Exam 4 Flashcards
(27 cards)
What does the US population projection for 2051 depend on?
Immigration
What counteracts the aging population in the US?
Young immigrants
How did US population grow from fewer than 4 million people to 331.9 million people?
Combination of natural increase and immigration to the US
What is the difference between population density and population distribution?
Population density is unable to describe where the population actually lives, unlike population density
What does the population concentration in the US tell about the US?
Reflects historic core-area development in the east and the shift to the west.
What is another name for rate of natural increase?
Natural population change
What is the rate of natural increase in the US?
It is low (3.01 persons per thousand population). Less than half the rate of the rest of the Americas
Why is the rate of natural increase increasing?
Births and immigration
Why did the total fertility rate decrease?
Improved healthcare, urbanization, more women in the workforce, greater gender equality, and economics
How was healthcare improved?
birth control, access to healthcare, children survive into adulthood, better hygiene
What are the characteristics of urbanization?
Families moving to cities, income (women working), decrease in fertility (women in the workforce), and greater gender equality
How does the death rate compare between black women and white women?
Death rate for Black women was more than double that of white women
What are the social determinants of health?
Economic stability, education access and quality, health care access and quality, neighborhood, social and community context
What does it mean when a population is aging?
Longer life expectancy and declining fertility rates
Who is being hurt by old age-dependency ratio?
Disproportionately hurts lower-income individuals
What is the average age of the newly arriving immigrants?
31
Where do immigrants usually settle?
In large metro areas where foreign born populations already live
Where do most people live?
About 80% live in metropolitan areas
Where are most cities located?
Located on rivers to the atlantic
Why is industrialization and urbanization interchangable?
Manufacturing plants in need of labor built in or near cities
What are suburban outer cities now?
They are the primary destination of migrants and economic activity and employment in the service sector
Why are all US major cities suffering?
Because the city model changed and the central city lost its role as the dominant metropolitan core
How does the interstate highway system encourage city growth?
Encouraged suburban growth, provides a network of free high-speed roads that pass through most cities.
Where do we import most of our oil?
Canada and latin American countries
