How Wealth Influences Population (Leaving Cert Geography): Quizzes
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What is the relationship between a country's wealth and its birth rate?
What is the relationship between a country's wealth and its birth rate?
Higher wealth = lower birth rate
Which regions have high birth rates due to higher poverty levels?
Which regions have high birth rates due to higher poverty levels?
Sahel & Sub-Saharan Africa
At what age do women in wealthy countries typically start having children?
At what age do women in wealthy countries typically start having children?
Late twenties or thirties
What is the average cost of raising a child to age 18 in Germany?
What is the average cost of raising a child to age 18 in Germany?
£210,000
At what age do many women in poorer countries begin having children?
At what age do many women in poorer countries begin having children?
15 years old
Why do families in poorer countries view children as economic assets?
Why do families in poorer countries view children as economic assets?
Children can work & earn money
What Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is considered replacement level?
What Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is considered replacement level?
2.1
What happens to women in the poverty-population cycle?
What happens to women in the poverty-population cycle?
They die younger from birth trauma
What was Germany's fertility rate in 2008?
What was Germany's fertility rate in 2008?
1.43 births per woman
What was Ethiopia's fertility rate in 2008?
What was Ethiopia's fertility rate in 2008?
5.23 births per woman
What percentage of Germany's population is over 65?
What percentage of Germany's population is over 65?
21%
What percentage of Ethiopia's population is under 20?
What percentage of Ethiopia's population is under 20?
Over 50%
How do Germany and Ethiopia's infant mortality rates compare per 1,000 births?
How do Germany and Ethiopia's infant mortality rates compare per 1,000 births?
Germany 3.14, Ethiopia 55.77