Demography Flashcards

1
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Define Births

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Number of births that affect population size

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2
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Define Birth Rate

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Number of live births per 1000 per year

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3
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2 factors that affect BR

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Number of women of childbearing age

Number of children women have

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4
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Reasons for less births [2]

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Changes in position of women

Child centeredness(spoiling child so have less so sped more money on one)

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5
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Effects of changes

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Both can be dual earners

Long term greater burden of dependency(Less workers to look after older)

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6
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Define Death Rate

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Number of deaths per thousand of population per year

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7
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Reasons for less deaths [3]

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Improved Nutrition

Medical Improvement

Environmental improvements

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8
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What does it mean when Ageing Population is increasing

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Means fewer young people and more older

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9
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What are causes x effects of Ageing Population

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Causes:
Increasing life expectancy and declining fertility

Effects:
More need of health and social care

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10
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Advs and Disadvs of Ageing Population

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Advs!
Boost to economy
Less crime

Disadvs!
Growing burden of dependence(Working pay more tax for older to be looked after)
More pensioner, one person households

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11
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Define migration

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Movemet of people from one place to another

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12
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Define Immigration

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People moving into society

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13
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Define Emigration

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People moving out of society

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14
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Define Internal Migration

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Movement from one area in country to another

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15
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Define Net migration

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Difference between immigration ad emigration

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16
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2 key immigration in 1900 and 1960s

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1900 - Irish moved here for better living

1960 - Caribbeans and South Africans moved here to fill jobs due to ww2

17
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Define globalisation

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Interconnectedess of society which has led to increase in migration

18
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3 types of migrant

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Citizens - full rights

Helots - Literal slaves, used fir work.

Denizens - Rich foreign nationals welcomed by government

19
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Feminisation of migration

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Half of migrants are now female ad this has been classed the globalisation of gender division of labour

20
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Postmodernist migration

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Migrants may develop hybrid identities due to where they migrate and some will assimilate(forgetting their culture and adopting)

21
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Politicisation Migration

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Policies encourage migrants to adopt language, values and cultures(assimilation)