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Chapter 1: Demography

1. Population ageing is…




2. Japan has the highest life expectancy in the world, which is…




3. Longitudinal studies of ageing are the gold standard of research because...




4. Population pyramids display what type of data?




5. The four drivers of population change are:




6. A key premise of the life-span perspective is that




7. Examples of inequalities in the lifecourse are:




8. Relative to the population of older European Americans, the number of older ethnic Americans is




9. Structural ageing refers to:




10. Expansive population pyramids represent when:





Activity question


When applying the Demographic Transition Model to any given population, what might be some of the drivers for change between stages? Create a mind map to aid in your revision, using ‘Population change’ as your central phrase.



Answer


The key words and concepts to include will be:


Fertility rate, Mortality rate, Sanitation, Personal hygiene, Health literacy, Vaccination, Healthcare, Gross Domestic Product, Per capita income, Household income, Corruption index, Environmental change (temperature or rainfall), Pollution, Food availability (processed or organic), Cultural expectation (filial piety), Technology, Infrastructure, Cultural norms, Transportation, Mobility


Be aware that this is not an exhaustive list and that each country will have specific drivers that you may want to consider.