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23 Cards in this Set
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Mortality Rate
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Number of deaths per year
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Infant mortality rate
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Number of deaths of babies
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Demographic transition
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Low Growth
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Demographic transition
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Medium Growth
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Demographic transition
Stage 3: |
Moderate Growth
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Demographic transition
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No Growth
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TFR
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Total Fertility Rate
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What does TFR (Total Fertility Rate) mean?
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The number of children born to each woman
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What is the replacement level
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2.1
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Megalopolis
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Large "super city" in North America
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Places the Megalopolis contains
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NYC, Boston, Philly, Baltimore, Washington D.C., Toronto
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Population density
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The amount of people in an area
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Number of people/amount of land (area) =
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Population density
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Eugenics
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A population policy that favors the growth or reduction of one particular ethnic group
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What four areas in the world have the largest population density? WHY is the population so dense in each of these areas?
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China- near rivers for agriculture
India- near rivers for agriculture Europe- people live near coalfields Megalopolis (in North America)- people are gathered around cities that were ports in the east because they traded with Europe |
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What can governments do to affect population?
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Limiting population (ex; China “one child” law)
Encourage Growth (ex; Sweden – 1 year of leave) Eugenic Policy- limiting a group’s growth (ex; Hitler) |
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What is the population trend in China?
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The law is “one child per family” because they are trying to restrict their population growth because they had such a big population boom in the 1980’s
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What is the population trend in much of Europe?
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Their population is aging because they are having fewer (than 2.1) babies. So some governments are trying to five incentives for having children- better healthcare and childcare, paying bonuses for having a baby, giving long paid maternity leave
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What is the population trend in Japan?
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They have a high population density – it is very crowded. Their population is declining, but it is still very crowded.
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Do all countries with a low TFR encourage immigration? Why or why not?
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NO – some countries want low growth, like China
Some countries do not want any immigrants – example: Japan |
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What place is shaped like a boot?
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Italy
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What place has a one-child law?
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China
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What place is small, so it's overcrowded?
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Japan
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