Geography Population Definitions

Question 1

Population distribution

Answer 1

Population distribution is how people are spread out across an area, like a city or country.

Question 2

Population density

Answer 2

Population density is how crowded or sparse an area is, showing how many people live in each square kilometre or mile.

Question 3

Migration

Answer 3

Migration refers to the movement of a person or people to another country, locality or place to settle there.

Question 4

Natural increase

Answer 4

birth rates greater than death rate over a certain period of time

Question 5

natural decrease

Answer 5

death rates greater than birth rates over a certain period of time

Question 6

demographic transition model

Answer 6

a model to show population change over time through development

Question 7

Push Factors

Answer 7

these are circumstances or conditions in a person’s current location that encourage or force to them to leave. Push factors can include things like political instability, economic hardship, lack of job opportunities, natural disasters, conflict, persecution, or environmental degradation.

Question 8

Pull factors

Answer 8

these are circumstances or conditions in a different location that attract individuals and encourage them to migrate there. Pull factors can include factors such as better job opportunities, higher wages, political stability, better living standards, access to education or healthcare, reunification with family members, or favourable environmental conditions.

Question 9

death rate

Answer 9

people dying in a given time period - per 1000 people

Question 10

birth rate

Answer 10

people born in a given time period - per 1000 people/average babies per woman