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| The scientific study of human populations is called ___. | demography |
| What happened to human population growth about 500 years ago? | Human population started growing more rapidly about 500 years ago. |
| ____ is a change from high birth rates and high death rates to low birth rates and low death rates. | Demographic transition |
| The first stage of demographic transition is characterized by ___. | low death rate and high birth rate. |
| The demographic transition begins when a country's ______ -rate _____. | death-rate, decreases (usually because they are starting to modernize and get better access to medicine and food) |
| After the industrial revolution, human population experienced ___. | exponential growth |
| Which event in human history triggered exponential population growth? | The industrial revolution |
| By 2050, the human population is expected to hit ____. | 9 billion |
| Which two factors help predict whether a country will have high population growth rates or not? | Social and economic factors |
| Exponential growth rates are typical of countries that have not yet ___. | modernized |
| What are three improvements that helped contribute to the start of exponential growth rate of the human population about 500 years ago? | 1) Improved food supply. 2) Better sanitation 3) Improved medical and health care |
Which of these two age structure diagrams shows the typical human age structure of a typical third-world country?,  | A, |
| Which of these two age structure diagrams shows the typical human age structure of a first-world modernized country?, | B, |
| The age structure diagram on the left shows a ____ birth rate and a ____ death rate., | high birth rate and high death rate., |
| The age structure diagram on the right shows a ____ birth rate and a ____ death rate., | low birth rate and low death rate., |
