| have the fertility rates in developed countries increased or decreased | decreased |
| have the fertility rates in developing countries increased or decreased | decreased |
| what are some things that are shown in a population profile | age, gender, percentage of population |
| what does a population profile look like for a developing country? developed? | developing: looks like a pyramid developed: mostly even throughout |
| current population growth is calculated from what 3 things | births, deaths, migration |
| what is graying and which country is graying | Graying means the number of elderly people is increasing. Italy is graying. |
| how can a country prevent or slow graying | by providing incentives for people to have more children and allowing more immigration |
| is Iraq graying? how do you know | No because the fertility rate there is 5.4 |
| what is population momentum | population will continue to grow for 50-60 years even after the total fertility rate is reduced to replacement level |
| what is demographic transition | the transition from a high birth and death rate to a low birth and death rate |
| how do you calculate % increase or decrease of population | CBR-CDR/10 |
| how do you calculate doubling time of a population | 70/ % rate increase |
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