GEO 1.1 POPULATION

Question 1

Demographic transition model

Answer 1

A simplified version 
of how population has changed 
because of changing birth and death rates 
over time 
in many countries.

Question 2

Dependency ratio

Answer 2

The measure of the
number of working people, compared
with the number of people

Question 3

Dependent population

Answer 3

The population below 15 and above 64 that does not work.

Question 4

Economically active population

Answer 4

The working middle group of a population

those aged 15–64

Question 5

Economic migrant

Answer 5

A person who moves for a better job and higher wages.

Question 6

Emigrant

Answer 6

A person who moves AWAY from an area.

Question 7

Environmental refugee

Answer 7

A person who moves away from a natural disaster

Question 8

Fertility rate

Answer 8

The average number of children born per woman

Question 9

Immigrant

Answer 9

A person who moves INTO an area from another area.

Question 10

Infant mortality

Answer 10

The number of babies who die in the first year of life per 1000 live births.

Question 11

Internal migration

Answer 11

A movement of population within a country.

Question 12

International migration

Answer 12

A movement of people from one country to another

Question 13

Involuntary migrant

Answer 13

A person who feels forced to leave his or her country

because of persecution, or the likelihood of harm if he or she stays.

Question 14

Life expectancy

Answer 14

The number of years that a person can expect to live

averaged for their country or region

Question 15

Migration

Answer 15

The movement of people from one place to another.

Question 16

Over-population

Answer 16

Where there are too many people to be supported to a

good standard of living by an area’s resources

Question 17

Physical Natural.

Answer 17

It includes weather, climate, soil, rock, natural vegetation, wildlife, relief and drainage.

Question 18

Population density

Answer 18

The number of people (or other items) per square kilometre

Question 19

Population distribution

Answer 19

How the population is spread over an area.

Question 20

Population pyramid or Age–sex pyramid

Answer 20

A diagram used to show the structure of a population.

Question 21

Population structure

Answer 21

The proportions (or numbers) of males and females
in the young, middle and elderly age groups of a population.

Question 22

Refugee

Answer 22

A person who moves to escape hardship or persecution.

Question 23

Rural-to-urban migration

Answer 23

The movement of people from rural areas to live in towns or cities

Question 24

Rural-to-rural migration

Answer 24

Rural-to-rural migration A movement
from one part of the countryside to
another.

Question 25

Seasonal migrant

Answer 25

A person who moves for a period in the year when work is available and then returns home. Also movement of pastoralists to where water and pasture are available.

Question 26

Social

Answer 26

Connected with people or society

Question 27

Sustainable

Answer 27

Meeting a need today, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

Question 28

Transmigration

Answer 28

An involuntary movement of people within a country

as a result of government policy.

Question 29

Under-population

Answer 29

few people to exploit the resources of

an area to their maximum potential.

Question 30

Urbanisation

Answer 30

The increasing percentage of the population living in
urban areas (leading to a growth of towns and cities).

Question 31

Urban-to-rural migration

Answer 31

The movement of people from towns or cities to the countryside.

Question 32

Urban-to-urban migration

Answer 32

The movement of people from one town or city to another

Question 33

Voluntary migrant

Answer 33

A person who chooses to move.