Miscellaneous Stuff

Question 1

What is a demographic dividend?

Answer 1

the growth in an economy that is the result of a change in the age structure of a country’s population

Question 2

What is the Malthusian perspective on population growth?

Answer 2

Pessimistic view on food and pop growth.

Believed pop grows geometrically and food grows arithmetically.

Question 3

What is boserup theory?

Answer 3

Boserup argues that the threat of an increasing population will motivate more people to improve their farming methods and invent new technologies in order to produce more food.

Question 4

Malthus theory

Answer 4

Population will decrease due to lack of food until food is sufficient

Question 5

Polar tundra climatic type:

Answer 5

Location - Greenland, Canada, northern Russia

They hunt/herd reindeer

Lots of mining and tourism

Low population and low population density - 4ppl km2

Question 6

Tropical monsoon climatic type:

Answer 6

Location-India

Rain season is may-September. Importantly for agriculture especially rice

Huge population and population density

Question 7

Soils

Answer 7

Soil erosion, water logging, salinisation, soil deterioration