Chapter 2
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Pgs. 44 – 46
1. What does MDC mean? _________________________________________LDC? _____________________________________
2. Finish this sentence: “To study the challenge of ___________________________________________________________________
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3. Explain issues related to India’s population in 50 words: _________________________________________________________________
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4. Why is the study of population critical at this time? ___________________________________________________________________
5. What is demography? __________________________________________________________________________________________
6. The issue of overpopulation is not just numbers but what?_______________________________________________________________
Key Issue 1 – Where is the World’s Population Distributed?
7. Examine the cartogram on p. 47—what are the 3 most populated countries in N/S America? ____________________________________
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8. 2/3rds of the world’s population are in what 4 regions? _______________________________________________________________
9. What 4 similarities do these regions share? ________________________________________________________________________
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10. How much of the world lives within 300 miles of the ocean? ______________
11. Examine the climate map on p.48—what climates are found in the US? _______________________________________________________
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What climates are found in your country? _______________________________________________________________________
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12. Examine the population density map on p. 48—explain how the population is distributed & in what general areas for the following:
North America
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13. As you read through pages 48-49, note significant information about the following regions and their population:
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P. 49 Sparsely Populated Regions
14. Define ecumene: _______________________________________________________________________________________________
15. What does non-ecumene mean? ____________________________________________________________________________________
16. Why do few people live in the following sparsely populated lands?
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17. Use map 2-4, what is the Arithmetic Density of the US? ____________________ your country? __________________
18. What is Arithmetic density? _____________________________________________________________________________________
19. The US population is now at 312 million, determine the new Arithmetic density: ___________________________________
20. How does Arithmetic Density help geographers? _______________________________________________________________________
What does it NOT answer for them?___________________________________________________________________________
21. What is Physiological Density? ____________________________________________________________________________________
22. What is arable land? ___________________________________________________________________________________________
23. What is the physiological density of the US? _________________________________________________________________________
24. Using the map 2-5, what is the Physiological density of the US? ___________________ your country? ___________________
25. Is this a large scale or small scale map? ________________
26. By comparing Arithmetic and Physiological Densities, geographers can do what? ________________________________________________
27. What Agricultural Density? ______________________________________________________________________________________
28. How do Agricultural and Physiological densities help geographers? __________________________________________________________
Ch. 2: Key Issue 2 – Where Has the World’s Population Increased?
1. Define crude birth rate (CBR): _____________________________________________________________________________________
2. Define crude death rate (CDR): ____________________________________________________________________________________
3. Define natural increase rate (NIR): _________________________________________________________________________________
4. How is it computed? _____________________________________________________________________________________________
5. What is the NIR today? __________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Examine maps 2-7, 8, 9: answer the following:
NIR for the US? ____________________ for your country? __________________
CBR for the US? _____________________ for your country? __________________
TFR for the US? ____________________ for your country? ___________________
Where are the highest NIRs? ________________________________________________________________________________
Where are the highest CBRs? ________________________________________________________________________________
Where are the highest TFRs? ________________________________________________________________________________
7. When did the global NIR peak, and what was it? ________________________________________________________________________
8. About how many people are being added to the world’s population each year? ____________________
9. Define doubling time: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
10. In what world regions is most growth occurring? _______________________________________________________________________
11. Define total fertility rate (TFR): ___________________________________________________________________________________
12. What is the global “average” TFR? _______________________________
13. Define infant mortality rate: ______________________________________________________________________________________
14. Define life expectancy: __________________________________________________________________________________________
15. Examine map 2-10:
IMR for the US? ______________________ for your country? ______________________
What areas of the world have the highest IMRs? __________________________________________________________________
16. Examine map 2-11:
Life expectancy for the US? ______________________ for your country? ______________________
What areas of the world have the highest LE? ____________________________________________________________________
What areas of the world have the lowest LE? _____________________________________________________________________
17. How are these mortality rates distributed globally, in terms of the developed and developing worlds? ________________________________
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18. Examine map 2-12:
CDR for the US? ______________________ for your country? ______________________
What areas of the world have the highest CDRs? __________________________________________________________________
19. What would account for each of the following? (Apply your knowledge!!!!!)
High NIR?
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High TFR?
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Key Issue 3 – Why is Population Increasing at Different Rates in Different Countries?
1. The demographic transition is a ____________________with several ___________ and every _______________ is in one of the stages.
2. Fill in the chart below with characteristics describing each stage in the demographic transition model (CBR, CDR, NIR, etc.). Characterize the
amount of growth of each stage (low, moderate, high, etc.).
Demographic Transition Model
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3. What events characterize each stage of the DTM?
Stage 1
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4. Read about how England passed through the various stages of the model on page 60 with Figure 2-17. Describe a historical event for stages 1 and
2 and a cultural attitude for stage 4.
Stage 1 Event
Stage 2 Event
Demographic Transition
Model in England…
Stage 4 Attitude
5. What is a population pyramid? _____________________________________________________________________________________
6. The shape of a pyramid is primarily determined by what demographic rate? ___________________________________________________
7. A country in stage two will have a pyramid shaped like what? ______________________________________________________________
8. A country in stage 4 will have a pyramid shaped like what? ________________________________________________________________
9. What is the dependency ratio? ____________________________________________________________________________________
10. What age groups are categorized as “dependent”? _____________________________________________________________________
11. How does age ratio differ under the age of 15 between countries in stage 2 verses countries in stage 4? ______________________________
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12. What does the “graying” of a population refer to? ______________________________________________________________________
13. Examine the map 2-15:
What is the population under the age 15 in the US ____________________ your country? ____________________
What areas have the highest pop under the age of 15? _________________________________________________________
14. What is the sex ratio? __________________________________________________________________________________________
15. Pick 3 population pyramids for cities within the US and compare/contrast them in a min of 100 words:
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16. What types of countries/regions are likely to have more males than females? Why? ____________________________________________
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17. In the chart below, which represents the four stages of demographic transition, identify the country and where it is located which is in that
stage and briefly describe how it got to that stage.
Stages of Demographic Transition: Example Countries
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18. Examine the population pyramid for stage 2, stage 3, and stage 4—compare/contrast them in light of the DT model: (100 words)
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19. How many countries are in Stage 1 of the demographic transition? ________________________
20. What portion are in Stages 2 and 3? ______________________________
21. And in Stage 4? _________________________________
22. Identify the two “big breaks” in the demographic transition and their causes.
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23. Complete the following statement: The first break came to Europe and North America as a result of…
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24. Complete the following statement: The first break came to Africa, Asia and Latin America as a result of…
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Go back to page 58: Draw and LABEL Figure 2-13, the generic DTM:
Now summarize in 100 words what is happening:
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Key Issue 4 – Why Might the World Face an Overpopulation Problem?
1. Complete the chart below to describe the views and theories of various population theorists.
Thomas Malthus
Neo-Malthusians
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Where was Malthus right? _____________________________________________________________________________________
In what way was Malthus mistaken? ______________________________________________________________________________
What two strategies have proven successful to lower birth rates? ________________________________________________________
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6. How have some LDCs tackled the issue of population growth? ______________________________________________________________
7. Examine map 2-22:
Family planning % for the US? ______________________ for your country? ______________________
What areas of the world have the highest FP? ____________________________________________________________________
What areas of the world have the lowest FP? _____________________________________________________________________
8. What is “epidemiologic transition”? __________________________________________________________________________________
9. Complete the chart below with notes on the stages of epidemiologic transition.
Epidemiologic Transition
Stages 1 and 2
Stages 3 and 4
Possible Stage 5
10. What is a pandemic? ___________________________________________________________________________________________
11. Compare/contrast India and China’s population issues and policies: (200 words)
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