2.3 Pop Eco Study Guide

Question 1

Stage 1 characteristics

Answer 1

has high birth and death rates, leading to slow growth

Question 2

Stage 2 characteristics

Answer 2

sees a fall in death rates while birth rates remain high, causing rapid population growth

Question 3

Stage 3 characteristics

Answer 3

birth rates fall, slowing growth as death rates continue to be low

Question 4

Does GDP increase or decrease as countries progress through the stages of demographic transition?

Answer 4

increases

Question 4

Stage 5 characteristics

Answer 4

Birth rate yet to be seen, death rate low, little change in population growth

Question 5

Stage 4 characteristics

Answer 5

low birth and death rates, resulting in falling and then stable population growth

Question 6

Does infant mortality increase or decrease as countries progress through the stages of demographic transition?

Answer 6

decreases

Question 7

Does life expectancy increase or decrease as countries progress through the stages of demographic transition?

Answer 7

increases

Question 8

Do literacy rates increase or decrease as countries progress through the stages of demographic transition?

Answer 8

increases

Question 9

Does the share of population living in extreme poverty increase or decrease as countries progress through the stages of demographic transition?

Answer 9

decreases

Question 10

Do CO2 emissions per capita increase or decrease as countries progress through the stages of demographic transition?

Answer 10

increases

Question 11

How can an age structure diagram can be used to predict population growth?

Answer 11

based on the number of individuals in different age groups; lower number of females in fertility category will lead to lower population

Question 12

If a country has a birthrate of 22.5 and a death rate of 9.9, what is its growth rate? (round to the nearest tenth)

Answer 12

1.26

Question 13

Population growth/resource use in a developed nation

Answer 13

Developed nations typically exhibit lower population growth rates and high per capita resource consumption and pollution

Question 14

Population growth/resource use in a developing nation

Answer 14

Developing nations have higher population growth rates driven by high birth rates, young populations, and lower individual resource use

Question 15

Population growth rate formula

Answer 15

((Birth rate- death rate)/1000) times 100