Population

Question 1

What is population distribution?

Answer 1

How people are spread out over an area

Question 2

What is population density?

Answer 2

The number of people who live within a certain area.

Question 3

Describe the global distribution of population density.

Answer 3

The pattern of global population distribution is uneven.

Question 4

Name two physical factors affecting population.

Answer 4

Relief, climate, fertility.

Question 5

Name two human factors affecting population

Answer 5

Amenities, jobs.

Question 6

What is natural increase?

Answer 6

The difference between birth and death.

Question 7

When does a natural increase occur?

Answer 7

When birth rates are higher than death rates.

Question 8

What is a population explosion?

Answer 8

A sudden rapid rise in the number of people.

Question 9

How to calculate population change?

Answer 9

New population - Original population = change, (Change ÷ original population) X 100 = % change/increase

Question 10

Where is population increasing rapidly?

Answer 10

Developing countries.

Question 11

What is the definition of overpopulation?

Answer 11

Too many people for a particular country or area.

Question 12

What are the three main consequences of overpopulation?

Answer 12

1) Social
2) Economic
3) Environmental.

Question 13

Give an example of a social consequence.

Answer 13

Lack of water, not enough food available, not enough homes leading to illegal homes being built, not enough medical care for people, diseases will spread.

Question 14

Give an example of an economic consequence.

Answer 14

Not enough jobs, gas and oil will run out.

Question 15

Give an example of an environmental consequence.

Answer 15

Rates of pollution will increase: air pollution and waste, destruction of forests and habitats.

Question 16

What causes population growth?

Answer 16

Natural increase.

Question 17

What does the demographic transition mode show?

Answer 17

The demographic transition model shows population change over time.

Question 18

At which stage are birth and death rates equally high?

Answer 18

Stage 1

Question 19

At what stage are birth rates high and death rates decreasing

Answer 19

Stage 2

Question 20

What is a population pyramid?

Answer 20

Population pyramids show us how many people there are in each age group and sex in a population.

Question 21

At what stage are birth rates and death rates rapidly decreasing?

Answer 21

Stage 3

Question 22

At what stage are birth rates and death rates low but the population is starting to decline?

Answer 22

Stage 5

Question 23

Name three challenges does an ageing population present.

Answer 23

An ageing population means that fewer people will be of working age, More people will require pension payments and healthcare, Elderly people are more likely to live alone and may become lonely if isolated.

Question 24

What has happened to Japan’s population since 2010?

Answer 24

Declining in number and becoming overall older.

Question 25

Name measures that countries can use to combat an ageing population.

Answer 25

Make it easier to have more children, encourage more of the population to enter the workforce, increase productivity through technology, improve education of children to allow more to enter workforce, raising the pension age and access to pension, promoting good health in old age.