IB Geography Topic 1 Populations in Transition (SL)

1.1 At what rate is the global population growing and what does this mean?

1.1 Name one fact in terms of population size.

1.1 Generally speaking where is most of the global population growth occurring?

1.1 What does Malthus argue/state?

1.1 What are the two main things that affect population size?

1.1 Define Crude Birth Rate (CBR)

1.1 Define Crude Death Rate (CDR)

1.1 Define population distribution

1.1 Define population density

1.1 Define age specific birth rate

1.1 Define general fertility rate

1.1 Define Total fertility rate

1.1 Define the reproductive age range (child bearing age)

1.1 Define replacement rate

1.1 Define Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)

1.1 Define Child Mortality Rate (CMR)

1.1 Define age specific death rate

1.1 Define life expectancy and give both ends of the spectrum

1.1 What are the reasons for low birth rates in MEDCs?

1.1 What are the reasons for high birth rates in LEDCs?

1.1 What are the reasons for increasing death rates in MEDCs?

1.1 What are the reasons for falling death rates in LEDCs?

1.1 How does age affect death rate and life expectancy?

1.1 How does gender affect death rates and life expectancy?

1.1 How does location affect death rates and life expectancy?

1.1 How does occupation affect death rates and life expectancy?

1.1 How does nourishment affect death rates and life expectancy?

1.1 How does literacy affect death rates and life expectancy?

1.1 What are the general trends for a population pyramid of a developed nation?

1.1 What are the general trends for a population pyramid of a developing nation

1.1 Define population momentum

1.1 Define population projections

1.1 What are the reasons for the UN making population projections?

1.2 In what three groups can a country's population be divided into?

1.2 How is a country's dependency ratio calculated?

1.2 For which reason may a country's dependency ratio increase?

1.2 Define Ageing Population

1.2 What are the causes of an Ageing population?

1.2 What are the negative impacts of an Ageing population?

1.2 What are the positive impacts of an Ageing population?

1.2 What are the pros of having elderly workers?

1.2 What are the cons of elderly workers?

1.2 Name an example of an Ageing population and state two facts about it

1.2 What are the reasons for this ageing population?

1.2 What are the negative impacts of this upon your selected country?

1.2 Define youthful population

1.2 What are the causes of a youthful population?

1.2 What are the negative impacts of a youthful population?

1.2 What are the positive impacts of a youthful population?

1.2 Name an example of a youthful population and state two facts

1.2 What are the reasons for this youthful population?

1.2 What are the negative impacts of a youthful population on the case-study example?

1.2 Define population policy

1.2 What are the two types of population policies?

1.2 Define pro-natalist policy

1.2 What are the two reasons for which a government may want to introduce pro-natalist policies?

1.2 Name a country that has pro-natalist policies and metion background information

1.2 What are the key features of the casestudy's population policy?

1.2 What are the successes of the pro-natalist policy introduced by the case-study country?

1.2 What are the failures of the mentioned pro-natalist policy?

1.2 Define Anti-natalist policy

1.2 What are the two reasons for which an anti-natalist policy would be introduced?

1.2 Name a country which has introduced anti-natalist policy and mention background information

1.2 Name the key features of the anti-natalist policy

1.2 How was the one-child policy enforced?

1.2 What were the successes of the one-child policy?

1.2 What were the failures of the one-child policy?

1.3 Define migration

1.3 What are the causes of voluntary migration?

1.3 What are the causes of forced migration

1.3 What is Lee's migration model?

1.3 What would be Push factors in Lee's migration model?

1.3 What would Pull factors in Lee's migration model be?

1.3 Which intervening obstacles may people face when migrating?

1.3 What are the advantages of international immigration for the source country?

1.3 What are the advantages of international immigration for the host country?

1.3 What are the disadvantages of international immigration for the source country?

1.3 What are the disadvantages of international immigration for the host country?

1.3 Name one example of international immigration and mention background information

1.3 Why are immigrants attracted to go to UAE?

1.3 What are the positive impacts of immigration to the UAE?

1.3 What are the negative imapcts of immigration to the UAE?

1.3 Define refugee

1.3 For which reasons can people be forced to become refugees?

1.3 What does IDP stand for?

1.3 What problems may refugees and IDPs face?

1.3 Name your case-study for refugees/IDPs and mention background information

1.3 Define Urbanisation

1.3 Define Urban growth/sprawl

1.3 Define counter-urbanisation/suburbanisation

1.3 Define re-urbanisation

1.3 What are push factors from rural areas?

1.3 What are pull factors for urban areas?

1.3 What are the advantages of rural-urban migration for urban areas?

1.3 What are the benefits of rural-urban migration for rural areas?

1.3 What are the disadvantages of rural-urban migration for urban areas?

1.3 What are the disadvantages of rural-urban migration for rural areas?

1.3 What are the Push factors from Cities in MEDCs?

1.3 What are the pull factors to rural areas in MEDCs?

1.3 What are the impacts of counter-urbanisation in MEDCs?

1.4 Why is female education important?

1.4 What problems can a lack of education cause?

1.4 Name a fact on the education bias

1.4 Name a case-study for female education and mention background information

1.4 State facts about FGM

1.4 What are the short-term health consequences of FGM?

1.4 What are the long-term consequence of FGM?

1.4 Define glass ceiling in terms of employment of women

1.4 What are the causes of women not achieving the top managerial positions?

1.4 What are some of the least and most gender equal countries?

1.4 Mention facts of women's legal rights and land tenure