Population Flashcards
Worlds population density and how to measure it
(2)
Number of people relative to the space they occupy
Number of people ÷ km²
Birth rate equation
Number of live births/ total population ×1000
Death rate equation
Number of deaths/ total population × 1000
Infant mortality rate is
The number of infant deaths per 1000 live births
An infant is
A kid 12- months
Fertility rate
The average number of children an average woman can expect
Gdp per capita is
GDP per person
Calculating GDP per capita
Income of country ÷ population
What’s GDP
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT is how much income a country makes in a year
Name some factors that affect birth rate (name 4 at least)
Medical care
Culture and tradition
Access to contraceptives
Status of women
Age of marriage
Job opportunities
Name some factors that affects death rate (name 5 at least)
Medical care
Hygiene and sanitation
Disease
Famine
War and conflict
Quality of life
Nutrition
Natural disaster
Population structure definition
How a country’s population is made up
A population pyramids indicates
The level of economic development
Dependency ration is
How many in a country need to be supported because they’re not economically active
Dependency ratio equation
Number children 0-14/ number of people 15-64
×100
MEDC characteristics (5 at least)
Low birth rate
Low death rate
Low fertility rate
Low natural increase
Longer life expectancy
Higher literacy rate
Higher gdp per capita
Higher % urbanised
LEDC characteristics (5 at least)
High birth rate
High death rate
Shorter life expectancy
Higher fertility rate
Higher natural increase
Lower literacy rate
Lower GDP per capita
Lower % urbanised
Exponential growth is
Rapid growth over a short period of time
Four +1 pyramid stages
Rapid growth expanding
Slow growth gradually expanding
Stable n static
Declining diminishing
Zero population growth
What is the demographic transition model
A model explaining how a country’s population changes over time
Name the five stages
1.High stationary
2.Early expanding
3.Late expanding
4.Low stationary
5.Declining
Migration definition
Movement of place to change ones place of residence
Name different types of migration (6)
International
Emigration
Immigration
Regional
Rural urban
Urban rural
Name some push factors
(4/6)
Poverty
Unemployment
Poor schooling
Poor health care
Crime
No access to water en electricity
Name some pull factors (4/6)
Better job opportunities
Better schooling
Better health care
Safety
Access to electricity and water
Bright lights
Reasons for population movement
(4/7)
Reasons:
Economic
Political
Religious
Social
Health
Security
Quality of life
