28 questions and 1 report

Chapter 11 Overview: Population Trends and Issues

Counterpoints 2nd edition: pages 356-385

Student Workbook 2nd edition: pages 186-199

Vocabulary:

demography census developed country

developing countries birth rate death rate

immigration rate emigration rate natural increase

exponential rate ‘rule of 70’ doubling time

net migration migrants population growth rate

life expectancy demographic transition model industrialization

urbanization family planning rhythm method

sterilization vasectomy coercion

contraception total fertility rate one-child policy

infanticide gender selection population pyramid

age cohorts dependency ratio dependency load

accreditation Thomas Malthus neo-Malthusians

carrying capacity ecological footprint cornucopians

demographic regulation population distribution ecumene

population density nutritional density

Written Response Focus Questions

1. Why do governments need to study their human population? How do they go about doing so?

2. Explain why demographic figures must be treated with caution.

3. What are the main components of population change?

4. What is meant by an exponential rate of growth?

5. Explain the ‘rule of 70.’

6. Describe why death rates began to fall around the world after 1750.

7. What is the purpose of the demographic transition model?

8. What measures has India taken to try and control their population growth? Has it been effective?

9. What measures has China taken to try and control their population growth? Has it been effective?

10. Why is it important for a country to know the dependency ratio for future planning?

11. Why does an aging population present a serious problem in the developed world?

12. Explain why immigration is very important to Canada.

13. What factors can account for the increase of Aboriginal peoples in Canada?

14. What predictions can you make about the future of earth’s population?