Definitions

Question 1

Birth Rate

Answer 1

Number of babies born in one year, compared to every 1000 people, in a country

Question 2

Death Rate

Answer 2

Number of deaths, in a country, for every 1000 people, in one year

Question 3

Infant

Answer 3

Baby younger than one year old

Question 4

Mortality

Answer 4

Death

Question 5

Average Life Expectancy

Answer 5

The average number of years people in an area or country can expect to live

Question 6

Factors

Answer 6

Things that influence what happens

Question 7

Diarrhoea

Answer 7

A symptom of an illness that causes a running tummy

Question 8

Epidemic

Answer 8

A disease that spreads quickly across a large area or country

Question 9

Pandemic

Answer 9

A disease that spreads across many countries

Question 10

AIDS

Answer 10

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome;

The final stage of the HIV disease, which causes severe damage to the immune system

Question 11

Parasite

Answer 11

A plant or animal that lives on or in another living thing and usually harms it

Question 12

Insect Repellents

Answer 12

Chemicals that keep insects away

Question 13

Gastroenteritis

Answer 13

An infection of the bowel

Question 14

Blister

Answer 14

A small, fluid-filled bubble on the skin

Question 15

Fever

Answer 15

A raised body temperature

Question 16

Economic Status

Answer 16

How rich or poor people are

Question 17

Pensions

Answer 17

The money you receive from the government when you are no longer able to work

Question 18

Family Planning

Answer 18

Methods people use to stop getting pregnant, such as the contraceptive injection or pill

Question 19

Civilians

Answer 19

People in a country who are not soldiers

Question 20

Government policy

Answer 20

Plans and laws made by governments

Question 21

Sanitation

Answer 21

Management of water supplies and sewage so that people may be provided with clean and safe water and the disposal/treatment of waste.

Question 22

Medicinal drugs

Answer 22

Chemicals that work inside the body to treat or prevent illnesses

Question 23

Canned Food

Answer 23

Food that is preserved and stored in sealed cans

Question 24

Refrigeration

Answer 24

The process of cooling or freezing food to keep it fresh

Question 25

Diets

Answer 25

The kind of food people eat

Question 26

Preventative Health Care

Answer 26

Things you can do to prevent or reduce illnesses

Question 27

Curative Health Care

Answer 27

Things that can be done to treat or cure illnesses

Question 28

Physiotherapy

Answer 28

The use of physical methods such as massage to help heal damaged muscles and joints

Question 29

Fertility Rate

Answer 29

The number of live births in women over a specific length of time per 1000 women a year

Question 30

Population Growth

Answer 30

The increase in the number of individuals in a population

Question 31

Population Distribution

Answer 31

Population Distribution is the arrangement of, or how spread out people are in an are. There are 4 main ways that population can be distributed; evenly, randomly, in clusters and in either even or random clusters.

Question 32

What is the purpose of using population density as a concept?

Answer 32

To make it easier to calculate the amount of people per km2 at that time and to have a fair comparison by making all the variables the same, (in this case the area)

Question 33

Population Density

Answer 33

The number of people in a unit area.