Population Flashcards

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What model shows the stages of birth and death rates over time?

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DTM

demographic transition model

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In the DTM, does birth or death rate stay high for longer?

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The birth rate

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What factors affect birth rate?

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Contraception, religious beliefs, emancipation / education of women, value of children for work, cost to raise, Average age at marriage, abortion

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What factors affect death rate?

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Increased food supplies, nutrition, ease of medical care and standard, improved sanitation and hygiene,safe water supplies.

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Why is the world’s population growing so fast?

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Advanced medical care lowers death rate, countries with high birth rate do not face infant mortality

Natural increase

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What is natural increase?

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birth rate - death rate

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What is birth rate?

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Amount of births per country/area per one thousand people per year

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What is death rate?

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Amount of deaths per country/area per one thousand people per year

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9
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Describe stage 2 in the DTM

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High birth rate, slightly fluctuating / levels off
Rapidly decreasing death rate
Natural increase in population

eg Afghanistan

Better medicine reduces death rate

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Describe stage 3 in the DTM

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Rapid decline in birth rate
steady decline in death rate
Natural increase

eg : India, Colombia

Contraception reduces death rate

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Describe stage 4 in the DTM

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Low, fluctuating birth and death rate
Increasing population - slowing down / beginning to level off

eg Germany, UK

Good healthcare and contraception accessible to all

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Describe stage 5 in the DTM

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Population growth leveled, beginning to decline
Birth rate level
Death rate increase

eg France

Death rate increased due to ageing population

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What is an ageing population and what problems can it cause?

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  • Increased elderly dependent s
  • money needed for health instead of education for younger people
  • scarce jobs
  • less ICT literate
  • Strain on NHS
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What is a pro - natal policy or an anti natal policy?

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A pro natal policy is put in place to encourage births whereas an anti natal policy discourages births.

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How does France use a pro natal policy?

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  • Ageing population
  • Aggressive pro-natal policy
  • Three years of paid parental leave (Eco + soc)
  • £675 monthly cash incentive for mother to stay off work
  • Fully free education

12.9/ 1000 birth rate (higher than uk)
8.55/1000 death rate (lower than uk)
Education on unplanned pregnancy + emancipation of wmoen

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What problems did the French pro natal policy cause?

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Increase in unemployment due to women staying at home
Baby boom -> not enough economically active to care for them
Won’t be enough jobs in future

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How effective is the French pro natal policy?

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Increased number of babies
Benefited less well off as they could have a family and afford a home
Increased use of public transport

18
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What are push factors of internal migration?

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  • Jobs (unemployment)
  • Community
  • Housing
  • Politics of area
  • having no friends
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What are pull factors in internal migration?

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  • Job opportunities
  • Fresh start
  • accessible services
  • community
  • housing
20
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What are the positives of EU migration?

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  • emancipation of women in origin country
  • Added taxpayers
  • more diverse culture
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What are the negatives of EU migration?

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  • Brain drain in origin country
  • segregation in communities
  • strain on NHS
  • Towns lose identity
22
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How does china cope with its population growth?

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One child policy
-implemented 1979
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23
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How does china cope with its population growth?

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One child policy

  • implemented 1979 ( pop of 829 mil / 7.5 births per woman)
  • now population growth reduced by 400 MILLION, 1.5 births per women
  • Couples could not marry until late 20s
  • only allowed one pregnancy
  • 5-10% salary rise for obeying policy + priority housing, benefits, free education
  • Only applied to han Chinese
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How was the one child policy enforced?

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  • 10% salary cut
  • 10 x salary fine if more than one pregnancy
  • Older women in community keep regular checks on women to ensure contraception
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What were the problems of one child policy?
- Breach of human rights? - Forced abortions + sterilising - LITTLE EMPEROR SYNDROME - ageing population - Gender skew towards males Large scale infanticide / 114 males to 100 females leads to growing sex industry -> martial arts school put in place to keep young lonely men off the street and being violent
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How has the policy changed and how effective has it been?
- Emancipation of women - Rules relaxed 2013 -> two children allowed if parent is only child - China set to enter stage 5 of DTM -reduced population growth by 400 million
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What alternative population control police has been put in place in KERALA, india?
Rather than controlling birth rates - Kerala emphasises education to encourage later marriages and later births and therefore a less dense population - Adult literacy rates 90% - Career focused society ( + full emancipation of women) - Free education for all - Free birth control - Everyone entitled to 8ha of land
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What alternative population control police has been put in place in KERALA, india?
Rather than controlling birth rates - Kerala emphasises education to encourage later marriages and later births and therefore a less dense population - Adult literacy rates 90% - Career focused society ( + full emancipation of women) - Free education for all - Free birth control - Everyone entitled to 8ha of land - Higher life expectancy
29
What is a youthful population?
Caused by high birth rate mostly in LEDCS can lead to: - healthcare (eg immunisations) - EXPENSIVE - education + resources - EXPENSIVE - More children having children in the future -> strain on services
30
What are examples of pull factors to a destination country?
- Improved standard of living - Better services - Freedom from oppression - Away from natural hazards
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What are the pull factors of Polish economic migrants to the UK?
- Wages (5x larger than in Poland) - Seasonal jobs such as fruit picking - Work in education or medicine
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What is the typical age of a Polish migrant?
From 20-40 Young males
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What are the pull factors of retired Britons moving to Spain?
- Mediteranean climate - Close to UK /ease of travel - Slow and relaxed Spanish lifestyle - Low tax rates - Low living expenses - Low house prices
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What are the advantages of migration on the country o origin?
- Money sent home to families - Less pressure on resources and jobs - Bring skills back to countries
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What are the disadvantages of migration on the country of origin?
- Loss of skilled workers | - Lower birth rate
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of migration on the destination country?
+ Solves shortage in labour workeres + Increased cultural diversity + Contibute to the economy in taxes - Public money spent on housin and healthcare - Foreign contruction workers putting UK workers out of business - Increased hostility towards immigrants
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Why do people migrate from Senegal to Italy?
Forced migration - Safety - War - Freedom from oppression
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What is the 'carte famille nombreuse'?
The large family card | Gives larger families a reduction on train fares and a 30% discount on all public transport for 3 children families