Changing population and places Details Flashcards

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Stages of the Demographic Transition Model

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-High stationary(Stage 1)
-Early expanding(Stage 2)
-Late expanding(Stage 3)
-Low stationary(Stage 4)
-Declining(Stage 5)

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Features of stage 1(high stationary)

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-Pre-industrial period
-CBR and CDR are high and fluctuating
-Little to no natural increase

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Reasons for high birth rates(in stage 1)

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-Families needing children to work
-High child mortality
-Lack of family planning
-Social/cultural factors(e.g. religion)
-People marrying earlier

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Reasons for high death rates(in stage 1)

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-Natural events(e.g. disease outbreaks)
-Famine
-Drought
-Lack of sanitation(due to limited knowledge of diseases)
-Poor healthcare
-Overcrowding

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Features of stage 2(early expanding)

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-Urbanising/industrialising period
-CBR remains high
-CDR drops rapidly
-NIR increases significantly
-Rapid population growth

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Reasons for falling death rates(in stage 2)

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-Improved food production
-Improvements in food storage
-Better hygiene(due to greater understanding of the spread of disease)
-Increased access to healthcare

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Features of stage 3(late expanding)

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-Industrial period
-Death rates continue to fall
-Birth rates start declining
-Lower NIR
-Population growth continues(albeit at a smaller rate)

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Reasons for falling birth rates(in stage 3)

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-Women marry later(hence have less children)
-Women stay in education longer(hence have less children)
-Improved status of women
-Increased availability of contraceptives
-Increased access to pensions/healthcare through government
-Better family planning
-Greater investment put in children’s education(hence having more children becomes a financial burden)

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Features of stage 4(low stationary)

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-Post-industrial period
-Low CBR(fluctuating)
-Low CDR(fluctuating)
-Low NIR
-Relatively large population(because of past population growth

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Features of stage 5(declining)

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–Post-industrial period
-Death rates exceed birth rates
-Ageing population ensues

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Reasons why death rates exceed birth rates(in stage 5)

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‘Lifestyle’ diseases(e.g. obesity, low exercise, etc.)

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Criticisms of the Demographic Transition Model

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-Too eurocentric(based on data from only England, Wales and Sweden)
-Doesn’t factor in:
-Government policies(to manage the population)
-Natural disasters, wars and epidemics
-Migration
-Only based on HICs
-Cultural and religious factors have maintained high birth rates in many LICs so they are stuck at stage 2

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Types of population pyramids

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-Expansive
-Constrictive
-Stationary

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Features of expansive population pyramids

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-Found in many LICs
-Depict populations with larger percentage of people in younger age groups
-Populations usually have high birth rates and low life expectancies

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Features of constrictive population pyramids

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-Found in many HICs
-Lower percentage of younger people
-Show declining birth rates and fertility rates
-Show high life expectancies

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Features of stationary population pyramids

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-Have a somewhat equal proportion of the population in each age group
-Birth rates are roughly equal to death rates
-Stable population

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To ensure a broadly stable population(assuming no net migration), what must the total fertility rate per woman be?

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Potential deductions from population pyramids

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-Wide base indicated high birth rate
-Narrowing base indicates falling birth rates
-Straight/near-vertical slides reveal low death rates
-Concave slopes indicate high death rates
-Bulges in the slope indicate high rates of immigration
-Slices in the slope indicate emigration or age-specific or sex-specific deaths(epidemics, wars)

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Factors which affect the total fertility rate(TFR)

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-The status of women
-Level of education and material ambition(the more educated the parents, the fewer the children generally)
-Location of residence
-Religion(religions usually encourage high birth rates)
-Health of the mother(unhealthy mothers have more pregnancies to compensate for higher infant mortalities)
-Economic prosperity
-The need for children

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Generally, in the developed world, there is a high proportion of…

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Generally, in the developing world, there is a high proportion of…

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Types of forced migration

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-Conflict-induced displacement
-Development-induced displacement
-Disaster-induced displacement

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Types of forced migrants

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-Refugees
-Asylum seekers
-Internally displaced people/persons(IDPs)
-Development displacees
-Environmental and disaster displacees
-Smuggled people
-Trafficked people

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General causes of falling birth rates

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-Increased availability of contraceptives
-More women working
-More girls being educated, hence marry later
-Reduction in infant mortality
-Greater availability of family planning
-Less need of children for labour

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Generally causes of falling death rates
-Improvement in healthcare -More medicines/doctors available -More/better quality food available -Improvement in water supplies -Improvement in sanitation/hygiene -Reduction in wars/conflicts
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Examples of push factors
-Unemployment -Low-paid jobs -Poor housing/shelter -No electricity -Poor water supply -Persecution -Few doctors/clinics(worse healthcare) -Natural disasters -Harsh climate -Civil war -Few schools
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Examples of pull factors
-Better paid jobs -Work -Better housing/shelter -Electricity supply -Water supply -Freedom of speech -Better healthcare(more doctors/hospitals) -Safer -Chance to reunite with family -Bright lights/word of mouth -Chance to improve
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Positives of migration on the donor country
-Emigrants can send money home to family -More resources for people left behind -Emigratns may .earn new skills which may be useful if migrant returns home -Less competition for jobs
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Negatives of migration on the donor country
-Brain Drain(qualified people may leave donor country, shrinking economy) -Less people to pay tax -Loss of young people/workforce/economically active -Less demand for products and services, shrinking economy -Risk of increased human trafficking -Risk of underpopulation
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Positives of migration on the recipient country
-Boost to local economy -Skill gaps are filled -Increased cultural diversity -Immigrant groups can increase birth rates -Government tax revenues increase
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Negatives of migration on the recipient country
-Risk of overpopulation -Increased levels of pollution -Increased pressure on natural resources -Pressure on public services(eg.healthcare, schools, etc.) -(Perceived) loss of jobs from the local's perspective -Risk of cultural clashes -Loss of culture
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Positives of migration on the migrants
-Chance to obtain regular work -Chance of better quality of life -Chance of better standard of living -Safety from conflict -Chance of better education
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Negatives of migration on the migrants
-Racial discrimination -May have low-paid work -Potential language barriers -Exploitation -Hard to get housing
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Factors which influence people to live in certain areas
-Flat land -Employment -Good communications -Natural resources -Reliable water supplies -Fertile soil
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Factors which dissuade people from living in certain areas:
-Infertile soils -Steep relief -Bad climate -Marshy land
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Features of core areas
-Tertiary/Quaternary sector -High economic power -Advanced technology -Well-developed infrastructure -Highly skilled workforce -HIgher wages and better working conditions -Receives the most investment -People from either areas usually migrate here
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Features of semi-periphery areas
-Secondary sector -Have emerging economies -Developing infrastructure -Often involved in trade and/or migration
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Features of periphery areas
-Primary sector -Low economic development -Relatively underdeveloped systems and infrastructure -Higher poverty rates -High levels of emigration