fourth geography test Flashcards
what is population density?
how many people live in a area per square kilometre.
what is the point system?
a test new immigrants need to pass with a score of 67. based off things like education, age and family.
what is a natural increase?
births - deaths
what are population pyramids used for?
they are used to predict a countries population in the future.
what is net migration?
immigration - emigration
what is population growth?
net migration + natural increase
what does a population pyramid do?
show the population sorted by age group. kids are 0-14, working adults are 15-64, and seniors are 65+
what is a dependency load?
the percent of seniors and kids in a population.
what stage is it when a population pyramid is wide at the top and narrow and the bottom (bottleneck)
post transition
what population group is responsible for providing for the dependency load (seniors and kids)
working adults
what is a pull factor?
factors that pull people towards a country (ex. economy)
what is a push factor?
factor that pushes someone away from a country (ex. war)
what does natural increase and net migration do?
it changes the population (can increase or decrease)
what is an example of population control?
china’s one child policy.
what were the two issues introduced by the one child policy?
- there weren’t enough children to fill the workforce
- families wanted boys not girls because they were most useful, resulting in families putting up girls for adoption in first world countries, abortion or murder.
