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APES CHAPTER 10

Applying Population Ecology: The Human Population

Due Date: ______________________________

KEY TERMS

1. baby-bust generation

2. crude birth rate (CBR)

3. crude death rate (CDR)

4. demographic transition

5. demography

6. doubling time

7. emigration

8. family planning

9. fertility

10. immigration

11. infant mortality rate

12. life expectancy

13. population change

14. replacement-level fertility

15. rule of 70

16. total fertility rate (TFR)

CASE STUDY

1. Thailand: Slowing Population

2. US Immigration

3. Iran: Family Planning

4. India: Family Planning

5. China: Population Control

OBJECTIVES

1. List the 4 variables that govern population size. Include the formula for calculating population change

2. List the formula used to calculate the annual rate of population change. Give an example.

3. List an example of a problem used to calculate doubling time. (Use Rule of 70)

4. Describe how total fertility rate affects population growth.

5. List at least five factors that affect birth and fertility rates and five factors that affect death rate.

6. Give reasons for the high rate of teen pregnancy in the United States compared to the rate in other industrialized countries.

7. Explain why infant mortality rate is considered a good indicator of quality of life.

8. Compare rates of population growth in developed countries and developing countries. Explain the differences you find.

9. Draw a representation of a rapid growth, slow growth, zero growth and negative growth age structure diagrams. Include an example country for each.

10. Summarize problems associated with a baby boom and a declining population.

11. Summarize key factors used to influence population size: immigration policy, family planning, economic rewards and penalties, empowering women.

12. List the four stages of the demographic transition.

13. Diagram the generalized model of the demographic transition.

14. List three factors that may limit the effectiveness of a demographic transition in influencing population size.

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