Question

question 2 (1 point)
adam has collected the birth rates, gender, age, and total population numbers for akron, ohio. what population statistic could adam calculate with this information?
a demographic transition model stage
b total fertility rate
c population distribution
d population density

Explanation:

• Option a: Demographic transition model stage requires long-term trend data of birth/death rates, not just current birth rates, gender, age, and total population.
• Option b: Total fertility rate needs data on the number of children born to women in specific age groups, which is not provided here.
• Option c: Population distribution describes how a population is spread across categories like age and gender, which matches the given data (gender, age, total population, birth rates can also help contextualize this distribution).
• Option d: Population density requires land area data, which is not included in the collected information.

Answer:

c. population distribution