Descriptors DTM Where People Live
Concepts Growth
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Geography Jeopardy!Population/Demographics
Final Jeopardy! Question Population/Demographics
Controlling population
The number of people living per unit of an
area (like square mile); the number of people relative to the space occupied by them
Population Density
Descriptors100
Percentage of people who can read and write
Literacy rate
Descriptors 200
Of every 1,000 infants born, the number that
die before reaching their first birthday
Infant mortality
Descriptors300
Life expectancyThe statistically-
determined number of years a person in a country or region is
expected to live
Descriptors400
Ranking the development of
countries by examining the standard of living, life expectancy, and literacy level of the
inhabitants
Human Development Index
Descriptors500
A graph showing the distribution of a
population by sex, age, etc.
Population Pyramid
DTM100
Stage of the Demographic Transition Model characterized by high birth rate and high
death rate
First
DTM200
Introduction of this helps a country
transition from the first to second stage of the
Demographic Transition Model
Technology/Medical care
DTM300
The stage of the Demographic Transition
Model in which a “population explosion”
occurs
Second
DTM400
The stage of the Demographic Transition
Model that applies to more developed
countries
Third
DTM500
Better job opportunities, personal freedoms, higher standard of
living – all of which encourage immigration
Pull factors
Where People Live100
Land useful for farming, the availability of which drives people to live in
certain areas (like eastern China)
Arable land
Where People Live200
Economic hardships, religious and ethnic
persecution, diseases – all of which encourage
emigration
Push factors
Where People Live300
Areas like this one in Brazil – characterized by poverty and crime
Slums or favelas
Where People Live400
Areas of Southwest Asia and Africa where the first human societies
arose
Cradles of civilization
Where People Live500
FamineExtreme and general
scarcity of food, as in a country or a large geographical area
Concepts100
Temperate climatesAreas with moderate differences between summer and winter
temperatures – the most inhabited areas of the
globe
Concepts200
InfrastructureThe basic physical and
organizational structures and facilities (e.g.,
buildings, roads, and power supplies) needed
for the operation of a society
Concepts300
MegalopolisUrban areas with more
than 10 million inhabitants, often formed
when urban sprawl connects several large
cities together
Concepts400
SuburbA residential district
located on the outskirts of a city
Concepts500
Natural increaseThe difference between the number of live births and the number of deaths
during the year
Growth100
Doubling timeHow long it takes for the population in an area to
increase 100%
Growth 200
Zero population growthWhat a country is
experiencing when the birth rate and death rate are roughly equivalent; people are having just
enough children to “replace themselves”
Growth 300
FirstWhat level of the
Demographic Transition Model is this country in?
Growth 400
Carrying capacityThe number of people,
other living organisms, or crops that a region can
support without environmental degradation
Growth 500
An excellent example of how government
attempts to control population growth can go awry; this program has led to infanticide and gender disparity
China’s One Child Policy
Final Jeopardy!
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