Population Flashcards
What is death rate
Number of deaths per 10000 person of the population per year
What is stage 1
Birth rate high Death rate high Population growth 0 Population size low and steady Country
Stage 2
Birth rate high and steady
Death rapidly falling
Population g very high
Population size increasing
Stage 3
Birth rate rapidly falling
Death rate slowly falling
Pop g rate high
Pop size increasing
Stage 4
B - low and fluctuating
Death rate low and fluctuating
P growth - o
P size high steady
Stage 5
B rate slowly falling
D rate low and steady
P growth negative
P size slowly falling
What is a population structure
Population structure of a country is how many people there are of each age group and how many of each sex
What social aspects that are caused by overpopulation
Not everybody is educated
Children have to work for families so miss out on education
Aren’t enough houses for everyone overcrowded settlements
Food shortages
Economic - over population.
Aren’t enough jobs unemployment increases
Increase in poverty not enough money for everyone
Environmental - overpopulation
Increased waste as there are more people releasing emissions etc
More natural resources are used up e.g trees upsetting the environment
How does birth control programmes reduce overpopulation
Enforce law on restriction of children
By offering free contraception and sex education
Helps towards sustainable development less people suing resources in the future
Immigration law how does this reduce overpopulation
Control immigration by limiting number of people allowed in and selective about who they let in. E.g only people that are well educated slows down population growth rate
Why was China’s population controlled
Countries population increasing in 1950s China wanted to improve its wealth but had to many people to do this. More people in China then there are i. Europe , use and Japan combined together
Why did China think hey couldn’t be rich with a lot of people
Government would have to spend lots of money on healthcare
Need more food couldn’t sell food to other countries
Wouldn’t be enough jobs
What was the one child policy
Introduced in 1979
Meant couple could only have 1 baby
Pay fines and have abortions if had another
Had to be married and over 25 to have a child
With one child got free healthcare education and money
