Assesment 3 Flashcards
What is population?
The number of people living in a particular area
What does it mean to be densely populated?
When the population of an area is described as DENSELY populated there are lots of people in one area
What does it mean to be sparsely populated?
When the population is described as SPARSELY populated there are few people in one area.
Give 3 factors of a densely populated area.
- Transport networks have been easy to devel
- Land is relatively flat
- There’s lots of jobs available
- Has a temperate (mild) climate
- Access to recources
Give 3 factors of a sparsely populated area.
- Poor water supply
- Extreme climate (too hot or too cold)
- Not many public services such as school
- Quiet
What is birth rate?
Number of births per 1000 people per year
What is death rate?
Number of deaths per 1000 people per year
What is natural increase?
Natural Increase: The difference between birth rates and death rates. You work it out by taking birth rate away from death rate
What is overpopulation?
Overpopulation is when a country’s population can no longer support itself on the natural resources that are available.
What country experiences overpopulation and set in a policy?
China, The One Child Policy
What is an ageing population?
An ageing population is a phenomenon where a country has too little birth rates compared to death rates and the young people cannot support the elderly.
What is a Population Pyramid?
A population pyramid is a graph showing us the population, birth and death rate of male and female at ages.
What is the Demographic Transition Model?
Demographic Transition Model: shows how population in a country changes over time
How many stages does the Demographic Transition Model have?
The 5 stages of a Demographic Transition Model:
Stage 1: Population is low but Birth Rate and Death Rate are high
Stage 2: Birth Rate high but death rate low
Stage 3: Birth rate falls
Stage 4: Birth Rate and Death Rate low but population is high
Stage 5: What might happen in the fut
What was the 1 child policy?
It was a policy put in place to reduce China’s population
From when to when was china’s one child policy in place?
It was was from 1975 to 2015
Did the one child policy work?
Yes it slowed down growth in the country.
What were the rewards for following the policy?
Some rewards were better schooling for your child, higher wages, better employment and preferential treatment in loans.
What were the sanctions for not following the policy?
Some of the sanctions were employment termination, fines and difficulty obtaining government assistance.
What were some of the exceptions of the policy?
Some of the exceptions were if couples were both only children then they were allowed another child, if the first child is born with birth defects or major health problems and if first child that couples in rural areas (farms) had was a girl.
What did China’s fertility drop to?
China’s fertility rate dropped to 1.55
Did parents in China want boys or girls more and why?
Boys because when they married the wife would move in and care for the parents. Also boys worked and got jobs.
What does a poor country look like on a population pyramid and what does a rich country look like on a population pyramid in comparison?
A poor or poorer country might look like a science flask because they usually have high birth rates.
A rich or richer country may look like a bottle and have a smaller bottom because they usually have low birth rates.
What is it called when a country tries to increase its birth rate?
A pro-natalist policy
