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Geography Yr 10/11 > December Exam - Population Dynamics, Migration, Population Structure, Population Density And Distribution > Flashcards

December Exam - Population Dynamics, Migration, Population Structure, Population Density And Distribution Flashcards

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Reasons for the rapid increase in the worlds population

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Poverty 
Poor contraceptive use 
Free healthcare 
Migration 
Immigration 
Corruption 
Higher life expectancy
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What is birth rate

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Birth rate is the number of born per year, per thousand of the current population

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What is death rate

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Death rate is number of deaths per a thousand people

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What is natural increase

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When birth rate exceeds death rate

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What is the demographic transition model

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The demographic transition model is a model that show how population has changed over time in terms of there birth/death rates and total population size

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Stage 1 of the demographic transition model

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Birth rate is high 
Death rate is high
Population growth is slow
Infant mortality high
Life expectancy low
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Stage 2 of the demographic transition model

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Death rate declines
Birth rate remains the same
Population increases

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Stage 3 of the demographic transition model

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Death rates decrease
Birth rates decrease
Slow total population

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What is total fertility rate

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The average number of children a woman has during her lifetime

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Factors affecting fertility: demographic

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In some countries where infant mortality is high, people try to have more babies kids so fertility rate is high

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Factors affecting fertility: Social Cultural

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Some societies, like Africa, tradition demands high rates of reproduction

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Factors affecting fertility: Economic

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Fertility rates are higher in LEDC because they think that more children brings more money

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Factors affecting fertility: Political

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Some countries encourage young couples to have more babies for advantages

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How does low investment in healthcare affect the population

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Lower investment in healthcare means more deaths due to injury. Low life expectancy

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How does high rates of abortion affect the population

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High rates of abortion means that there is less birth rates than abortion meaning that the population will decline

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How does culture of smoking and alcohol affect the population

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Smoking and drinking means that people have more diseases and cancer and die

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How does high obesity rates affect the population

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High obesity rates means higher death rates and lower life expectantly

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What is migration

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The movement of people

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What is immigration

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The act of coming to live permanently in another country

20
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Forced migration: Syria to UK

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Push Factors:
Death
Hunger
Danger
Not secure
No jobs 
Lack of medicine 
Pull factors
Jobs
Safe
Peace
Homes
Education 
Medical security

Impacts:
4.25 million Syrians intentionally displaced
Due to war thousands of innocent people dead

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Reasons for migration

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Low income 
Natural disasters 
Social upheaval 
Housing shortages
Poor employment opportunities 
Intolerance
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What is a population pyramid

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A graphical illustration that shows the distribution on various age groups in a population

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Country with a high dependent population: Niger

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Has a young dependent population, high MR and BR, lower elderly dependent population.
It has 1.6 female babies whereas Uk has 1.2
The uk has far more adults than Niger
In Niger there are more children than adults and in the uk there are more adults than children

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A large wide base shows

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A large number of children

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A narrow base shows

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A small number of children

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The higher the pyramid

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The longer the people live

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The shorter the pyramid

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The less people live

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Factors that affect population distribution and density: Terrain

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Terrain of land is a potent factor. Plain areas encourage higher density of population whereas the steep slope mountains encourage less density

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Factors that affect population distribution and density: Climate

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Extreme climate encourage low density. A moderate climate on the other hand is favorable for population

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Factors that affect population distribution and density: Transport

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If a country has a dense network of transport it is densely populated whereas lack of transport means it is scarcely populated

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What is a dry point site

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A dry point site one that is slightly raised from the surrounding area, meaning that it is less likely to flood

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What is a wet point site

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A wet point site is a site that has access to water, beside a river

33
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Patterns of settlement

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Dispersed, linear, nucleated

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What are low order services

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A service that people buy on a regular daily basis - newspaper, bread and milk

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What are high order services

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A service that people don’t buy on a daily basis

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What is a threshold population

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The number of people needed to support a good or service

37
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Settlement hierarchy

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Megapolis
Conurbation 
City 
Town
Village
Hamlet
Isolated home

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