AQA Geography Population

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Exponential growth a pattern where the growth rate constantly increases - often shown as a J-curve graph
S-curve graphs and J-curve graphs J-curve graph is a graph that looks like a J due to exponential growth S-curve graph is a graph that looks like a S due to Zero growth or even natural decrease following exponential growth
Zero Growth a population in balance. Birth rate is equal to death rate so there is no overall growth or decrease
Natural decrease the death rate is greater than the birth rate so the population decreases
Natural increase The birth rte is greater than the death rate so the population increases
Birth rate The number of babies born per thousand people per year
Death rate The number of people that die per thousand people per year
Life expectancy Th number of years a person is expected to live, usually taken from birth
Are death rates higher in MEDCs or LEDCs? Why? MEDCs Because LEDCs have so many people under 15 that this reduces the amount of deaths per thousand people. MEDCs have a lot of older people
Demographic transition model (diagram)
Characteristics of Stage one -High birth rate -High death rate -Death rate and Birth rate fluctuate due to disease, famine and war -Population fairly stable
Why (stage 1) -little or no medicine -Low life expectancy -No birth control
Characteristics of Stage two -Death rate decreases -Birth rate remains high -Population grows
Why (stage 2) -Improvements in medicine and hygiene -Life expectancy increases -Children still needed to farm the land so birth rates remain high
Characteristics of Stage three -Birth rate drops rapidly -Death rate continues to decrease but more slowly -Population still grows but not as fast
Why (stage 3) -Birth control available -Children go to school, don't earn but cost money -People chose to have smaller families
Characteristics of Stage four -Low birth rate -Low death rate -Birth rate tends to fluctuate based on the economic situation
Why (stage 4) -When economy is good people think they can afford children -During unemployment and low wages people postpone children -
Characteristics of Stage five -Very low birth rate that drops below death rate -Death rate increased slightly due to ageing population -Total population starts to decrease
Why (stage 5) -Economic uncertainty dissuades people from having children -Or women opt for careers rather than motherhood
Ecuadorian tribes STAGE ONE -Isolated from the rest of the world -High birth rate and high death rate
Afghanistan STAGE TWO -Extremely poor with political instability -High birth rate of 37.8 -Low death rate of 17.4 -Natural increase of 2.04% per year -79% farmers so children help with farming -Cities like Kabul have even higher natural increase as medicine is more readily available
Brazil STAGE THREE -NIC (newly industrialising country) -Rapid economic development -population rise from 108 million in 1975 to 210 million in 2015 -Roman Catholic country so high birth rate -Improving standard of living means people starting to want fewer children
USA STAGE FOUR -Largest and most developed country -313 million people (third largest population) -Growth high for stage 4, mainly due to immigration -Most immigration from Catholic central america, but now encouraging skilled Asian workforce who have lower birth rates
Germany STAGE FIVE -Almost as well developed as USA -Ageing population -Women have high-powered positions at work -Birth rate far below replacement rate
Agricultural change -Technology improves yield and saves on labour -Frees workers for industry so rapid economical development -Industry requires workers so people briefly larger families so population growth increases -But then technology reduces need for labour and increases standard of living so population growth decreases
Urbanisation -People migrate to urban areas partially to seek better education for children -So child labour of less value -Children become expensive so smaller families
Education -Children become expensive -Parents chose to have fewer children so they can invest more in each one, giving them better future chances -Increased education tends to bring increased birth control
Emancipation and Status of women -As economies develop girls also have more opportunities -Larger workforce required so women also work -Prejudice against women decreasing -Sweden has changed laws to increase proportion of women in management -Achieving highly in a career needs commitment -Women chose to have no children, or to have children later -One in five women in the UK are childless, compared to 1 in 10 in the previous generation
Draw and label a population pyramid
Three sections of a Population Pyramid -Young dependants -Workforce -Elderly dependants
Population Pyramid stage one -Very wide base due to high birth rate -High infant and child mortality means that sides curve quickly -High death rate means narrow and shortest pyramid
Population Pyramid stage two -Similar to stage one -Death rate decreases so sides are straighter and less concave -More elderly people shows that life expectancy is rising
Population Pyramid stage three -Straighter sides as more people live into old age due to improved health -Birth rate decreases quickly so sides at the very bottom flatten out
Population Pyramid stage four -Straight sides due to high life expectancy and steady, low birth rates -Looks like a house
Population Pyramid stage five -Increasing proportion of population are elderly -Workforce much larger than young dependants due to falling birth rates
All 5 Population Pyramids diagrams
China one child policy Reasons -1970s realised the country was heading for a severe famine -1959-1961 large famine already due to industrialisation at the expense of farming, 35 million died -Following baby boom meant population wasn't growing sustainably
Sustainable population -A population where the growth and development doesn't threaten success of future generations -Stage 4 is the most sustainable -Economy is stable or improving -Standard of living maintained or improves
China one child policy policy rules -1979 -Mustn't marry until late twenties -Only allowed one successful pregnancy -Sterilised after first child or abort future pregnancies -5 to 10% salary rise for having only one child -Priority housing, pension and family benefits -Free education for the single child
China one child policy Policy punishments -10% salary cut -Large fine (would bankrupt most households) -Had to pay for health care and schooling -Second children born abroad weren't penalised but weren't allowed to become Chinese citizens
China one child policy Exemptions and enforcing -Minority groups were exempt -Rural areas were sons were needed for farms allowed a second child if the first was a girl -Pressure to abort second child extended to cutting coworkers salaries so they'd make life unbearable -Granny police (older women) checked up on younger woman, sometimes even escorting them to contraception appointments
China one child policy Issues -Women forced to abort as late as ninth month of pregnancy -Women placed under tremendous pressure from friends, granny police and their conscience -Government had control over people's private lives -Some girls put into orphanages or left to die (female infanticide) -Chinese children called "little emperors" as they have a reputation for being spoiled -Sex selective abortions mean that China now has 60 million more young men than women -Less time taking care of children means that women focus on careers
China one child policy Benefits -Predicted famine never occurred -Population growth slowed enough for people to have food and jobs -Estimated 400 m less people born -However, 2008 still 1 million more births than deaths every 5 weeks and half the population still lives on under $2 a day -New industries have lifted millions out of poverty
Chine one child policy Changes -Changes were made in the 1990s and 2000s -Young couples who are both only children are allowed two children -As people become wealthier some are choosing to simply pay the fine -Couples no longer need permission for first child -Sex-selective abortions banned -2008 after an earthquake that killed lots of children the policy was relaxed in the Sichuan Province
Indonesia Transmigration Population Problem -group of 17 500 islands -Population of 240 million (4th largest) -Population growth just over 1% a year -Birth rate 18.1 and death rate 6.3 -1950s and 1960s population growing rapidly and Islands of Java, Bali and Madura in danger of over-population
Indonesian Transmigration What happened -Encouraged people to move from densely populated islands like Java to sparsely populated areas like Irian Jaya -Gave people a chance to go from urban slums to being landowners -1979-1984 moved 2.5 million people, 1 million to Irian Jaya alone -Scaled down after 1980s -2006 20 000 families moved -2010 250 000 families wanted to move, but only 10 000 moved (cost $US 160.5 million) -After eruption of Mount Merapi moved 2 000 displaced families -Offered free transportation, 2 hectares of land and 6 months living costs -Moved 20 million people overall
Indonesian Transmigration Economic issues -Some critics say that it only redistributes poverty rather than dealing with it -New migrant lack necessary skills to use the land and some abandon it to become refugees -Settlements often poorly planned, with few shops, sanitation and electricity -Resettlement highly expensive, costing $US 7000 per family in 1980s
Indonesian Transmigration Environmental issues -Transmigration blamed for accelerating deforestation in previously sparsely populated areas -Poor land use practises have led to soil erosion
Indonesian Transmigration Social issues -Clashes between migrants and local people killed hundreds in 2001 when local Dayaks and transmigrant Mandurese clashed -Traditional land rights often ignored -Religious clashes between Islamist migrants and Christian locals
Indonesian Transmigration Political issues -Some critics think it was encouraged by the government primarily to control indigenous people in the outer islands
Indonesian Transmigration Benefits -Although population increased in Jakarta, situation would probably have been worse without transmigration
Issues with an ageing population -Health care -Social services -Pension crisis
Health Care -Demand for health care increases as there are more illnesses in old age -Elderly visit their GP more often -Are in hospital more often and for longer than younger people -Government needs to pay for this
Social Services Elderly people need other social services such as: -Nursing homes -Day-care centres -People to help them care for themselves in their homes This puts financial pressure on a country
Pension crisis -In wealthy countries people expect to retire from work and have a pension for the rest of their lives -As there are more elderly people and a smaller work force paying taxes, the government have a money issue -State pensions in the UK started in 1908 when people retired aged 65 and average male life expectancy was 67 -Now life expectancy is 80
Opportunities of an ageing population -Young retired people contribute to the economy through travel and recreation -Many do volunteer work
Frances pro-natal policy Why was it needed? -France had a birth rate of 12.3 in 2011 -Natural increase was low -2008 1.6 babies born per woman in the EU, but 2.1 is needed for a sustainable population
France pro-natal policy The policy -3 years paid parental leave that fathers or mothers can take -Benefits for large families e.g. the Carte Famille Nombreuse which gives discounts for families with 3 or more children (such as reducing train fares by up to 75%) -Subsidised pay for nursery for children under the age of 3. -Fully paid full-time schooling for children over age 3. -The more children a woman has, the earlier she can retire.
Dependency ratio A comparison of the number of dependants in the population (1-15 and 65+) and the workforce
Reasons for international migration A variety of push and pull factors, negative aspects of their home country push them away and positive aspects of the host country pull people there
Economic impact of international migration -Migrant workers often send money home to their families in their home country
Housing impact of international migration -Demand for housing is greater than supply so houses expensive -Migrants sometimes helped to find houses by social services and British people resent it
Labour and skills impact of international migration -Migration brings labour and skills causing European economies to grow -Most migrants can earn more than they could in their home countries -However, exploitation does happen
Social impact of international migration -Schools taking many immigrant children can be under pressure -British parents sometimes feel this hinders their children's development as teachers have to focus on those who don't speak English well -Cultural mix can be positive, if racism doesn't develop
Migration from outside the EU -2 million migrants from outside it's borders a year -Higher population to migrant ratio than the USA -9.4% of EU's people are foreign born
Polish workers in the UK -Since 2004 1.5 million Eastern European migrants in the UK, 2/3 are polish -There are 545,000 Polish passport holders in the UK, compared to the 57,000 in 2003, before Poland joined the EU -Poland has a GDP of just over $500 billion compared with $2.5 trillion in the UK -Low GDP means less income for families and a general low quality of live -Unemployment was over 20%, meaning job opportunities were low -Very few high skilled jobs for the many Polish graduates.
Labour migration -Cheap travel and more information attract skilled and non-skilled labour -Europe needs immigrants due to there very low birth rates -Spain's immigrant population increased by 400% in the past 10 years -20% of immigrants are graduates and take skilled jobs -Most people still view immigration as a problem rather than an opportunity
International migration: Senegal to Italy -Senegalese economy not doing well, sank by 28.1% from 1990 to 1999 -Opportunities are limited in Senegal, many subsistence farmers and high rates of urban unemployment (15% young people -Half of population under 18 without many opportunities -See Italian football so choose to go to Italy for work -Work in tourism and industry in northern Italy -2014 94 000 Senegalese in Italy -Money sent home for children's education and improving standard of living -E.g. Beud Forage money has been used to set up water and electricity supplies
Refugee Migration -Asylum seekers' lives are in danger if they remain in they're home country -1/3 EU immigrants claim to be asylum seekers -Some economic migrants claim to be asylum seekers thinking it'll improve their chances -Leads to resentment against asylum seekers -1990s Bosnian war Germany alone took 400 000 refugees, many of which returned later -Syrian civil war of 2011 means a lot of Syrian refugees -EU has taken 406 000 Syrian refugees -Germany took 295 000 of these -Sweden took the next greatest amount of 44 905 refugees
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