Exam 2: Population and Health

The stages of the epidemiologic transition are based on

Given the data in this chapter about urban and rural population concentrations, we might expect to find a lower proportion of farmers living in which of these areas?

The physiological density of Egypt is approximately 2,600 persons per square kilometer, while the arithmetic density is approximately 80. This means that most of the country's land is unsuitable for intensive agriculture.

A European country's population pyramid would drastically change shape if it began to resemble

The most lethal epidemic in recent years has been

The fertility rate based on the number of live births per 1,000 residents is the

Dr. John Snow found that cholera cases in London were

Country X has a crude birth rate of 40 and a crude death rate of 15. In what stage of the demographic transition is this country?

The most populous country in the Southeast Asia region is

Explain the controversy about spatial analysis and the census, in your own words.

A possible stage five epidemiological transition is the stage of

Rapidly declining crude death rates are found in which stage of the demographic transition?

Physiological density is the number of

In comparing Malthus's theory to actual world food production and population growth during the past half-century, the principal difference is that

The lowest crude birth rates are found in countries in which stage of the demographic transition?

A homeless person living in a small town would be ________ to be counted in the U.S. Census than a homeless person living in a large city.

Explain why today's less developed societies moved from Stage 1 to Stage 2 of the demographic transition.

A country of 30,000,000 people has a crude birth rate of 10. This means that in one year 30 babies were born.

If you were the leader of a populous country with very limited resources, and the citizens were concerned about the growth of the population, would you institute birth control policies more similar to those of India or China? Why? Contrast some details of each country's policies while preparing your answer.

If your community or home town were an independent country and you were its leader, what programs might you institute to change (increase or decrease) its rate of natural increase, and why? What specific changes would you imagine occuring among people that you know, as a result of your programs? Use data, terminology, and examples from the textbook to support your ideas.