| Chernobyl | Let it Rain Acid Rain | Population | More Population | Definitions |
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What is the main pollutant released by the Chernobyl power plant explosion?
nuclear radiation
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What do we call the study of human populations and how they change?
demography
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Life expectancy is a measure of what?
the average age at which people die
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What is accidental pollution?
the release of harmful substances into the environment as the result of an accident, such as an oil tanker spilling oil into the sea
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What is the major cause of the power plant explosion at Chernobyl?
human error
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What is a major cause of acid rain?
burning fossil fuels for energy
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What does it mean that a European country with a replacement rate under 2.0?
Its population is growing older
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Cash for babies, rising retirement ages, and family-friendly workplace policies are all responses to Europe’s declining...
birth rates
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What is general pollution?
the release of harmful substances into the environment as a result of everyday activities, such as burning coal to make electricity
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What is is a negative effect of the Chernobyl power plant explosion?
A. higher rates of cancer in Belarus
B. contamination of soil and water in Belarus C. contamination of fish and reindeer populations in Lapland |
What is the primary cause of pollution in Europe’s “Black Triangle"
acid rain caused by air pollution from factories and power plants
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Which of these best describes population changes in Europe since 2000
A. brain drain
B. rural decline C. urban sprawl D. negative growth |
What is TFR
Total Fertility Rate
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What is demography?
the study of human populations, including how they change due to births, deaths, aging, and migration
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What is is a positive effect of the Chernobyl power plant explosion?
safer nuclear reactors
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Acid rain forms when.......mix with water in the air
sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides
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A country with an aging population is most likely to face rapidly rising costs for?
pensions
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True or False:
Low costs of living in Europe that allow young couples to support large families easily is a cause of low fertility rate
False
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What is dependency ratio?
the number of old and young dependents who don’t work compared with the working-age population
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The Chernobyl power plant explosion and the Tisza-Danube cyanide spill are both examples of what kind of pollution?
accidental pollution
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What measures are being taken in Europe’s “Black Triangle” to reduce acid rain
installing smokestack scrubbers
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Italy has a total fertility rate of just over 1. Nigeria has a total fertility rate of more than 5. What can you conclude about Nigeria?
Nigeria has a younger population than Italy
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True or False:
Europe’s elderly population has grown
True
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What is life expectancy?
the average age that a person in a given population can expect to live to
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