IB Environmental Systems and Societies Quiz

population, 2024 Farrell

What is CBR?

the number of births per 1,000 people in a population

What is CDR?

the number of deaths per 1,000 people in a population

What is NIR?

the percent of a population that will grow per year excluding annual migration

What are population pyramids?

Graphs showing age structure and gender distribution of a population at a specific time. They help analyze trends and predict future growth ofW

What is an MEDC?

A more economically developed country.

What is an LEDC?

A less economically developed country.

What is a pro-natalist country?

A country that encourages a high birth rate, an example would be Canada and Spain.

What is an anti-natalist country?

A country that encourages family planning, an example would be Singapore and Vietnam.

What are 5 ways/policies to reduce family size?

1. Access to family planning

2. Awareness on population growth

3. One child policy

4. More jobs for women

5. More education

Why do some populations have large populations of younger people?

High Birth Rate populations tend to have a large population of younger people. Countries who don’t have access to family planning services.

What is the Boserupian Theory?

The theory that population growth is independent of food supply and that population increase is a cause of changes in agriculture

What is the Malthusian Theory?

The theory states that the supply of food cannot keep up with the growth of the human population, inevitably resulting in disease, famine, war, and calamity.

What kind of population pyramid does the United Kingdom have?

Lower birth rates, longer life expectancy, and an aging population.