Population

Question 1

What is Population geography

Answer 1

The study of the size, distribution, composition, migration, and growth of population

Question 2

What is demography

Answer 2

Demography deals with the statistics of human population such as size, development, and structure of these populations

Question 3

What is Population density

Answer 3

The number of people relative to the space they occupy

Question 4

How do you calculate Population density

Answer 4

total population / number of areas in which they live

Question 5

Define ‘ecumene’

Answer 5

Parts of Earth that are suitable for permanent human settlement

Question 6

Define ‘nonecumene’

Answer 6

parts of Earth that are NOT suitable for human settlement

Question 7

List AT LEAST 3 physical factors for why people live where they live (there are 6 physical factors)

Answer 7

-climate
-water availability/ sanitization
-soil (agriculture)
-relief (rather flat land)
-natural environment (natural harbors, Poles)
-resources

Question 8

List AT LEAST 2 social factors for why people live where they live (there are 5 social factors)

Answer 8

-economy (level of development)
-politics (prefer stable system)
-cultural factors such as old traditions
-transport and communication
-infrastructure

Question 9

What do geographers use population indicators for

Answer 9

to compare the characteristics of different populations

Question 10

define ‘birth rate’

Answer 10

the number of babies born per 1000 of population per year

Question 11

how do you calculate the birth rate (BR)

Answer 11

number of births DIVIDED BY the total population MULTIPLIED BY 1000

Question 12

define ‘death rate’ a.k.a ‘mortality rate’

Answer 12

the number of deaths per 1000 of population per year

Question 13

how do you calculate the death rate (DR)

Answer 13

number of deaths DIVIDED BY the total population MULTIPLIED BY 1000

Question 14

define ‘natural increase’

Answer 14

the rate at which a country’s population is growing, excluding migration into or out of the country

Question 15

how do you calculate NI (natural increase)

Answer 15

NI = BR - DR

Question 16

define ‘life expectancy’

Answer 16

the average number of years a person can expect to live

Question 17

define ‘infant mortality rate’

Answer 17

the number of infant deaths per 1000 live births OR number of babies per 1000 live births who then die in the first 12 months after birth

Question 18

define ‘fertility rate’

Answer 18

average number of children an average woman would have if she were to live to the end of her child-bearing years

Question 19

define ‘literacy level’

Answer 19

the percentage of the total population who can read and write

Question 20

define ‘GDP per capita’

Answer 20

Gross Domestic Product per person

the income of a country DIVIDED BY the population of the country

Question 21

define ‘percentage of urbanized population’

Answer 21

percentage of the total population living in towns and cities

Question 22

define ‘doubling time’

Answer 22

the time in years it would take a country’s population to double

the greater the rate of population growth = the shorter the doubling time