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Socials 11 Geography
Studystack for the Socials 11 Geography test.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is demography? | The statistical study of characteristic, trends, and issues of human population |
| What is a census? | The process of collecting and publishing a country’s demographic information |
| Natural increase is calculated by subtracting the ___ rate from the ___ rate. | Subtracting the death rate from the birth rate (b - d) |
| Net migration is calculated by subtracting the ___ rate from the ___ rate. | Subtracting the emigration rate from the immigration rate (i - e) |
| The Rule of __ is used to calculate the population doubling time. | Rule of 70 |
| Describe the first stage of the Demographic Transition Model (pop. pyramids) | EARLY EXPANDING: Very high birth rate, very high death rate (stable population) : pre-modern societies |
| Describe the second stage of the Demographic Transition Model (pop. pyramids) | EXPANDING: Very high birth rate, declining death rate (rapidly increasing population) : Africa |
| Describe the third stage of the Demographic Transition Model (pop. pyramids) | STABLE: Declining birth rate, very low death rate (stable population) : Canada |
| Describe the fourth stage of the Demographic Transition Model (pop. pyramids) | CONTRACTING: Very low birth rate, very high death rate (contracting population) : Europe/Japan |
| What is a dependency ratio? | Number of dependents (parasites) for every 100 people of working age |
| China's One Child Policy became more lenient after babies of this gender were aborted in rural areas | Girls |
| What does HDI stand for? | Human Development Index |
| List 5 of the 8 UN goals created in 2000 to "close the gap" between developed and developing countries. | Poverty, education, child mortality, maternal health, gender equality, diseases, environmental sustainability, economic development |
| List 2 urbanization PUSH factors. | Underemployment, drought/floods, environment degradation, religious/ethnic conflict |
| List 2 urbanization PULL factors. | Jobs, resources, infrastructure, social networks |
| The Human Poverty Index (HPI) ranks the level of _____ in the world's poorest countries. | Poverty |
| List 2 factors that the Human Poverty Index (HPI) takes into account. | Life expectancy, # of illiterate adults, % below poverty line, long-term unemployment |
| Structural Adjustment Programs often require countries to grow this type of "money" crop. | Cash crops |
| List 2 ways that HIV/AIDS is transmitted. | Sexual activity, sharing needles, mother to child at birth |
| What does the UN rank on a scale of 1-100 in their Progress of Nations report? | Child risk |
| List 3 of the 5 child risk factors that the UN uses in their Progress of Nations report. | Mortality rate, % underweight, # of kids in school, risk of armed conflict, risk of HIV/AIDS |
| In developing countries, some children must work as bonded labour in order to pay off their family's _____. | Debts |
| The Under Five Mortality Rate (U5MR) is this UN agency's main measure of human development. | UNICEF |
| Improved ____ ____ can prevent 10% of diseases. | Drinking water |
| Why is multilateral / bilateral aid often called "tied" aid? | Because it ties developing countries to Western purchases / economies |
| List 2 UN agencies. | UNICEF, UNESCO, WHO, IMF |
| A non-profit local, national, or international group that works independently of governments. | Non-government organization (NGO) |
| List 2 non-government organizations (NGOs). | Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders, OXFAM, MCC |
| What does CIDA stand for? | Canadian International Development Agency |
| List 3 solutions to water concerns. | Rainwater harvesting, drip irrigation, low-flow toilets, water taxation / metering, desalination |
| In 1987, all industrialized nations agreed to ban CFCs as part of the M____ Protocol. | Montreal Protocol |
| List 3 consequences of global warming. | Melting glaciers, rising sea levels, increased spread of disease, pine beetles, more droughts/forest fires, freak storms |
| 160 countries (but not USA) signed the 1997 UN K___ Protocol to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and institute carbon credits. | Kyoto Protocol |
| In 2009, the UN held a meeting in C___h___ to discuss the next steps in combatting climate change. | Copenhagen |
| The Copenhagen Accord was scrapped because many d______ world countries didn't want to do their part. | Developing world countries |
| The process by which land turns into desert, | Desertification |
| Name one way that agricultural chemicals cause problems. | Seep into groundwater, injure workers, kill "good" insects |
| Why has Canada been called the "Brazil of the North"? | Because of out pollution and damage the environment (logging, oil sands, etc.) |
| What has acid rain been doing to lakes in Eastern Canada? | Making them too acidic to support aquatic life |
| World leaders met during the 1992 UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro to discuss environment changes: they proposed this agenda. | Agenda 21 |
| List the 3 "worlds" that are part of the Global Village. | Biological (organic), Physical (inorganic), Economic (consumer-producer cycle) |
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