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Assesment 3 Flashcards

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1
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What is population?

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The number of people living in a particular area

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What does it mean to be densely populated?

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When the population of an area is described as DENSELY populated there are lots of people in one area

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What does it mean to be sparsely populated?

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When the population is described as SPARSELY populated there are few people in one area.

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Give 3 factors of a densely populated area.

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  1. Transport networks have been easy to devel
  2. Land is relatively flat
  3. There’s lots of jobs available
  4. Has a temperate (mild) climate
  5. Access to recources
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Give 3 factors of a sparsely populated area.

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  1. Poor water supply
  2. Extreme climate (too hot or too cold)
  3. Not many public services such as school
  4. Quiet
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What is birth rate?

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Number of births per 1000 people per year

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What is death rate?

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Number of deaths per 1000 people per year

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What is natural increase?

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Natural Increase: The difference between birth rates and death rates. You work it out by taking birth rate away from death rate

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What is overpopulation?

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Overpopulation is when a country’s population can no longer support itself on the natural resources that are available.

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What country experiences overpopulation and set in a policy?

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China, The One Child Policy

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What is an ageing population?

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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.

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What is a Population Pyramid?

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A population pyramid is a graph showing us the population, birth and death rate of male and female at ages.

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What is the Demographic Transition Model?

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Demographic Transition Model: shows how population in a country changes over time

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How many stages does the Demographic Transition Model have?

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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

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What was the 1 child policy?

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It was a policy put in place to reduce China’s population

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From when to when was china’s one child policy in place?

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It was was from 1975 to 2015

17
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Did the one child policy work?

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Yes it slowed down growth in the country.

18
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What were the rewards for following the policy?

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Some rewards were better schooling for your child, higher wages, better employment and preferential treatment in loans.

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What were the sanctions for not following the policy?

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Some of the sanctions were employment termination, fines and difficulty obtaining government assistance.

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What were some of the exceptions of the policy?

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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.

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What did China’s fertility drop to?

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China’s fertility rate dropped to 1.55

22
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Did parents in China want boys or girls more and why?

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Boys because when they married the wife would move in and care for the parents. Also boys worked and got jobs.

23
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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?

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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.

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What is it called when a country tries to increase its birth rate?

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A pro-natalist policy

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Name 3 things used to convince people to become mothers and have children?

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  1. Offered money incentives for non-working mothers
  2. Gave subsided (cheaper) holidays
  3. Given grants
  4. Full tax benefits to parents until the youngest child was 18
  5. 30% reduction on all 3 child families for public transport
  6. Pension schemes for mothers
  7. Paid for childcare
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What did they ban in order for more babies to be born?

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They banned the sale of contraception

27
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What is migration?

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Migration is the movement of people from one area to another.

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What are push factors?

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Reasons for people to move away from the country/area

29
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What are pull factors?

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Reasons for people to move to the country/area

30
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Give 3 push factor on why people left Mexico.

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  1. Population always growing
  2. Owing money
  3. Few job and education opportunities
  4. Unsafe
    5.War
31
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What is a forced migrant?

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Someone who is not able to stay in their country

32
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What is a refugee?

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People who flee a country because of persecution. (e.g race, religion, nationality, political opinion)

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What is an asylum seeker?

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Someone who is seeking a place of safety in another country, who has applied for protection as a refugee and is waiting for the authorities to decide their status.

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What’s the difference between a forced migrant and a refugee?

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Unlike refugees who cannot safely return home, migrants can return, they come to better their lives.

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What does a larger base and smaller top mean on a population pyramid?

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It means they have a high birth rate and usually high death rate, usually a less economically developed country

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What does it mean when the base is small on a population pyramid?

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It means it has a low death rate these are usually more economically developed countries.

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What does a population pyramid show?

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It shows us the life expectancy, the population in millions, how many men and women there are at specific ages and the differences between them.

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