Population Flashcards
What stages of the dtm are l.e.d.c’s
2-3
What stages of the dtm are m.e.d.c’s in
4-5
How is over population most likely to be caused
Rapid population growth
Where is overpopulation most likely to happen
An l.e.d.c
What can overpopulation cause
A youthful population
What will youthful and over populated l.e.d.c’s face
Many social,economic and environmental problems
What happens as a country becomes more developed
Birth and death rates change which affects population growth
What is the definition of population
People living within a political or geographical boundary
What is population density
The measurement of the number of people in an area
What are the four types of migration
Forced
Short term
Voluntary
Long term
What’s forced migration
When someone is forced out of a county Because of war ect
What is short term migration
Migrants for a short period of time
What is voluntary migration
Migrating via your own choice
What is long term migration
Migrating for a long amount of time
What is urbanisation
This is the increase in the proportion of people living in the built up urban areas of a country
What would make someone decide to move from a rural area to an urban area
Moving from rural -
Not enough land to support the people
Natural disasters
Bad healthcare
Moving to urban -
Employment in facilities
A per iced better quality of life
Better quality social provisions eg education
What are some problems that may occur in a favela and how we can solve them
- over crowding - use contraception
- fire hazards - more police n stuff
- over population - move areas
- competition for jobs - more education
- disease - clean up
- lack of space - move areas
- services are poor - get better ones?
