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mocks cramming - topic 8 - Human Systems and Resource Use Flashcards

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CBR - what is it and formula

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CBR = number of births/total population ×
1000

For example, Afghanistan:

Population = 32,564,342

Number of births = 1,256,006

CBR = (1,256,006/32,564,342) × 1000

CBR = 38.57 births/1000/year

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TFR - what is it and critical value

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Total fertility rate is the average number of births per woman of child-bearing age.

critical value - 2.2 – this is known as the replacement rate. A TFR of 2.2 means that the population will remain stable, less than that and the population will decline and more means it will increase

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What factors affect birth rates and
fertility rates?

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Role of children in the labour force or education:
- incentivises children in LEDCs, opposite in MEDCs

Rates of urban living:
urban areas have lower fertility rates due to:
- less space
- access to family planning (contraceptives) is better
- access to education is better so more children stay in school rather than joining workforce

Women status:
- where women have less education fertility rates are much higher

Life style choices and cultural norms

The infant mortality rate (IMR) and pensions:
- ppl need children to look after them in old age

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CDR - what is it / formula

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Crude death rate = deaths/1000/year

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Factors that affect death rates

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  • Income
  • Literacy/education
  • Access to food
  • Availability of health care
  • Water supply and sanitation
  • Access to shelter
  • Lifestyle
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NIR - what is it and formula

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natural increase rate

NIR = CBR - CDR / 10

For example:
World CBR: 18.70
World CDR: 7.89
NIR = (18.70 – 7.89)/10
= 1.08%

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DT - what is it and formula

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how long it will take a country’s population to double

DT = 70/NIR

A country w a NIR of 1% has a doubling time of 70 years

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DTM stages

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Stage 1: High stationary (Pre-industrial societies) - Characterized by high birth rates due to lack of birth control, high infant mortality, and cultural factors favoring large families. High death rates due to disease, famine, poor hygiene, and limited medical care.

Stage 2: Early expanding (Less economically developed countries - LEDCs) - Death rates decline with improvements in sanitation and food supply, leading to increased life expectancy. Birth rates remain high, causing rapid population growth, but child mortality decreases due to better healthcare.

Stage 3: Late expanding (Wealthier LEDCs) - Birth rates decrease as countries develop, thanks to increased access to contraception, better healthcare, education, and women’s empowerment. Population growth slows as people opt for smaller families and pursue material wealth.

Stage 4: Low stationary (More economically developed countries - MEDCs) - Both birth and death rates are low in industrialized nations, resulting in stable population sizes.

Stage 5: Declining (MEDCs) - Birth rates fall below replacement level, leading to population decline. Aging workforce becomes a concern.

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attempt at reducing population growth rate - china

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  • one child policy
  • 1980-2016
  • controversial bc of stronger measures: forced abortions/sterilisation
    consequences:
  • more males
  • not as many children to look after elderly
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Implications for Earth’s systems of the continued growth of the human population.

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we exploit our surroundings for resources
- more fossil fuel burning
- sewage released into rivers

agriculture:
- deforestation - habitat destruction, reduction in soil fertility
- desertification
- grazing - affects biodiversity
- pesticides

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pro natalist

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a policy paradigm or personal value that promotes the reproduction of human life as an important objective of humanity and therefore advocates high birthrate

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pro-natalist policy example

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hungary
- paying families to have, or pledge to have, children
- families w 3+ children have especially generous tax breaks & subsidised mortgages

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renewable natural capital

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can be generated and/or replaced as fast as it is being used.
- eg sustainably harvested timber / fish

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non-renewable natural capital

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either irreplaceable or can only be replaced over geological timescales
- eg. fossil fuels, soil and minerals.

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example of unsustainably managed renewable natural capital

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deforestation of Amazon rainforest
- soil erosion
- eutrophication
- leaching of nutrients
- GHGs emitted in transport
- reduction of biodiversity

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how the consumption of a renewable natural capital can be unsustainable

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impacts of extraction, transport and processing

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potential categories of value humans place on organisms/ecosystems

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  • intrinsic value
  • economic value
  • ecological value
  • aesthetic value
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dynamic natural capital

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  • value of resources changes over time
  • measured either quantatively or qualitatively
  • eg. lithium batteries developed relatively recently, used widely now
  • value of lithium as a resource has increased dramatically
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SDW

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Solid domestic waste
- a waste type consisting of everyday items that are discarded by the public

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four broad categories of waste

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  • organic (eg. food, yard trimmings)
  • toxic (old medicines, batteries)
  • recycleable (paper, glass)
  • soiled (hospital waste eg cloth soiled with blood)
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non-biodegradable waste

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  • cannot be broken down by micro-organisms, air, moisture, etc in a reasonable amount of time
  • environmental concern
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linear economy

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  1. take
  2. make
  3. dispose

used by most manufacturers for years
- produces large volumes of waste
- puts pressure on resources as new raw materials must be used

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circular economy

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  1. make
  2. use
  3. recycle

reduces waste to a minimum

  • products and materials are kept in circulation through processes like maintenance, reuse, refurbishment, remanufacture, recycling, and composting
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waste disposal options

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  • landfill
  • incineration
  • recycling
  • composting
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landfills

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  • most popular method of waste disposal
  • focuses attention on burying the waste in the land.
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incineration

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  • municipal solid wastes are burned at high temperatures so as as to convert them into residue and gaseous products.
  • it can reduce the volume of solid waste to 20 to 30 percent of the original volume, decreases the space they take up and reduce the stress on landfills.
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recovery and recycling

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  • discarded items processed to extract or recover materials and resources
  • or convert them to energy in the form of useable heat, electricity or fuel.
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composting

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  • natural bio-degradation process
  • takes organic wastes and turns into nutrient rich fertiliser for plants.
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Pollution management strategies - cause

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  • Reduce - Reduce packaging
  • Reuse - Choose second hand materials or reusable containers
  • Recycle - Choose materials that can be recycled
  • Composting - Organic can be composted at source. Choose biodegradable materials
30
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Ester Boserup

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  • theory of agricultural intensification,
  • population change drives the intensity of agricultural production.
  • Her position countered the Malthusian theory that agricultural methods determine population via limits on food supply.
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why is estimating human carrying capacity difficult

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  • large range of resources
  • humans show great ingenuity in substituting one limiting resource for another.
  • Resource requirements vary according to very variable lifestyles
  • Technological developments continually change resources required/availiable
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ecological footprint

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  • the area of land and water required to support a defined human population at a given standard of living.
  • takes into account the area required to provide all the resources needed by the population, and the assimilation of all wastes.
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Ecological footprints can be increased by

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  • greater reliance on fossil fuels
  • increased use of technology and energy (but technology can also reduce the footprint)
  • high levels of imported resources
  • large per capita consumption of food
  • a meat-rich diet
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Ecological footprint advantages

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  • useful snapshot of sustainability
  • means for individuals/governments to measure their impact
  • symbol for raising awareness of environmental issues
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Ecological footprint disadvantages

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  • simplification, lacks precision
  • does not show types of resource used - only total resources
36
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how does EF indicate unsustainability

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when it’s greater than land area availiable

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