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What is the definition of birth rate

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number of births per 1000 people/year

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What is the definition of death rate

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number of deaths per 1000 people per year

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What is the definition of natural increase

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when birth rate is higher than death rate

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What is the definition of natural decrease

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when death rate is higher than birth rate

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What is the definition of Migration

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the movement of people in/out of an area

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What is the definition of annual population

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birth rate minus death rate +/- migration change

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what is this?

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Demographic transistion model

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What is stage one of the demographic transition model like?

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Birth rate high

death rate high

population change steady

tribes

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What is stage two of the demographic transition model like?

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Birth rate: high

Death rate: decreasing

Population: Increasing

most countries in Africa because of low levels of development

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What is stage three of the demographic transition model like?

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Birth rate: decreasing

death rate: decreasing

Population change: increasing

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What is stage four of the demographic transition model like?

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birth rate: low

death rate: low

population change: steady

North America, Europe, Australasia because of high levels of economic development and good wuality healthcare

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What is stage five of the demographic transition model like?

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birth rate: decreasing

death rate: low

population change: decreasing

Germany, Japan, almost UK becuase of aging population

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Why might birth rates be high?

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parents want children

  • to work and earn money
  • to look after them in old age
  • to continue family name
  • for prestige
  • to replace other children who have died
  • some religeons dont believe in contraception
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Why might birth rates be low

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children too costly to raise

both parents want to continue their careers

there is more widespread use of family planing methods

pensions and health services care for elderly

as infant mortality rate comes down there is less need to replace children

birth control available

the emancipation of women mean many now want to work and want a career

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Why might death rates be high

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lack of clean water

lack of food

poor hygiene and sanitation

overcrowding

contgious disease

poverty

constant natural/manmade disasters such as drought and wars

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why might death rates be low

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clean water

reliable food suppply

good hygiene and sanitation

low population densities

effective vaccinations and health care

rising standards of living

people educated on importance of diet and exercise

widely available medicines and health care

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how old are dependant people

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under 14 above 65

can’t work and depend on taxes from workers

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how old are the independents

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between 14 and 65

they earn the money to pay for services

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what is the dependecy ratio

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the ratio between the dependent and independent population

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***describe this population pyramid

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What are the problems with rapid population growth in rural areas

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Deforestation to grow more food - Sahel in Africa

Water, land, and air polution - Sahel in Africa

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What are the problems with rapid populaiton growth in urban areas

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Traffic congestion - Rio de Janeiro

Inadequate public services - Rio de Janeiro

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What are the problems with rapid population growth in a whole country

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Shortages of resources, food and raw materials - Kenya

Unemployment and under-employment

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What can be done to reduce the birth rates

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family planning will work to reduce birth rates because families can decide when and how many children they want

Improved healthcare will work to reduce birth rates because less children will die so there is no neeed to replace children

better education and careers for women will reduce birth rates because women don’t want to give up their careers to look after a child

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What examples of there of attempts to reduce rapid population growth in the world
Indian government tried to reduce population growth by forcing sterilisation of people will criminal records Thailand has succesfully reduced it's population growth by using media, economic incentives, and community involvement to increace contraceptive use. They also organise birth control carnivals. People in rural ares such as farmers get financial benefits such as above market prices for theur crops and reduced transporrt costs to market. Many African countries such as Niger struggle to control population growth because of lack of birth control policy. This is because male domination, lack of education for women, poverty, and drought.
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What is China's One Child Policy?
China's population was 1.3 billion which is 20% of the world population The policy was introduced in 1979 People that only had one child had preferential access to housing, schools, and health services It was enforced by forced abortion, compulsory steralisaiton, fines, granny police
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What were the successes of the one child policy
250-400 million less births increased economic growth decrease in overpopulation which means reduced pressure on housing, health care, education, and crimes levels dropped.
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What were the failures of the one child policy
China had a tradiation for large families preference for boys led to an increase in female infanticide. There are now 60 million more men than women which led to kidnapping of women. Huge rise in girls in orphanages rise in 'little emporer syndrome' spoilt only children 4-2-1 problem - one man suppotring parents and grandparents China has an agine population. Increasing need for health care and financial suport forced sterilisation and abortion were deeply unpopular people got round the rule by taking fertility frugs that led to multiple births
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Whats the future for the one child policy
Communist party said chinese can have 2 children china is concerned about an ageing population. it is worried it will get old before it gets rich most middle class do not think they can afford another child
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Where is a rise of the 'grey population' most noticable?
Euprope and Japan where birth rates are low and in some countries below the death rate leading to natural decrease
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Why are people living longer
imprvements in medical care the discovery of new drugs beter levels of nutrition than LICs
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What are the problems with an elderly population
people are drawing their pensions for longer becuase people are living longer (ec) Increase in needs for healthare and social services, places in nursing homes, and warden assisted flats (ec and soc) Cost of maintaining current levels of care services is going to double to £24 billion (ec)
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What policies have the government put in pace to takle the problems of elderly population
raising taxation levels reducing spending on state pension increase retirement age to 68 This is to cover the £24 billion cost of coaring for our aging population by 2026
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What are the benefits to an aging population
They provide money to the leisure sector during off peak times Companies specialising in equipment for the elderly have benefitted e.g chairlifts or mobility scooters Anti-ageism employment laws mean that people can work beyond their retirment age. Companies like B&Q have actively recruited pensioners as they bring strong work ethic and lots of experience,
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How have they tried to boost birth rates in the UK and has it been successful
Benefits offered for every child. *benefits offered for children reduced.* Migrant population encouraged as they have more children e.g Polish. *increase in migrants causing racial tension. More mudwives needed.* Paternity leave - men entiltled to 6 months off work. *more midwives needed.* maternity leave - 1/2 year off paid another 1/2 year 1/2 pay. *More midwives needed*
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What is migration
the movement of people to live in a different place
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What is internal migration
moving within the same country
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What is emigration
moving out of a country
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What are immigrants
All people moving into a country
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What are illegal immigrants
people without documents for entry, such as valid passports and visas
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What are asylum seekers
People detained at entry points by customs officers. They need to make a case for staying that menas they can't go back to their country due to war, religious persecution, disasters, political persecution, sexuality
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What is voluntary migration
When a person makes the decision to move
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What is economic migration
movement for work, usually from poor to rich countries
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What are economic migrants
people seeking the life that a higher income brings
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What is forced migration
compulsary migration and people have little choice about moving. Forced migrants who move to another country are refugees
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What are pull factors
Attractions of the place people are moving to. The advanages of moving there, e.g better paid job, reliable food supplies, school, hospital, safe water supply, and electricity
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What are push factors
people's dislikes about where they live, disadvantages of living there e.g poverty, lack of services, work only farming
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What are the push factors away from Poland?
Unemployment runs at 20%
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What are the pull factors to the UK
Unskilled jobs pay on average 5x more than skilled ones in Poland Free healthcare and education
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What are the benefits to Poland?
There is less pressure on resources such as schools They send money back for their families
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What are the benefits to the UK
Polish migrants have on average 1 more child per family - helping to boost UK's population There is a cultural interchange and development of Polish services such as bread shops Jobs are filled that are unwanted by British people bring skills e.g dentists and electricians Transfer of knowledge e.g UK universities employing staff from all over the world give UK economy a financial boost rising population means government collect more tax Arrival of working aged migrants delays the demographic time-bomb They are reliable workers that work hard
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What are the Negatives for Poland
Left with an aging population as the youngest leave to find work Families are broken up Poland left with skills shortage such as electicians Live in poor quality housing owned by greedy landlords
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What are the negatives for the UK
Pressure on resources such as St. Marys Primary school in Crewe Racial tensions can develop such as in Boston where almost 50% of the people are from another country Migrants can be exploited by dogey employers shortage of housing send money away from the country Take jobs from local people Leads to an increase in crime - attacks on foreign migrnts and rise in foreign criminal gangs Swell the population
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What are the issues of refugees in the UK
Asylum seekers cannot work or claim benefits until allowed to stay which can take 10 years Some people lie about needing asylum Know very little about UK Many settle and contribute towards society
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What impact does asylum seekers not being able to work have
They are poor and rely on charity. Some may work illegally and not pay tax. The UK has been accused of starving refugees out of the country
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What is the impact of refugees lying about needing asylum
It takes years to find out the truth and costs £1000's some are not found out and live here illegally
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What are the impacts of asylum seekers not knowing much about life in the UK
Some people are disrespectful and racist towards asylum seekers
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What are the impacts of refugees settling and contibuting to society
UK becomes multi-cultural society they provide us with a multitude of goods and services

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