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Flashcards by Seth Bailey, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Seth Bailey
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| Question | Answer |
| What does URBAN mean? | A built up area such as town or city. Large population |
| What does POPULATION DENSITY mean? | Number of people per sq km |
| What does DENSELY POPULATED mean? | Lots of people living an area, they would live close together. |
| What does SPARSELY POPULATED mean? | Few people living in an area, like the country side where there are not lots of houses near each other. |
| What does population distribution describe? | The way people are spread out across the world |
| Why does North West England have a high population density? | Because raw materials like coal were found there. |
| How is population density worked out? | Number of people divided by land area |
| What encourage people to live in an area? | Good jobs |
| When did the world population reach 5.9 billion? | Late 1990's |
| What is migration? | People moving both into and out of a country. Immigrants move in, emigrants move out. |
| What does a population pyramid show? | The population structure (age and sex) of a country. |
| In migration, which of the following is a push factor? Good job opportunities Floods A fair, stable government | Floods |
| Which factor is likely to be a cause of rural to urban migration? Poor government Crop failure Overcrowded cities | Crop failure |
| The population in the world is currently increasing or decreasing | increasing |
| It is estimated that by 2050 the population will increase, to how many? What % will live in Asia, Africa and South America (620) | 9 billion Asia - 60% Africa - 20% South America - 9% |
| What does NATURAL INCREASE mean? | Difference in birth and death rate. If birth rate is HIGHER than death rate the population is increasing. |
| What does NATURAL DECREASE mean? | Difference in birth and death rate. If birth rate is LOWER than death rate the population is decreasing. |
| What does BIRTH RATE mean? | Number of live births per 1,000 of the population / year. |
| What does DEATH RATE mean? | The number of people dying per 1,000 of the population |
| What does POPULATION GROWTH mean? | Increase of people in an area. |
| What are the reasons for population increase? (trick: Louie Graham, he is in real trouble indeed) | Low death rate Good harvest High birthrate Immigration Improved health care Religion Traditions for large families Improved water supply |
| What are the reasons for population decreases? list 8 | Low birth rate Migration High death rate Religion War Famine Poor health care Birth control |
| Why was the one child policy introduced in China? | The country was too cramped People were dying of starvation There was not enough shelter |
| What are incentives of the one child policy in China? | Preferential Housing Longer Maternity Leave Better Childcare Cash Bonus |
| What are the disincentives of the one child policy in China? | Delayed marriages Abortions especially for girls Sacked from jobs Couples wouldn't have children Fined |
| Since 1950 the population of the world has been growing quickly. What is this called? | Population Explosion |
| Who is to blame for the Population Explosion? | LICS (Low Income Countries) due to a reduction in death rate. |
| Why does birth rate change? | Improvements in Health care = Lower BR Poor Health Care = Higher BR Children are expensive = Lower BR Education = Lower BR Policies e.g. one child = Lower BR |
| What is the Death Rate | Number of Deaths per thousand of the population / year |
| Improvements in Health Care eg inoculations = Higher or Lower DR (Death Rate) | Lower Death Rate |
| Better Lifestyle e.g. diet = Higher or Lower DR (Death Rate) | Lower Death Rate |
| Poor Health Care = Higher or Lower DR (Death Rate) | Higher DR |
| Poverty = Higher or Lower DR (Death Rate) | Higher DR |
| Improvements in Health Care = Higher or Lower BR (Birth Rate) | Higher BR |
| Improvements in Health Care = Higher or Lower BR (Birth Rate) | Higher BR |
| Education is expensive = Higher or Lower BR (Birth Rate) | Lower BR (too expensive) |
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It costs a lot to bring up a child
(approx £186,032 up to age 21) =
Higher or Lower BR (Birth Rate)
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Lower BR (Children are expensive) |
| What does POPULATION DISTRIBUTION mean? | The spread of people across a location |
| What does POPULATION DENSITY mean? | The number of people per sq km |
| Why are some areas DENSELY populated? Name 3 reasons | Temperature / climate eg the UK Low-lying flat fertile land Good supplies of Natural Resources |
| Name a Densley populated area with low lying flat fertile land | The Bangladesh Delta |
| Name an example of Natural Resources in a densely populated area | Good supplies (wood to make houses) |
| Name a sparsely populated area due to Extreme Climates | Sahara Desert |
| Name a sparsely populated area due to Mountains or Highland areas | Scottish Highlands |
| What has been the impact of the One Child Policy in China? | Birth rate has fallen Gender imbalance (more boys than girls) Note: rules have been relaxed in rural areas |
| At present there are over 7 billion people living on our planet, how many people are predicted to bet here in 2045. | 9 billion |
| What are benefit of the one child policy in China? | You get medical and educational benefits Both parents are able to work Children get more time with their parents |
| What are bad results of the one child policy in China? | Babies are being abandoned, esp. girls There will be nobody to look after elderly There are more men than women Abortion rate has gone up |
| Since 1950, the population of the world has been growing quickly. What is it called when a population grows quickly? | Population Explosion |
| What does LICS stand for? | Low Income Countries |
| The shape of a population pyramid can tell us a lot about an area's population. Name 3 (Little, Black, Dress) | Life expectancy Birth and Death rate Dependants (young & elderly dependants) |
| Milawai & Sudan What are the key characteristics: Thin top = ? Wide base = ? Low life expectancy? | Thin top = High death rate Wide base = High birth rate Fewer people surviving into middle age Youthful population means lots of young adults responsible for high birth rate |
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Mexico
What are the key characteristics of the population pyramid?:
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Mexico (binary/octet-stream)
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Lower death rate: more elderly Lower birth rate: base not wide People surviving into middle age Youthful population is greater than ageing More economically active people |
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UK
What are the key characteristics of the population pyramid?:
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Hics (binary/octet-stream)
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Low death rate: wide top Low birth rate: narrow base Long life expectancy: More people surviving into middle age and beyond Ageing population Economically active population possibly from immigration |
| Will condoms and contraceptive pills affect our population? | Yes, Birth control will prevent pregnancies reducing the birthrate which will reduce our population |
| An improvement of living conditions in LIC (low income countries) will cause population reduction or increase? | Increase Better water, vaccines and food will mean a healthier population therefore less death |
| The ____ is the number of live babies born per thousand of the population per year. natural decrease birth rate migration death rate natural increase | Birth rate |
| The ____ is the number of deaths per thousand of population per year. natural decrease birth rate migration death rate natural increase | Death rate |
| ____ describes people moving into or out of a country. natural decrease birth rate migration death rate natural increase | migration |
| If the birth rate is higher than the death rate, the difference between them is called the ____ . natural decrease / birth rate / migration / death rate / natural increase | natural increase |
| If the death rate is higher than the birth rate, the difference between them is called the ____ . natural decrease / birth rate / migration / death rate / natural increase | natural decrease |
| What's the most likely result in a country if: Everyone gets better food • Death rate rises • Death rate falls • Birth rate falls • Birth rate rises • No effect on birth or death rate | Death rate falls |
| What's the most likely result in a country if: A terrible war breaks out • Death rate rises • Death rate falls • Birth rate falls • Birth rate rises • No effect on birth or death rate | Death rate rises |
| What's the most likely result in a country if: A deadly disease spreads • Death rate rises • Death rate falls • Birth rate falls • Birth rate rises • No effect on birth or death rate | Death rate rises |
| What's the most likely result in a country if: There is a severe famine • Death rate rises • Death rate falls • Birth rate falls • Birth rate rises • No effect on birth or death rate | Death rate rises |
| What's the most likely result in a country if: More hospitals and doctors are provided • Death rate rises • Death rate falls • Birth rate falls • Birth rate rises • No effect on birth or death rate | No effect on birth or death rate |
| What's the most likely result in a country if: Birth control pills are provided • Death rate rises • Death rate falls • Birth rate falls • Birth rate rises • No effect on birth or death rate | Birth rate falls |
| What's the most likely result in a country if: More women take up good jobs • Death rate rises • Death rate falls • Birth rate falls • Birth rate rises • No effect on birth or death rate | Birth rate falls |
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