Questão 1
Questão
Why is population growing rapidly?
Questão 2
Questão
By comparison HICs have a ____ birth and death rate giving a slowly increasing or even decreasing population.
Questão 3
Questão
What is population density?
Questão 4
Questão
What is population distribution?
Questão 5
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Is world population distribution even or uneven?
Questão 6
Questão
Places which are sparsely populated contain what number of people?
Questão 7
Questão
Places which are densely populated have what number of people?
Questão 8
Questão
A birth rate higher than death rate leads to a natural increase or decrease in populations?
Questão 9
Questão
A death rate higher than birth rate leads to a natural increase or decrease in population?
Questão 10
Questão
What does the population do when birth and death rates are the same?
Questão 11
Questão
Identify two reasons for places being sparsely populated.
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High land that is mountainous and inhospitable, eg. the Himalayas.
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Good job opportunities.
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Countries with unstable governments.
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Areas rich in resources (eg. coal or oil).
Questão 12
Questão
Identify two reasons for places being sparsely populated.
Responda
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High land that is mountainous and inhospitable, eg. the Himalayas.
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Good job opportunities.
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Countries with unstable governments.
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Areas rich in resources (eg. coal or oil).
Questão 13
Questão
Identify two reasons for places being densely populated.
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Low land, which is flat, eg. Ganges Valley in India.
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Areas with a temperature that isn't too extreme (not too hot and not too cold).
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Areas with exreme climates.
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Areas with few resources.
Questão 14
Questão
What causes birth and death rates to change?
Responda
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Medical
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Social
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Political
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Economic
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Environmental
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Commercial
Questão 15
Questão
Describe what happens in Stage 1 of the Demographic Transition Model.
Responda
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Population fluctuates, but stays stable.
High birth and death rate.
Small population change.
UK --> Before 1750
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Population is very rapid.
High birth rate, death rate falls.
Rapid population growth.
UK --> 1950
Questão 16
Questão
Describe what happens in Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition Model.
Responda
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Very slow population increase.
Birth rate is low and fluctuates, death rate is low.
Stable population change.
UK --> Post 1950
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Very rapid population increase.
High birth rate, death rate falls.
Rapid growth in population.
UK --> 1750-1880
Questão 17
Questão
Decribe what happens in Stage 3 of the Demographic Transition Model.
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Population increases but less rapidly.
Birth rate falls, death rate is low.
Population change has a slower growth.
UK --> 1880-1950
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Population slowly decreases.
Birth rate is low, death rate is low but higher than birth rate.
Population change has a slow decrease.
UK --> Still in stage 4, possibly Stage 5 in the future if brith rate rises.
Questão 18
Questão
Decribe what happens in Stage 4 of the Demographic Transition Model.
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Very slow population increase.
Birth rate is low and fluctuates, death rate is low.
Stable population change.
UK --> Post 1950
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Population increases but less rapidly.
Birth rate falls, death rate is low.
Slower population change.
UK --> 1880-1950
Questão 19
Questão
Describe what happens in Stage 5 of the Demographic Transition Model.
Responda
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Very slow population increase.
Birth rate is low and fluctuates, death rate is low.
Stable population change.
UK --> Post 1950
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Population slowly decreases.
Birth rate is low, death rate is low but higher than birth rate.
Population change has a slow decrease.
UK -->Still in stage 4, possibly Stage 5 in the future if birth rate rises.
Questão 20
Questão
When did China have a quarter of the world's population?
Questão 21
Questão
What were the incentives of sticking to the 'One-Child Policy'?
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Longer paid maternity leave
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Free medical care
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Discount on medical care
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Better child care
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Free housing arrangements
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Preferential housing arrangements
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Free education
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Cash bonuses
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Don't have to work at all
Questão 22
Questão
What were the disincentives of the policy?
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Couples are required to pledge that they would not have more children.
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People were monitored by the 'granny police'.
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If they had another child they lost all their privileges.
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If they had another child they would be arrested.
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They received heavy fines if they did not obey the policy.
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Sacked from their jobs as a punishment.
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Each area was only allowed a certain number (quota) or births.
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Women with unauthorised pregnancies were pressured to have abortions and those who already had children were urged to use contraception or undergo sterilisation
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Their original children are't allowed to go to school, so don't get a good education.
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They aren't entitled to electricity and hot water.
Questão 23
Questão
In what year did Singapore's government introduce the 'three or more' policy?
Questão 24
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What were the incentives that are offered to parents who stick to the policy?
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A cash gift of $3000 each for the first and second child.
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A cash gift of $6000 each for the third and fourth child.
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3 months maternity leave for the mothers.
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Parents can live in large flats
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Mothers do not have to return to work if they don't want to.
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3 days of paternity leave on the birth of the first four children for fathers.
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5 days of paid childcare leave a year.
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Parents receive a discount on family cars.
Questão 25
Questão
What were the disincentives of the 'three or more policy'?
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Couples with no children are not entitled to buy anything larger than a three-room flat.
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Any transport that the parents already own is taken away.
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No choice of schools so their education might suffer.
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They do not receive financial packages offered by the government.
Questão 26
Questão
What is meant by the term 'youthful population'?
Questão 27
Questão
What is meant by the term 'ageing population'?
Questão 28
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What are the advantages of an ageing population?
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Fewer people will be unemployed as the percentage of elderly who are retired increases.
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Some elderly work without pay in places such as charity shops therefore increasing the economic situation.
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The area will be a very boring place as it is very quiet so no one will go there.
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There will be a growth in the leisure industry with firms wanting to grab the 'grey pound'.
Questão 29
Questão
What are the disadvantages of having an ageing population?
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The pension age will have to increase.At present the old age pension is paid at age 65. This will increase in steps to 68 in 2046.
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Much greater demand on health care and care homes. People might have to sell their homes to afford these.
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Area will be very dull and boring.
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Taxes are likely to increase to pay for services and pensions.
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Money spent on education might be cut to spend on the elderly instead.
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People live longer, more houses are needed and therefore using up large amounts of land.