geography

Question 1

death rate

Answer 1

the speed at which people in an area die. Measured by the number of deaths for every 1000 adults in population

Question 2

birth rate

Answer 2

the speed at which people in an area are born. Measured by babies born to 1000 adults

Question 3

natural increase

Answer 3

when the birth rate is higher than the death rate. This causes the population of an area to increase naturally. This can be seen in LICs

Question 4

natural decrease

Answer 4

when the death rate is higher than the birth rate in an area. This causes the population to decrease naturally. This can be seen in advanced HICs like Japan

Question 5

migration

Answer 5

the movement of people from one area to another to live and work. For example when a young adult moves from wigan to London in search of work

Question 7

population explosion

Answer 7

a sudden and rapid growth in the population of an area. This can be caused by natural increase, in-migration or a combination of both

Question 8

population policy

Answer 8

a law passed by a government to reduce the birth rate. For example chinas one child policy

Question 9

population density

Answer 9

the number of people in a certain area. Populations can be dense (tightly packed) or sparse (spaced out )

Question 10

what is stage 5 of the demographic transition model

Answer 10

shows a declining population, birth rate lower than death rate but population increases
happening to japan naturally and now china in 30 years due to one child policy
ageing population
not many children in schools

Question 11

name 2 good things about chinas one child policy

Answer 11

policy prevented 400 million births
more space in chinese schools for girls as there was less

Question 12

name 2 bad things about chinas one child policy

Answer 12

huge imbalance in boys and girls births
if women got pregnant for the second time the they would have major consequences