Population Flashcards

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What is the study of population called

A

Demography or demographic studies

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2
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Why do we study population?

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So Government /organisations can provide services such as water , health and education

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3
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What is it called when population increases and decrease over time

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Fluctuation

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4
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What are three causes of change

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Birth
Death
Migration

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5
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How do you calculate natural change

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Birth rate - death rate = x
X/1000 x 100 = x%

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6
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Whats stage 1 of population cycle

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High fluctuating - undeveloped, total population low, high birth rates and high death rates eg Bangladesh

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What is stage 2 of the population cycle

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Early expanding - start of development, population rises, death rates begin to fall, improvements in healthcare , sanitation, food supply eg mali

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What is stafe 3 of the population cycle

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Late expanding - developing well, population rising rapidly, high natural increase eg brazil

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What is stage 4 of the population cycle

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Low fluctuating- country has developed,low birth and death rates , people survive to old ages, small families eg ireland

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10
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What is stage 5 of the population cycle

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Senile stage- population going into decline ,death rates slightly higher than birth rates eg Germany

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11
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What are the 6 factors of population ?

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-food supply -war
-improved technology-status of women
-healthcare -education

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12
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How does food supply affect pop?

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-Better food->pop increase
-Good nutrition->people live longer+ healthier lives
-lack of food->famine->pop decrease (Ireland 1845-52)

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13
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How does improved tech effect pop?

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Modern farm machines..ect -> increases amount food
Modern conveniences->easier life
People live longer -> pop increases
War tech-> decrease pop

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14
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How does healthcare effect pop ?

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-health improves ->death rate decreases +pop increases
-absence of healthcare -> higher death rates

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How does war effect pop?

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War-> death of a lot of peope
Harvesting/transporting food is affected
People die-> starvation
After war-> baby boom

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16
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How does the status of women affect pop?

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Traditional -> women work at home -> have a lot of kids
Modern-> more control+ choice how they live-> decide how many kids
Less kids burn

17
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How does education affect pop?

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Less education-> pop increase
(Girls leave school early-> have kids younger-> more kids )
Longer people are in education-> less kids-> pop decrease

18
Q

What is migration?

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Migration is the movement of people from one place to another

19
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What is a migrants?

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A migrant is a person who leaves one place for another

20
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What is an immigrant

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A person who comes to live in a country from another

21
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What is an emigrant

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Someone who leaves their own country

22
Q

What is an economic migrant

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A person who migrated in search of employment

23
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What is an asylum seeker

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An immigrant who applies for permission to stay in a country because they have left their own in fear of persecution

24
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What is a refugee?

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An immigrant who is granted permission to live in a country because they have suffered persecution in their own country

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What is inward migration?
Movement of people into an area
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What is outward migration?
Movement of people out of an area
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What is a barrier to migration (5 examples)
Something that may stop someone from moving even if they want to -poverty/financial -visas -personal reasons -cultural -physical