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