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What kind of population growth does a country with this population pyramid have?
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fast growth; exponential
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What kind of growth does a country with this population pyramid have?
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No growth. Each generation gives birth to the same number of babies.
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What kind of population growth does a country with this population pyramid have?
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Negative growth. They are shrinking. Each generation gives birth to a smaller generation.
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What kind of population growth does a country with this population pyramid have?
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It's growing, but not very fast.
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How many children does a woman have in a country with this population pyramid?
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Much more than 2 babies (Probably 5 to 6)
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How many babies does a woman in a country with population pyramid have?
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2
One to replace herself and one to replace her husband |
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How many babies does a woman in a country with this population pyramid have?
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More than 2;
Not only does she replace herself and her husband, she adds a little bit more to the population. |
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How many babies does a woman in a country with this population pyramid have?
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Less than 2
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The number of babies that a woman has is also called the ____ rate.
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fertility
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An age group on the population pyramid is also called a ....
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cohort
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Population pyramids are also called ____ _____ graphs
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age structure
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When the bottom of a population pyramid is very wide and the age groups above it are small, then the population is growing....
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quickly or exponentially
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A developing country is likely to have a _____ shape.
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pyramid (either gradual or steep)
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What country has taken drastic measures to make their pyramid resemble that of a developed country?
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China
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What has China done to try to get its growth rate down?
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Limit each couple to only one child
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What continent has many countries with extremely fast growing populations?
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Africa
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Western Europe typically has ___ shape pyramids.
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barrel
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When a country has a rectangle shape age structure graph, we say they have ____ _____ fertility.
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replacement level fertility
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If a country grows too quickly it could cause the people to use their resources un_____________.
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sustainably
(They would use them up faster than they could regenerate them.) |
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Reasons for having a lot of babies would include....
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hands in the fields;
someone to take care of aging parents; high infant mortality; status for a woman; |
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The death of babies before they reach their first birthday is called ___ ____
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infant mortality
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