Population

Question 1

Birth rate is…

Answer 1

The number of live babies born per thousand of the population per year.

Question 2

Death rate is…

Answer 2

The number of deaths per thousand of the population per year.

Question 3

Natural increase is when…

Answer 3

the birth rate is higher than the death rate, so the population grows.

Question 4

Natural decrease is when…

Answer 4

the death rate is higher than the birth rate, so the population decreases.

Question 5

The population size of a country is also affected by…

Answer 5

Migration.

Question 6

What are some countries in Stage 1 of the Demographic Transition Model?

Answer 6

No countries, some tribes in Brazil.

Question 7

What is an example of a country in Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition Model?

Answer 7

Gambia

Question 8

What is an example of a country in Stage 3 of the Demographic Transition Model?

Answer 8

Egypt

Question 9

What are some countries in Stage 4 of the Demographic Transition Model?

Answer 9

UK, USA

Question 10

What is an example of a country in Stage 5 of the Demographic Transition Model?

Answer 10

Japan

Question 11

As a country develops, the _____ drops due to _____, leading to a _____.

Answer 11

1) Death rate
2) Better healthcare
3) Faster population growth

Question 12

What are strategies to control rapid population growth?

Answer 12

Birth control programmes

Immigration laws

Question 13

In China, the _____ was introduced to control _____.

Answer 13

One child policy

Rapid population growth

Question 14

With the one child policy, couples that only had one child were given benefits such as…

Answer 14

Longer maternity leave
Better housing
Free education

Question 15

Couples that had more than one child under the one child policy were…

Answer 15

fined part of their income and received no benefits.

Question 16

The policy changed in later years to allow couples to have second children if…

Answer 16

They lived in rural areas and the first was a girl, or had a physical disability.
If one of the parents was disabled or if both parents were only children.

Question 17

When people move into an area it is called…

Answer 17

Immigration

Question 18

When people move out of an area it is called…

Answer 18

Emigration

Question 19

What are the positive impacts of emigration for the source country?

Answer 19

Reduced demand on services

Money is sent back to the country

Question 20

What are the negative impacts of emigration on the source country?

Answer 20

Labour shortage (most emigrants are of working age)
Skills shortage (more highly educated people emigrate)
Ageing population (a higher proportion of elderly are left)

Question 21

What are the positive impacts of immigration on the receiving country?

Answer 21

Increased labour force

Migrant workers pay taxes

Question 22

What the negative impacts of immigration on the receiving country?

Answer 22

Locals and immigrants compete for jobs
Increased demand for services
Not all money earnt by immigrants is spent there

Question 23

Push factors are…

Answer 23

Negative things about a person’s place of origin.

Question 24

Pull factors are…

Answer 24

Positive things about a person’s destination.