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Why can a country with a large percentage of people younger than 15 experience rapid population growth?
Why can a country with a large percentage of people younger than 15 experience rapid population growth?
- High death rates among older individuals
- Low birth rates among younger individuals
- Demographic momentum (correct)
- Decrease in life expectancy
What does a population's age structure refer to?
What does a population's age structure refer to?
- The number or percentage of males and females in different age groups (correct)
- The geographic distribution of a population
- The political system of a country
- The economic status of a population
If a country has a narrow base in its age-structure diagram, what does this indicate?
If a country has a narrow base in its age-structure diagram, what does this indicate?
- High birth rates
- Migration patterns
- High death rates among young individuals
- Low birth rates (correct)
What age group is considered postreproductive in a population age-structure diagram?
What age group is considered postreproductive in a population age-structure diagram?
Why might the number of births continue to rise for several decades in a country even if women have only one or two children on average?
Why might the number of births continue to rise for several decades in a country even if women have only one or two children on average?
What percentage of the world's population was younger than age 15 in 2009?
What percentage of the world's population was younger than age 15 in 2009?
Why will almost all future human population growth take place in developing countries according to the text?
Why will almost all future human population growth take place in developing countries according to the text?
How is the baby boom generation described in the text?
How is the baby boom generation described in the text?
Which country had the world's highest percentage of elderly people and lowest percentage of young people as of 2009?
Which country had the world's highest percentage of elderly people and lowest percentage of young people as of 2009?
What demographic change occurs when a country experiences a 'baby bust' or 'birth dearth'?
What demographic change occurs when a country experiences a 'baby bust' or 'birth dearth'?
