Introduction to Demography Quiz

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What is the primary focus of demography?

The study of human mortality

The study of human fertility

The study of the human population (correct)

The study of human migration

What is the fertility rate a measure of?

The number of children born per year

The number of people migrating per year

The number of deaths per year

The number of children born per couple or population (correct)

What is the opposite of fertility in demography?

Mortality (correct)

Migration

Emigration

Immigration

What is the primary reason why developed countries tend to have a higher fertility rate?

Greater wealth, education, and urbanization Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between a push factor and a pull factor in migration?

Push factors are reasons for emigrating, while pull factors are reasons for immigrating Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a person who is forced to leave their country due to war?

Refugee Signup and view all the answers

What is the population growth rate a measure of?

How quickly the members of a group increase in number over a period of time Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a person who leaves a country to live in another?

Emigrant Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for calculating population change?

Population change = (Births + Immigration) - (Deaths + Emigration) Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the population change calculation given the values: Births = 500, Immigration = 250, Deaths = 200, and Emigration = 50?

400 Signup and view all the answers

What is one reason for the recent increase in world population?

Increase in birth rates due to medical improvements Signup and view all the answers

What is another term for the very great and continuing increase in human population in modern history?

Population explosion Signup and view all the answers

What is a definition of economy?

A big group of people sharing and using money, goods, and services Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a tariff?

To charge a fee for bringing goods into or out of a country Signup and view all the answers

What is a common market?

A group of countries that promotes duty-free movement of labor and capital Signup and view all the answers

What is the goal of global economic integration?

To eliminate barriers to trade and coordinate economic policies Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Demography

Demography is the study of the human population.
Three demographic processes responsible for population growth or decline are birth, death, and migration.
Fertility refers to the ability to have children, and fertility rate is the number of children born per couple or population.
Fertility rate varies between countries, with developed countries tend to have a higher fertility rate than developing countries due to greater wealth, education, and urbanization.

Migration and Demography

Migration is the movement of people from one place to another for a specific reason or reasons.
Push factors are reasons for emigrating (leaving a place) due to difficulties, such as food shortage, war, or flood.
Pull factors are reasons for immigrating (moving into a place) due to desirable conditions, such as a nicer climate, better job opportunities, or cultural attractions.
Types of push and pull factors include environmental, political, economic, and cultural.
Emigrants are people who leave a country to live in another, while immigrants are people who enter a country to take up a new residence.
Refugees are people who have been forced to leave their country to escape war.

Population Growth

Population growth is the increase in the number of people inhabiting a state or region.
Population growth rate is defined as how quickly the members of a group increase in number over a period of time.
Population change is calculated by the formula: Population change = (Births + Immigration) - (Deaths + Emigration).
Recent increase in world population is due to medical improvements, decrease in death rates, and immigration to better-developed countries.

Economic Integration

Economy refers to a large group of people sharing and using money, goods, and services.
Monetary refers to anything related to money, such as coins, bills, or digital money.
Tariff is a tax that countries charge when goods are bought or sold across borders.
Economic integration refers to the coordination of trade and monetary policies among countries.
Types of economic integration include common market, customs union, monetary union, and economic union.
A common market is created when countries promote duty-free movement of labor and capital among the group.
A customs union is created when countries remove all restrictions on mutual trade and adopt a common system of tariffs.

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This quiz covers the basics of demography, including population growth, fertility rates, and demographic processes that affect population change. Learn about the differences in fertility rates between developed and developing countries.