Exercises

04/1. Right or wrong?

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Mark the correct statements.

Earth's population is nearing 8 billion.
Earth's population is around 7 billion.
Earth's population is growing rapidly.

Population growth is at its fastest in Europe.
Population growth is at its fastest in Africa and Asia.

The birth rate describes the total number of children born during a year.
The birth rate describes the number of children born per thousand people during a year.
The population of an area is affected by its birth rate, death rate, and migration.

The age and sex distribution of a population can be displayed in a population pyramid.
The youngest age groups of a population are shown at the top of the population pyramid.
The youngest age groups of a population are shown at the bottom of the population pyramid.
The population pyramid of the least developing countries looks the most like an actual pyramid.

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04/2. Population pyramids

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a) What does the population pyramid represent?
b) What are the three types of population pyramid? How are they different from each other=?

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04/3. Määrittele termit

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a) syntyvyys
b) kuolleisuus

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04/4. Changes in Earth's population

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a) Why did the planet's population growth accelerate during the 20th century?
b) Why has the population growth rate grown slower in China?
c) Why do the population sizes of developed countries decrease?
d) What are the effects of population growth?
e) How can population growth be limited?
f) The average life expectancy varies between the populations of developing and developed nations. What differences are there in the causes of death between these kinds of nations?

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04/5. Birth and mortality rates

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Familiarize yourself with the CIA World Factbook website. Use the links contained in the category "People and Society" to find data about the world's populations. Answer the questions below.

a) Where are the 15 countries with the highest birth rates in the world located? What kinds of factors do these countries share?
b) Where are the 15 countries with the lowest birth rates in the world located? What kinds of factors do these countries share?

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04/6. National populations (group submission folder)

Create a short presentation that describes the population of one nation. Describe the nation's population size, development, largest cities, and reasons for changes in the nation's population. You can create the presentation either by yourself or in small groups.

Submit your presentation in the group submission folder below.
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