Grade 9 Geography - Demographics Flashcards
Balance trade?
The difference between the value of exports and value of imports
Birth rate?
Number of birth per 1000 ppl
Death rate?
The number of deaths per 1000 ppl
Developed country?
A country with a highly developed economy
How is a country categorized within developed NIC or developing?
By their GDP per capita
How much GDP per capita does a developed country have?
Between $22,000 and $35,000
How much GDP per capita does a developing country have?
Less than $6,000
How much GDP per capita does a NIC country have?
$22,000-$6,000
What is a country called if it has a GDP per capita higher than $35,000
Mature Developed
Developing country?
Countries with a poor GDP per capita
Doubling time?
How long it would take for a country’s population to double
How is doubling time measured?
By dividing that country’s growth rate by 70
Emigration rate?
Number of ppl per 1,000 popl in a year who emigrate
Export?
When one country sells goods to another
GDP per capita?
The total value of goods and services produced within a country per person
Human development index (HDI)?
An index that calculates the standard of life and economic statistics in a country. To indicate a country’s human development
Immigration rate?
The number of new ppl who have come from one country to another
Zero Population Rate?
It is when a country’s population growth rate is unchanged, so the birth rate and death rate of that country must be equal
Population Policy?
When the government influences a change in the demographic of a country
How do you calculate Density?
Dived the population of the area by unit area (km 2) of land
Net Migration?
The net effect of immigration and emigration on an area’s population in a given period.
How is Net Migration calculated?
Subtract immigration by emigration
Push/Pull Hypothesis?
A migration hypothesis of what the circumstances will be. Push will occur if a place is undesirable people will repel from that area. While Pull occurs if a place is desirable so it attracts people.
Brain Drain?
When most of the intelligent, skilled or capable resources in a certain region are exported because of lack of finances
Natural Increase/decrease?
The surplus/deficiency of births over deaths in a population within a given time period
Replacement Level rate?
The level of fertility at which a couple has enough children to replace themselves. (at least 2 children per couple)
How is General Fertility Rate calculated?
The number of live births divided by 1,000 women
What was the Baby Boom?
It was a dramatic increase in fertility rates that occurred in certain regions
When did the Baby Boom Occur?
from 1947-1961 during World War II
How is Infant Mortality Rate calculated?
The number of infant deaths (ages 1>) per 1,000 live births in a given year
Population Pyramid?
a vertical bar graph that shows the population of female (right) and males (left) within for certain ages within a given time and place
bulge?
when the population of a certain age range on a population pyramid is much greater than its surrounding age ranges
Bite?
when the population of a certain age range on a population pyramid much lesser than its surrounding age ranges
Age Dependency Ratio?
a ration in which compares a certain age range to the total population in a region
How do you calculation Age Dependency?
The population of the age range divided by the total population
Youthful Population?
When the birth rate of a region increases suddenly
Working Population?
The number of people in a stable employment in a given region
What are the 3 Economic States?
- Education Level
- Resource Availability
- Trade Avenues
Education Level?
The highest in which the majority of people learn up to in school
Resource availability?
The amount of available resources in a region
Trade Avenues?
The amount of access a region has for exporting/importing resources or services
What are the 3 Standard of Living States?
- Economy
- Education
- Community
Economy?
The amount of opportunity within the working force
Education?
The majority of good application for a descent job
Community?
The level of Social well-being and organisation within civilians and the government in a given region
What’s considered a good density?
between 15 and 1000 km2 per person
What are the 4 types of Jobs?
- Primary Jobs
- Secondary Jobs
- Tertiary Jobs
- Quaternary Jobs
What’s the Education length of Primary Jobs
Less than 9yrs
What’s the Education length of Secondary Jobs
Between 10 to 12yrs
What’s the Education length of Tertiary Jobs
Between 12 to 16yrs
What’s the Education length of Quaternary Jobs
Greater than 16yrs
What is the Big 6
- Density
- Migration
- Population Growth Rate
- Doubling Time
- Natural Increase Fertility
- Population Rate
Threshold Maximum?
The max population per density
Carrying Capacity?
The capacity of the geography ecosystem to provide for the population
Sustainability?
The ability to maintain or improves on your carrying capacity per threshold
What’s the 4 stages of Population in a countries progression
- Preindustrial
- Transitional
- Industrial
- Postindustrial
Stage 1 preindustrial ?
When the birth rate and death rate are intertwining
Stage 2 Transitional?
When the Death rate starts to decrease and the birthrate starts to increase
Stage 3 Industrial
When the birth rate start decreasing close to the death rate which stabilises
Stage 4 Postindustrial
When The birth rate and death rate start to intertwine again
Hamlet?
a community with 2 to 100 ppl
Village?
A community with 101 to 2000 ppl
Town?
A community with 2,001 to 99,999 ppl
City?
A community with 10,000 to 200,000 ppl
MCA?
A community with 200,000 to 10 million ppl
Mega
A community with greater than 10 million ppl
What’s the population problem in India?
Their overpopulated, birth rate is increasing
What’s the population problem in Japan?
Their underpopulated, birth rate is decreasing
What are the 4 needs for where people tend to settle?
- Jobs
- Family
- Education
- Service
What are the 4 needs for where people tend to settle?
- Jobs
- Family
- Education
- Services
What are the 3 types of distribution pattrrns
- Disperse
- Concentrated
- Linear
Disperse?
At least 5 large cities with a 500-1,000km area. They must be over 100 km apart
Concentrated?
There must be 1 large city surrounded by 4 or more smaller cities, and they must be less than 100km apart in a 500-1,00km area
Linear?
There must be a line of 5 or more cities within a 500-1,000km area, being 100-200km apart
Chrystaller’s Central Place Theory?
Cities and Towns develop or grow and from patterns across regions based on needs, wants, and types of products and services in that region
Central Place?
A place where people gather
What are the 3 reasons a place grows?
- Needs and wants are offered
- The value of land for investment
- Potential job market is located near by
High Order?
- yearly/decadely bought
- must travel to buy
Medium Order?
- monthy/weekly bought
Low Order?
- Weekly/daily bought
Where did the baby boom take place?
In the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand during World War II
Threshold
The min number of customers to keep a business going/profitable
